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Load balancing algorithms

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1 min, 149 words

Sometimes you come across a post that is so brilliantly put together you have to share it - and I am not talking about any of my posts.

This post walks the reader through the different algorithms used by load balancers and the pros and cons of each approach. A load balancer takes requests and splits them between different processes (or servers) that can handle them. It's aim is to balance the load between them, hence its name.

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Categories: technology

Music to focus

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2 min, 259 words

When I am working I like to have music in the background to help me focus. I find, like a lot of people, that it needs to be music without lyrics most of the time.

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Categories: work life

Hyper-V on Windows 11 Home

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1 min, 117 words

I am dabbling with .NET Maui and developing an application for Android. Tied to that I have just changed laptop. On my previous laptop I had Windows 11 Pro but the new one has Windows 11 Home.

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Categories: technology