Double Shot #2014

Electron is Cancer - Some people just plain don't like Electron apps.
Meltdown - Proof-of-concept code. Go patch.
Faktory - New cross-language background job system from the author of Sidekiq.
Azure Functions vs AWS Lambda – Scaling Face Off - Azure loses badly in this set of tests.
Ruby on Rails 5.2.0 Changes and New Features - A quick video walkthrough.
Making tab switching faster in Firefox with tab warming - Another sneaky improvement in perceived speed.
2017 JavaScript Rising Stars - Literally, a popularity ranking based on GitHub stars.