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Interesting links from 25th February 2009

At home sick today so caught up on some very dry reading.  A lot of old links here but interesting none the less if you are in to designing scalable platforms for hosting web applications.

• Scalable Linux Clusters with LVS, Part I - http://tag1consulting.com/Scalable_Linux_Clusters_with_LVS_Part_I
  Intro to using LVS for load balancing.
  
• Design Patterns - http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?DesignPatterns
  Good reference for development documenting some handy "design patterns".
  
•  Network Design Patterns: N-Tier Data Centers - http://www.sun.com/blueprints/1003/817-3997.pdf
  A pdf from sun written a few years back talking about network design patterns for data centres.
  
• Network Naming Schemes - http://www.namingschemes.com/Main_Page
  For those stuck trying to think up an original naming scheme for their network.
  
• Domain Name Humor - http://www.domainhandbook.com/humor1.html
  Some light humour after all the dry material.
  
• RFC 1178 - Choosing a name for your computer - http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc1178
  There is even an RFC to help you name your computer.
  
• Gravatar - Globally Recognized Avatars - http://www.gravatar.com/
  Why not add gravatars to your software?
  

Inkscape Network Diagram Shapes

Inkscape is a nifty little Open Source vector graphics editor that is quite handy for drawing diagrams.  Unfortunately it does not quite have the same level of maturity as Visio but it is good enough for most basic diagramming tasks.  Over the years I have put together a template of scrounged icons and shapes that I use to quickly knock diagrams together.  Kudos to the original authors of the icons.[Read More]