3 days agoEmbracing Diversity in a Software Team: Why It Matters and How to Do ItDiversity in a software team refers to the variety of characteristics, experiences, and backgrounds of team members, including but not limited to race, gender, age, religion and cultural background. A team with diverse perspectives and experiences can lead to a variety of ideas and approaches to problem solving, resulting in…Diversity And Inclusion10 min readDiversity And Inclusion10 min read
4 days agoBuilding an Error Handling Layer in ReactAs with any other technology, React applications can involve errors. By default, React responds to a fatal error with a blank page. This is not ideal, because users have no way to understand what happened and why. This is a problem for developers because poor error handling affects user experience…Error Handling10 min readError Handling10 min read
6 days agoFlorence Chabanois on Creating a Diverse and Inclusive Work EnvironmentIn the tech industry, diversity and inclusivity have been long-standing challenges. Head of Engineering Florence Chabanois understands the importance of creating a work environment that celebrates differences and the role of management in addressing inclusion issues. …Software Development6 min readSoftware Development6 min read
Mar 16Microservices Best PracticesThe Microservices Architecture is an evolved pattern that has fundamentally changed the way server-side code is developed and managed. This architectural pattern involves the design and development of the application as a collection of loosely-coupled services that interact over well-defined, lightweight APIs to meet business requirements. It aims to help…DevOps9 min readDevOps9 min read
Mar 15Mastering the Context API in React for State Management and Advanced Use CasesAny frontend application will need to manage its own state in order to display data for the user. React offers the Context API out of the box, getting rid of the need to pass specific props manually at every level in the component tree. …React5 min readReact5 min read
Mar 14Creating Data Pipelines With ElixirData pipelines are a series of processes that move data from one stage of processing to the next. These processes can include collecting, cleaning, transforming, and storing or analyzing data. The goal of a data pipeline is to efficiently and effectively move data through these stages to make it available…DevOps8 min readDevOps8 min read
Mar 9How to Improve React Native PerformanceReact Native has seen a great market adoption since its inception and has come a long way in terms of creating super fast and performant apps. However, keeping apps performant is a marathon and it gets harder as we scale our apps. To keep apps performant, constant monitoring and optimization…React Native8 min readReact Native8 min read
Mar 8ChatGPT Writes Code: Will It Replace Software Developers?With the rise of new powerful technologies, everything in the web world is getting streamlined day by day. The emergence of AI technology is one prime example of this. AI offers a new method of performing various tasks with the power of premade algorithms. …Chatgpt6 min readChatgpt6 min read
Mar 7Bart de Water on Building Robust Resilient SystemsBuilding resilient systems is crucial in ensuring that applications can keep functioning even while facing unexpected failures and disruptions. In fact, designing systems that can bounce back quickly and effectively is essential for long-term success. …DevOps5 min readDevOps5 min read
Mar 2Getting Started With AstroWeb development, like most technologies, moves in waves and cycles. Static websites were all we had in the beginning. But pretty soon developers were hacking together the first server-generated sites thanks to Perl and PHP. This was the advance that would eventually kickstart frameworks like Laravel, Django, or Rails. Mobile…JavaScript10 min readJavaScript10 min read
