1 day agoWhy You Need an API Layer and How To Build It in ReactData is generally retrieved and sent to servers via an API. This means that your frontend project is likely to make many API calls. Calling an API takes several lines of code and spreading this logic throughout your application leads to code duplication, making your codebase less maintainable. Also, if…API9 min read
6 days agoJavaScript’s Newest Framework: Bun. Will It Take Node’s Crown?Huge thanks to Jarred Sumner for reviewing this post. It wouldn’t have been possible without his help. Bun is a new and ambitious JavaScript toolset and runtime. Early adopters have been reporting that Bun JavaScript is incredibly fast. So fast that it has been touted by some as a Node.js…Java Script9 min read
Aug 9Arlo Belshee on How to Scale Software Development TeamsWhat happens when companies go from a single small team of developers to tenfold their size as a result of becoming market fit? Could it be that the same patterns that once helped them grow will now halt their progress? Developer and Agile Consultant Arlo Belshee will teach us about…Agile6 min read
Aug 4A Developer’s Guide to TerraformInfrastructure has traditionally been configured through user interfaces or even command line tools. This is quick and easy, but often results in infrastructure that can be challenging to reproduce or make safe changes to. Infrastructure as code solves these issues but introduces some complexity that can be intimidating to overcome…Terraform7 min read
Aug 2How to Restructure Your Organization for Microservice ApplicationsWhen companies think about how to restructure their organizations, they often focus on the new roles that must be filled and the skills that employees need to learn. However, restructuring your organization to support microservice-based applicationsgoes beyond a few roles and job titles. …Microservices8 min read
Jul 26Janet Gregory on Holistic Testing: Where Testing and Coding MeetTesting plays a big role in software development; especially, in quality assurance. However, when these tasks are rigorously divided, testers can find problems getting along with engineers. Still, to Agile Consultant Janet Gregory, testers and engineer teams only thrive when working together. In this episode, Janet will help us understand…Agile5 min read
Jul 20Testing Strategies For MicroservicesA microservice application is a group of distributed programs that communicate over networks, occasionally interfacing with third-party services and databases. Microservices, by their networked nature, provide more points of failure than a traditional monolith. As a result of this, we need a different, broader approach to testing. So, how do…Software Testing8 min read
Jul 145 Options for Deploying MicroservicesMicroservices are the most scalable way of developing software. But that means nothing unless we choose the right way to deploy microservices: processes or containers? Run on my servers or use the cloud? Do I need Kubernetes? …Microservices10 min read
Jul 12Holly Cummins on Getting Into and Testing MicroservicesMicroservices architecture is one of the most popular options for companies going through application modernization or migrating to the cloud. However, companies may end up abandoning them altogether as the hype comes to an end. In fact, for Senior Principal Software Engineer Holly Cummins, microservices can be a bitter drink…Software Development6 min read
Jul 612 Ways to Improve Your Monolith Before Transitioning to MicroservicesYour team decided it’s time to get rid of that old, clunky monolith (finally!). You had a good run with it, but the monolith has grown so big that you’re spending more effort maintaining it than adding features. It’s time to try a different approach. It seems microservices are very…Microservices9 min read
