The Daily Index — Wednesday, November 27, 2024 · TLDR Index

ARTICLES & TUTORIALS

TLDR Web Dev

TLDR Web Dev

FEATURE-BASED REACT ARCHITECTURE

Using a feature-based architecture in React apps can make them easier to maintain and scale. This article goes over how to decouple components and data fetching functions. Focusing each on a single feature avoids intertwining vertical features and creating overly complex functions. This approach initially leads to multiple data requests but can be later optimized using `Promise.all` for parallel fetching to improve performance.

robinwieruch.de · 10 min

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WHAT I WISH SOMEONE TOLD ME ABOUT POSTGRES

This is a collection of tips and advice for working with Postgres databases. It covers how to improve psql usage, optimize queries, and understand the impact of locks and JSONB on application performance. It is important to normalize data and follow the recommendations of the Postgres developers.

challahscript.com · 22 min

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I DIDN'T NEED KUBERNETES, AND YOU PROBABLY DON'T EITHER

This developer found that Google Cloud Run's pay-per-use model, fast scaling, and lack of cluster management overhead made it a better choice cost-wise compared to Kubernetes. Despite some minor workflow inconveniences in Cloud Run, the overall experience was better.

benhouston3d.com · 7 min

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I HAVE 30 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE AND STILL NEED A MENTOR. YOU DO TOO

Mentorship should be a continuous process and not just for onboarding. Even people with lots of experience can benefit from mentoring because there is always knowledge to transfer and things to learn from others' experiences.

shiftmag.dev · 9 min

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ARCHETYPES OF LLM APPS

There are three levels of LLM application within businesses: foundational building blocks (chat, embeddings, and semantic search), basic applications (code generation, summarization, and analysis), and advanced applications (RAG, agents, and swarms).

contraption.co · 24 min

TLDR Web Dev

HOW FAST DOES JAVA COMPILE?

The Java compiler is extremely fast, but build tools add a lot of overhead.

mill-build.org · 12 min