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Strong types in programming languages like C++ and Rust, which enforce specific data types and rules for variables, lead to fewer bugs, more expressive APIs, and potentially better performance. They prevent invalid input, improve code clarity, and reduce the need for repetitive error checking (like in JavaScript with undefined).
This article describes a pattern for geographically distributing PostgreSQL databases for multi-tenant applications using only standard PostgreSQL functionality. The pattern involves separating per-tenant data from control plane data, placing tenant data in the nearest region, creating a global view using Foreign Data Wrappers, and partitioning, while keeping authentication and control plane data centralized. This approach lowers latencies, complies with data residency laws, and allows edge computing while maintaining most PostgreSQL features and ACID guarantees within tenants.
Agile and Scrum are too rigid and bureaucratic as implemented in the industry right now. Daily standup is a prime example of a pointless and unproductive ceremony that wastes developers' time and fails to actually foster progress.
Meetings are timesuck for devs. To be useful and effective, meetings should have an authoritative document to guide discussions. This makes sure that everyone is on the same page about the project's goals and complexities.
A three-step process for writing clean code: first, prioritize making the code work, then add testing for correctness, and finally, refactor and clean up the code while relying on the tests.
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In local-first development, app code works directly with a client-side embedded database, which optionally syncs with a backend database. To support this paradigm, PowerSync [11] allows you to build local-first apps with simple state management and real-time reactivity [11] by continuously syncing your SQL databases.
Twinny is a free private AI extension for VS Code. It comes with fill-in-the-middle code completion, AI chat, customizable prompt templates, and more. Twinny supports both API endpoints and local LLMs.
Mesh is a data and code editor that feels like a spreadsheet.
Sandbox is an open-source cloud-based code editing environment with custom AI code autocompletion and real-time collaboration.
Ivan Trusov, the lead programmer for a project, shares his experience using Lua for game development within the Defold engine. Trusov encountered some surprises with Lua's syntax and quirks, particularly with table handling. Despite these challenges, he found Lua's simplicity and speed very useful. Trusov also discusses the limitations of Lua's lack of strict typing and modules.
htmx offers a simpler alternative to frameworks in frontend development by enhancing HTML with attributes that enable AJAX-like functionality, utilizing the hypermedia concept to create RESTful applications without excessive JavaScript.
A developer shares lessons learned from running a simple static news archive website for learning Finnish. He enjoys using cronjobs and Git together as they complement each other nicely. He also thinks simplicity and working locally are severely underrated.
Learn CSS Grid with a virtual garden game.
A developer created a tic-tac-toe game using only HTML and CSS, adding a "random" button to simulate a computer player and incorporating an audio easter egg.
Gcss is CSS written in Pure Go.
Design deeper layer APIs to be more generic, use documentation to guide design and reduce obscurity, and try out multiple designs to incorporate the best ideas.