THE DISAPPEARANCE OF AN INTERNET DOMAIN (7 MINUTE READ)
17 days ago
This post examines how the transfer of sovereignty over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius will lead to the retirement of the popular .io domain, showcasing how shifting geopolitical landscapes can directly impact digital infrastructures and internet communities.
GET STARTED WITH AMAZON ELASTICACHE FOR VALKEY (7 MINUTE READ)
17 days ago
Amazon ElastiCache now supports Valkey version 7.2 with serverless and node-based clusters, offering significant cost reductions and seamless integration with Redis-compatible APIs and enhancing performance for real-time applications with the backing of AWS' operational excellence and security.
WARM HANDOFFS (13 MINUTE READ)
17 days ago
Warm Handoffs in organizations using Slack ensure inquiries are directed to the appropriate team, improving communication and avoiding a siloed culture. This method involves actively guiding the question to the right channel with appropriate context, rather than just redirecting or tagging others. O
REDIS USERS WANT A CHANGE (3 MINUTE READ)
17 days ago
Redis' recent licensing changes have prompted 75% of its users to seek alternatives, with Valkey, an open-source fork, gaining significant interest โ 63% of surveyed users are already familiar with it. As organizations navigate these changes, many are evaluating Valkey for its open-source support. T
AI AGENTS INVADE OBSERVABILITY: SNAKE OIL OR THE FUTURE OF SRE? (4 MINUTE READ)
17 days ago
This post discusses the emergence of AI agents in the observability and monitoring space, highlighting how companies are exploring new models for operational insights using generative AI. It raises questions about the effectiveness and potential risks of these AI solutions while noting the excitemen
ACCESS AI-READY COMPUTE, POWERED BY CLEAN ENERGY (SPONSOR)
17 days ago
Want to build on the same hardware that's used to power OpenAI? NVIDIA's Tensor Core GPUs were designed to deliver up to 9x faster AI training on the largest models. Start today on Northern Data Group's generative AI cloud platform: Get instant access to NVIDIA H100 GPUs or go big with NVIDIA H200 G
AZURE SUBNET PEERING (7 MINUTE READ)
17 days ago
This article explores a new feature in Azure called subnet peering, which allows greater control over system routes in virtual network peering. When the author tested this feature, they found it did not resolve the administrative challenges of managing GatewaySubnet routing tables and SD-WAN applian
A GUIDE TO LINUX ACCESS CONTROL LISTS (5 MINUTE READ)
17 days ago
This article explains Linux Access Control Lists, which provide more flexibility than standard Linux permissions by allowing administrators to assign different access levels to multiple users and groups. It covers the use of ACL-related commands and emphasizes their importance in managing permission
HOW WE IMPROVED OUR ANDROID NAVIGATION PERFORMANCE BY ~30% (11 MINUTE READ)
17 days ago
In 2019, Yelp's Core Android team successfully improved its app's navigation performance by transitioning from multiple separate activities to a single activity architecture using fragments, achieving up to a 60% boost in speed and smoother animations across screens.
INTRODUCING NETFLIX'S TIMESERIES DATA ABSTRACTION LAYER (18 MINUTE READ)
17 days ago
Netflix's TimeSeries Data Abstraction Layer is a scalable solution for storing and querying vast volumes of temporal event data with millisecond latency, crucial for real-time and long-term decision-making. This infrastructure powers key services like user interaction tracking, system performance mo
AZURE KUBERNETES SERVICE BASELINE - THE HARD WAY (25 MINUTE READ)
17 days ago
The post explains the network design and configuration in the AKS baseline architecture, detailing how subnets and virtual networks work together to secure and support a resilient Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) cluster.
AUTOMATING PROCESSES WITH SOFTWARE IS HARD (7 MINUTE READ)
17 days ago
Automation is often seen as a solution to repetitive tasks, but it's more complex due to the fragility of systems and variability of inputs.
Benchmarking the Performance of CSS @property
17 days ago
This article benchmarks the performance of CSS @property, a new feature that allows developers to register custom CSS properties. PerfTestRunner was used to measure the performance of different types of properties, including regular properties, unregistered custom properties, and registered custom p
Serverless Servers and the Challenge of New React Architecture
17 days ago
Vercel's new 'serverless server' feature optimizes Node.js concurrency within Vercel Functions, allowing multiple requests to be handled by a single function instance. This improvement addresses a key challenge of React's new full-stack architecture, where increased server traffic and async calls ar
TypedDicts Are Better Than You Think
17 days ago
TypedDict, introduced in Python 3.8, provides a powerful way to type-annotate dictionaries. While initially overlooked in favor of dataclasses and Pydantic, TypedDict works best in scenarios where not all fields are required, such as for representing PATCH operations in APIs.
Automating Processes with Software is Hard
17 days ago
Automating processes is far more complex than most people realize. The difficulty stems from handling exceptions, not routine tasks. Most automations are defined by their ability to manage unexpected inputs and situations, making them fragile and requiring a lot of effort.
My Negative Views on Rust
17 days ago
Rust has a reliance on 'magical sugar' constructs, which lead to cryptic compile errors and make the language harder to learn. The language's focus on efficient memory representation and its insistence on no garbage collection are also detrimental, as it forces developers to grapple with low-level d
The AI Startup Drama That's Damaging Y Combinator's Reputation
17 days ago
PearAI, a Y Combinator startup, launched an AI code editor that turned out to be a forked clone of an existing open-source project, Continue.dev. The controversy stemmed from PearAI's attempt to misrepresent its code origins and change the open-source Apache license to a closed one. The incident rai
The ProMind Story Looking Backwards
17 days ago
A developer created an application that offered personalized AI assistants for various professional tasks. Eventually, rapid growth led to infrastructure issues, causing service disruptions and user churn. They rebuilt their application with scalable infra. They go through the process in this articl
The Emerging Economy of LLMs
17 days ago
The key resource in the new 'LLM economyโ is computational power, mainly GPUs. Tokens, the smallest units of text processed by LLMs, are the new currency of this economy. The cost of using LLMs is typically determined by the number of tokens processed.
TIKTOK LAUNCHES NEW IN-STREAM SHOPPING PUSH (3 MINUTE READ)
17 days ago
TikTok reports that millions of items have been purchased from nearly half a million merchants and brands over the past year through its in-app shopping feature. As part of its push to boost in-stream shopping, TikTok has launched the โFall Deals For Youโ campaign, offering discounts from brands lik
THE SUBSCRIPTION ECONOMY HAS REACHED A WATERSHED MOMENT (4 MINUTE READ)
17 days ago
Subscribers are frustrated by rising prices, lack of flexibility, and "vampire subscriptions" they can't track. While password-sharing crackdowns have led to new subscriptions, many users are opting to cancel or seek alternatives. The popularity of tiered subscriptions, particularly those with ad-su
6 TAKEAWAYS FROM STORYLANE'S DEMO DUNDIES (2 MINUTE READ)
17 days ago
Storylane's Demo Dundies event successfully reactivated cold enterprise deals by focusing on customer advocacy. By aligning the event with pop culture, specifically referencing The Office, it tapped into an engaged fan base. It maximized reach with shareable content, involving over 100 nominees and
HOW SOCIAL LISTENING INCREASES CUSTOMER ADVOCACY: 6 EXAMPLES (5 MINUTE READ)
17 days ago
Customer advocacy is built by turning loyal customers into promoters of your brand. Social listening helps brands identify these advocates, track online conversations, and respond to feedback in real time. This approach enhances customer relationships and drives brand awareness. Examples of this str
A COMPLETE GUIDE TO CREATING AN EDITORIAL CALENDAR (7 MINUTE READ)
17 days ago
An editorial calendar plans content over time, while a content calendar handles day-to-day tasks. The guide presents 9 steps for building an editorial calendar, starting with defining goals and conducting research. It recommends choosing publishing channels, mapping resources, and assigning tasks. F