Node.js recently revamped its website. This article explains the story of how it was redesigned. The site has many converging use cases, thousands of pages, and is a daily resource to many. Developers iterated to create a revamped developer experience, clearer CI/CD feedback, and an approachable tech stack.
SQLite is a great database to use with Ruby on Rails apps for MVPs. It simplifies deployment and configuration since it is just a single executable and database file. SQLite is fast and scales quite well for smaller applications. Configuration for the database and engine lives within the Rails application itself, allowing for granular control and experiences like branch-specific databases.
A seemingly unrelated code change in the Hubris operating system caused a network switch to stop powering on. An investigation using a debugger revealed a memory fault within a “power sequencer” task. The root cause was a memory optimization feature that inadvertently created multiple memory regions. This broke the kernel's memory protection mechanism designed for single-region tasks.
Fat Zebra settled on Tailwind CSS for its frontend development after finding Bulma too lightweight and Bootstrap too heavy for its needs. Tailwind offers a balance of features, great documentation, and a preprocessor to optimize file size.
“Nano-questions” about language syntax are poor indicators of engineering ability and can even lead to false negatives during interviews. Interviewers should focus on questions that assess a candidate's design thinking and problem-solving skills.
Automation scripts should be written using the project’s main language, as this improves maintainability, leverages existing developer knowledge, and enhances cross-platform compatibility. Ultimately, it reduces the number of abandoned scripts in the "script graveyard."
WhatTheDuck is an open-source web application that allows users to upload CSV files, store them in tables, and perform SQL queries on the uploaded data.
Tracecat is an open-source security automation platform that provides user-friendly, powerful, and accessible security automation for teams. It combines enterprise-grade tools, open-source AI, and elements of popular commercial SOAR platforms.
The Node.js Technical Steering Committee (TSC) has clarified that removing npm from the Node.js distribution is not a goal for the project. Node.js will continue to ship with a package manager (npm) for historical reasons and as the reference implementation for the npm registry.
This developer frequently overlooks actionable emails with medium-level priorities, leading to missed tasks. They decided to develop a tool that reads emails, extracts actionable items with the help of an LLM, and adds those tasks directly to a calendar. They used the open-source Mistral instruct model for the LLM piece of the program and the Google API for accessing their email information.
Ten exercises specifically designed for programmers to prevent back pain, ranging from simple stretches and twists to core strengthening and posture-improving movements that negate the effects of sitting down at the computer all day.
The use of $ and ^ as line anchors in regular expressions can be traced back to design choices made for the QED text editor, likely influenced by the limited character set of the Teletype Model 35 input device.