Tag: App development
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SwiftUI + Core animation: Demystify all sorts of groups
Posted on August 13, 2025, Level intermediate Resource Length medium
The Core Animation framework serves as the infrastructure between the top-level UI frameworks and the underlying rendering and composition techniques, whether you are using UIKit, AppKit, or SwiftUI to lay out or draw your top-level UI. By Juniper Photon.
Tags ios app-development web-development frameworks swiftlang
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How to evaluate graph retrieval in MCP agentic systems
Posted on August 5, 2025, Level intermediate Resource Length medium
Agentic systems, which leverage tools like knowledge graphs, often struggle with effectively retrieving relevant information from these graphs to inform their decision-making process, leading to inaccuracies and inefficiencies. This article addresses the need for robust evaluation of graph retrieval components within these systems. By Tomaz Bratanic.
Tags ai bots app-development web-development frameworks data-science
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The myth of complexity: why microservice architecture doesn't work for you
Posted on August 5, 2025, Level beginner Resource Length medium
This article parks a debate about the appropriateness of the microservices approach. While microservices are often touted as the key to scalability and agility, author suggests that the architectural pattern can become a hindrance rather than a help, particularly if implemented without careful consideration. By Dorota Parad.
Tags microservices devops app-development web-development monitoring
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A (very) brief history of Erlang
Posted on August 1, 2025, Level beginner Resource Length medium
I first encountered Erlang in 2017 while working with RabbitMQ, a message broker built on Erlang. Its ability to handle high concurrency, fault tolerance, and real-time execution made it ideal for our ETL process. Erlang was born at Ericsson in 1986 to power telecom systems demanding "nine-nines" availability (99.9999999% uptime). Open-sourced in 1998, it gained traction beyond telecom, influencing modern messaging apps like WhatsApp and Discord. By James Seconde.
Tags erlang elixir apis app-development web-development
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Devops in motion: Building with purpose in the code phase
Posted on July 31, 2025, Level beginner Resource Length long
Modern DevOps code phases require strategic branching (Trunk-Based, Git Flow, GitHub Flow) to balance speed and stability. Trunk-Based minimizes merge conflicts via feature flags, Git Flow structures releases with dedicated branches, and GitHub Flow streamlines CI/CD through pull requests. Each model impacts team velocity, release cadence, and operational overhead, necessitating alignment with organizational priorities. By Drew Grubb.
Tags devops app-development learning web-development performance
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Architectures for SwiftUI projects
Posted on July 26, 2025, Level beginner Resource Length medium
Three common architectures for modern iOS apps are: MVVM, TCA, and VIPER. This post will talk about using MVVM and TCA for our spec TaskManager app. By Jp.
Tags swiftlang ux software web-development app-development
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How to develop a RAG system using Node.js
Posted on July 20, 2025, Level beginner Resource Length medium
In this blog post, we'll build a simplified but powerful RAG system using Node.js and OpenAI's GPT model, perfect for developers curious to bridge the gap between raw LLM power and domain-specific intelligence. By Deep Panchal.
Tags nodejs app-development frontend web-development big-data
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Accessible by design: Building inclusive digital products from the ground up
Posted on July 18, 2025, Level beginner Resource Length medium
"Accessible by design" refers to building digital products in a way that makes accessibility a core part of the development process from the beginning, not an afterthought. Instead of waiting until the end of a project to address accessibility issues, this approach ensures every decision—from content structure and color choices to navigation patterns and heading hierarchy—is made with accessibility in mind. Tools like semantic HTML, logical reading order, readable typography, and keyboard-friendly interactions are used from day one. By Nir Horesh.
Tags browsers app-development frontend web-development ux
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Building a real-time video AI service with Google Gemini
Posted on July 16, 2025, Level beginner Resource Length long
The article describes the development of a real-time video AI service for a major global service provider, leveraging Google Gemini's Multimodal Live API and Akka's SDK. The team successfully built, deployed, and scaled the service to handle thousands of transactions per second, far exceeding customer requirements. Key components included video ingestion, augmentation, and conversational storage, all deployed within a private Akka environment provisioned in a Google VPC in just 2 hours. By Johan Andrén.
Tags akka java ai app-development google
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Make Cline enterprise-ready using an AI Gateway
Posted on July 12, 2025, Level advanced Resource Length medium
Cline is an AI-powered coding assistant that enhances developers' productivity by offering advanced code suggestions and support in debugging and architectural tasks. However, when scaling Cline across an organization, challenges such as security risks, usage tracking, and compliance arise. Portkey's AI Gateway addresses these challenges by providing enterprise-ready features like centralized access, observability, governance, and security guardrails. By Drishti Shah.
Tags software ai programming web-development app-development
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Test layers from unit to system
Posted on July 10, 2025, Level advanced Resource Length medium
The article explores the importance of layered software testing, from unit to system tests, to build confidence and prevent systemic failures. It compares different testing strategies like the Pyramid and Trophy, arguing for a balanced approach tailored to project needs. By Jim Humelsine.
Tags tdd web-development app-development software
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DIY Docker volume drivers: What's missing
Posted on July 6, 2025, Level advanced Resource Length medium
This post explores the limitations of the current Docker volume plugin ecosystem, emphasizing the difficulty in finding unprivileged solutions. The author details their journey in creating a custom volume plugin as a way to address this limitation. By Adam Faris.
Tags cloud docker app-development software