Technology Commentary

A developer debate erupts over POST/GET, the npm alternative Yarn 4.0 arrives, and Node.js releases version 21.

A discussion of the least-on-brand thing to ever happen on Halloween: The Halloween problem, a database querying issue with a long legacy.

Generative-AI bots support UX professionals by acting as content editors, research assistants, ideation partners, and design assistants.

Using AI on an intranet can boost employee productivity, support career growth, and create a more tailored employee experience.

Posted on Friday 27 Oct 2023. 942 words, 7 links. By Matt Webb.

We explore the potential of AI-powered API integration platforms, an approach holding the promise of revolutionising how developers interact with APIs.

From starting at GitHub over 10 years ago as a developer to becoming the Chief Operating Officer, I’ve learned that developers are often bellwethers for change across the rest of their organizations. That makes investing in—and learning from—them critical.

Where you store your application data has enormous impacts on your entire application. There are implications on the entire stack based on what you decide to...

I have been meaning to write this post for a long time, but one thing or another has gotten in the way. It’s important to me to provide an accurate history, ...

Tired of searching through all your mail just to find one particular message? Jon Udell looks at ZOÓ, software that can, in essence, Google your email. Written in Java, ZOÓ proxies your mail traffic and builds useful search and navigation mechanisms...

In a behind-the-scenes tour of the Internet Archive, founder Brewster Kahle explained how it preserves both digital and physical media.

Benjamin Brial talks about the steps necessary for organizations to create a more sustainable cloud future.

In my career, I’ve gone through many challenges: Starting off, I struggled with writing functional and stable code, Later, I had problems following more complex conversations about architecture styles, scaling, automation, etc., After that, I had a ...

Empowering developers to be ready-to-code defines our purpose now and in the future. To achieve this we are moving the development runtime to the cloud. Cloud development environments (CDE) provide the right abstraction to integrate, customize, automate and optimize the developer experience.

Learn how to use passkeys and fine-grained authorization for better access control in cloud applications, including an example project and a detailed tutorial.

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Lazy programming, contrary to its name, isn’t about cutting corners or being careless. It’s about embracing efficiency, simplicity, and…

On Unix-like systems, we often access documentation with the man command, but sometimes that’s not enough.

Should never impose a specific way of writing applications on developers, instead seamlessly integrate into their workflow and simplify…

The reason Apple needs a cheap MacBook in its lineup is simple: It needs a device in its lineup that costs less than you expect, but does more than it needs to.

Documentation and guides from the team at Fly.io.

There’s an old saying on how “Advertising is the tax you pay for being unremarkable.” The idea being, if you make a product good enough, you won’t need to

I wrote this post for you—product nerd and general fan of the mess—to share with an executive at your company. Product development isn’t their main jam, but they’re whip smart. They’ve watched you make a fool of yourself trying to explain modern product development. They may have said, "Sounds interesting…" but you've received feedback that "the message isn't landing." The books you’ve sent them are lonely in their bookshelf.

What CIOs need to accomplish in their senior positions to make developer lives easier.