Author: Mark Otto

AWS announces workspace context awareness for Amazon Q Developer chat

July 13, 2024 By Mark Otto Off

Today, Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced the release of workspace context awareness in Amazon Q Developer chat. By including @workspace in your prompt, Amazon Q Developer will automatically ingest and index all code files, configurations, and project structure, giving the chat comprehensive context across your…

Do the (ESLint) Evolution

July 11, 2024 By Mark Otto Off

es-toolkit: A Modern JavaScript Utility Library — Think Lodash but newer, faster, smaller, and with tree shaking and built-in TypeScript support. The reference guide shows off the supported functions so far – it’s not quite as extensive as Lodash, but it’s getting there with the…

ProofHub vs. Trello: A Head-to-Head Comparison

July 10, 2024 By Mark Otto Off

Finding the right project management tool can feel overwhelming. You want something intuitive, powerful, and budget-friendly. You might have narrowed your search to the showdown: ProofHub vs. Trello.  But how do you know which one best suits your team’s needs? Modern projects are complex. Many…

React Compiler won’t always save you

July 10, 2024 By Mark Otto 0

React Flow 12: Build Node-Based Editors and Interactive Diagrams — Now more broadly known as xyflow, this mature library makes it easy to create ‘node-based UIs’ where you want to have numerous interactive components wired together however you choose. Version 12 introduces server side rendering…

Introducing Themes Support to Flatlogic-Generated Apps

July 9, 2024 By Mark Otto Off

We are happy to announce our latest enhancement – seamlessly integrating dynamic theme customization within the schema editor step, elevating the user interface design to new heights of personalization and efficiency. Effortless Theme Integration Our new feature lets users choose from various visually appealing themes…

Node experiments with adding SQLite

July 9, 2024 By Mark Otto 0

Memetria: Redis Hosting for Serious Developers — Memetria provides secure, scalable hosting with features that enhance your development experience, including large key tracking and detailed performance metrics. Keep your production apps fast with better and uptime. Memetria Moving from Express to Fastify (Part 1) — Express…

Refactoring to Serverless: From Application to Automation

July 4, 2024 By Mark Otto Off

Serverless technologies not only minimize the time that builders spend managing infrastructure, they also help builders reduce the amount of application code they need to write. Replacing application code with fully managed cloud services improves both the operational characteristics and the maintainability of your applications…

Breaking a promise

July 4, 2024 By Mark Otto Off

How to Annul Promises in JavaScript — You can ‘cancel’ XHR and fetch requests, but can you cancel regular promises? Currently, no, but Zachary looks into doing the next best thing: telling a promise the game’s up, and discarding/ignoring its eventual results. Zachary Lee regex 2.1:…

Modernize your Java application with Amazon Q Developer

July 3, 2024 By Mark Otto Off

Many organizations have critical legacy Java applications that are increasingly difficult to maintain. Modernizing these applications is a necessary, daunting, and risky task that takes the focus off of creating new value or features. This includes undocumented code, outdated frameworks and libraries, security vulnerabilities, a…

How the NYT got a performance boost from React 18

July 3, 2024 By Mark Otto 0

Enhancing The New York Times‘ Web Performance with React 18 — Late last year, the team at The New York Times set out to take full advantage of React 18 on its flagship news site. This is an interesting case study looking at the challenges…