Author: Mark Otto

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 This includes undocumented code, outdated frameworks and libraries, security vulnerabilities, a…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…

Taming event loop lag

July 2, 2024 By Mark Otto 0

How We Tamed Node.js Event Loop Lag: A Deepdive — Node famously uses very few threads yet can handle a large number of clients performantly, as long as the work associated with each client is ‘small.’ When you get nested loops, as in this story,…

What are low-code open-source tools? – Guideline

June 28, 2024 By Mark Otto Off

Are you curious about how you can develop software without writing code? Dive into the world of low-code open-source tools and discover the future of software development. What are low-code open-source tools, and why are they so important? How do they compare to traditional coding…

Say hi to ECMAScript 2024

June 27, 2024 By Mark Otto Off

Ecma International Approves ECMAScript 2024: What’s New? — This week, the Ecma General Assembly approved the latest ECMAScript / JavaScript language spec, officially making it a standard. As with ECMAScript 2023, it’s a small step forward, but Dr. Axel looks at what’s new. Dr. Axel Rauschmayer…

The Ultimate Guide to Using Airtable vs. Asana for CRM

June 26, 2024 By Mark Otto Off

Airtable and Asana may not be primarily designed as CRM software, but either could up your customer relationship management strategy—keep reading to determine which tool is a perfect match for your business. Which CRM tool is the best? What is Airtable used for? What exactly…

Slack’s AI powered React testing tool migration

June 26, 2024 By Mark Otto 0

😅 A shorter and sweeter issue than usual today, as I’m currently on-site at the AI Engineer World’s Fair in San Francisco! You can join me virtually, though, as some of the event will be livestreamed today and tomorrow 😉 See you back at full…

Should Node make ES modules easier to use?

June 25, 2024 By Mark Otto 0

✈️ I’ve produced this issue a day early due to being en-route to the AI Engineer World’s Fair, so any last minute news may be missed. If you’re there, do come and say hi, but you can also watch from afar through the livestreams that…

Templates vs Customization: What’s Best for Your Admin Panel?

June 24, 2024 By Mark Otto Off

Curious about how to optimize your admin panel? Stick with us till the end to uncover whether templates or customization suits you best! When contemplating the best approach to develop an admin panel, you might find yourself asking several pressing questions. Should you opt for…