Diving Deeper into Projen: Exploring Advanced Features

November 3, 2024 By Mark Otto Off

We will be highlighting Projen’s powerful features that cater to various aspects of project management and development. We’ll examine how Projen enhances polyglot programming within Amazon Web Services (AWS) Cloud Development Kit constructs. We’ll also touch on its built-in support for common development tools and…

Context-Aware AI Assistant + User Guides in the Generated Apps

October 31, 2024 By Mark Otto Off

We are happy to announce the release of Project Events to further enhance the user experience in managing and troubleshooting web application projects. Project Events provide real-time notifications within the project chat, giving users a detailed log of project-related events, including project builds, changes, and…

Leverage Amazon Q Developer and AWS Chatbot within Slack

October 31, 2024 By Mark Otto Off

The release of Amazon Q Developer and its ability to be integrated into AWS Chatbot allows users who use Microsoft Teams or Slack to stay within their communication platform and interact with a conversational generative artificial intelligence (AI) AWS expert. Amazon Q Developer is a conversational generative…

Cutting JavaScript into two: trick or treat?

October 31, 2024 By Mark Otto Off

Python Jumps to #1 on GitHub Over JavaScript, But… — GitHub Universe took place this week, flooding us with data about how folks are using the platform. Of interest to those on social media was that Python has taken JavaScript’s #1 language crown, though many…

Best Open-Source Business Applications for SMBs in 2024

October 30, 2024 By Mark Otto Off

According to Forbes, 38% of SMBs (Small and Medium Businesses) go down because they run out of money. That’s because of poor financial management and less capital. So, while investing in business software sounds like a winning deal, it’s a sinking ship in reality. For…

Using Semantic Versioning to Simplify Release Management

October 30, 2024 By Mark Otto Off

Any organization that manages software libraries and applications needs a standardized way to catalog, reference, import, fix bugs and update the versions of those libraries and applications. Semantic Versioning enables developers, testers, and project managers to have a more standardized process for committing code and…

React Native takes a giant leap forward

October 30, 2024 By Mark Otto 0

React Native’s New Architecture is Here — With the release of React Native 0.76, the so-called ‘New Architecture’ becomes the default. This opens up numerous modern React features like useLayoutEffect and Suspense, as well as better ways to work with native interfaces without a bridge (in short,…

How to Build a Web App: Beginner’s Guide (2025)

October 29, 2024 By Mark Otto Off

How many apps do you regularly use on your web? 5? 10? More?  We bet you know — the battle for the user’s attention is fierce. But this does not mean it’s time to give up on your web app idea. To be competitive, you…