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Development

The Many Facets of “Identity”

Radia Perlman describes what aspects of identity and authentication blockchain might address, and compares a “blockchain“ approach with what is deployed today.

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Architecture & Design

Going Global: A Deep Dive to Build an Internationalization Framework

Internationalization (i18n) is a critical process in web development, and requires a robust, well-designed framework to ensure scalability. While some JavaScript libraries exist, this article provides a language-agonistic framework that can be implemented at a global level.

AI, ML & Data Engineering

PostgresML: Leveraging Postgres as a Vector Database for AI

Montana Low provides an understanding of how Postgres can be used as a vector database for AI and how it can be integrated into your existing application stack.

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Culture & Methods

Adopting Asynchronous Collaboration in Distributed Software Teams

Meetings can be a major time-sink for distributed teams. While they can be valuable, if we reach for them as a default way of working, we inadvertently create a fragmented team calendar. This can be a drain on productivity, especially for knowledge workers who need time to focus on deep work. This article discusses the benefits of asynchronous collaboration and how to implement it on your team.

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DevOps

From Monitoring to Observability: eBPF Chaos

Michael Friedrich discusses the learning steps with eBPF and traditional metrics monitoring and future Observability data collection, storage and visualization.