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We made changes to the Bitrise dependency cache offering. In short: having explicit and granular control on what to cache, sharing a cache across workflows, branches, and stacks, and automatically invalidating stale files in a cache.

Memory leaks are a pain for gem users. They are hard to track and can lead to expensive infrastructure costs. Memory leaks within a C extension are even worse. You'll see a lot of tools and articles about finding leaks in Ruby. However, you don't have the same access to internals in C. A naive usage of rb_funcall can cause memory leaks: it's much better to use rb_protect instead. So, if you are a C extension writer, please read on for the sake of developers who will use your gem. Let's get started!

Instrumentation is an essential part of monitoring and operating an application, especially for apps heavily used in production. Even in today's everchanging technology landscape, visibility and observability still challenge developers and system administrators. Metrics and logging are essential for monitoring and operating an application. Metrics measure an application's performance and system health, while logging records system health and application state.

Data migration is something that all businesses will have to deal with at some point. Maybe a high level of growth has meant that you have too much data and need a larger server. Or maybe you want to move to a new cloud-based system. Regardless of the specifics, all modern businesses will know the power of unlocking data.

Game engines are an essential part of the game development process. But which one should you use? Here, we cover what the most popular game engines are and how to use them. Follow along or jump to the section that interests you the most. ➡️ Essential Game Dev Software — Free.

With the growth in the number of electric and autonomous vehicles, where the vast majority of components are built on software, the amount of code in a vehicle is only going to increase. Connectivity, both within the vehicle and outside, is also increasing, meaning that the security of these systems has become more critical than ever before. For any system where there is communication between components or with the outside world, there is an increase in possible software cybersecurity threats.

Upgrading your Laravel app has many benefits: preventing security vulnerabilities, access to new features, and more. Read this article to learn what's new in Laravel 9 and how to upgrade in record time.

Learn how to use fastlane and fastlane Match to manage iOS code signing for multiple apps at a scale on Bitrise.

What is caching, and why should you care? In this article, we cover topics like what a cache is, how caching works, how it can speed up your build times, why you should cache your builds, and more.