Tech debt is the cost of choosing quick solutions over better ones, requiring future rework. It is a fact of life for developers–when work piles up and deadlines approach, you prioritize what’s most important. In the short term, taking the easy road keeps your release schedule on track and your applications running smoothly, at least on the surface.

In part one of this series, we used Hotwire's Stimulus and Turbo Frames to present modals in Rails. Now, we'll dive into another method we can use to present modals: Turbo Streams.

Node.js offers a rich set of performance data through its APIs, similar to how modern web browsers expose performance metrics for webpages. With tools like the Performance Measurement API and the perf_hooks module in Node.js, you can gain insights into your application's performance from the server's perspective, closely aligning with what the end user experiences. In this article, the first of a two-part series about performance hooks, we'll explore how to approach performance optimization in Node.js.

Artificial intelligence (AI) can transform the way your enterprise does business—but if you can’t quickly implement AI in your business processes, you’ll just as quickly fall behind competitors. This is where low-code AI tools can help. Over the past decade, low-code platforms have enabled software engineers, professional developers, and employees with minimal coding experience to build new digital, automated solutions using drag-and-drop interfaces.

The business of governance is not easy. Public sector organizations face a range of obstacles from corruption to lack of transparency to red tape—obstacles that have the potential to erode public trust in institutions and hinder economic development. That’s probably why, in virtually every country around the world, popular culture lampoons the intricacies of government bureaucracy.

In our latest research, conducted this year with AIIA and FuriosaAI, we wanted to know more about global AI Infrastructure plans, including respondents’: 1) Compute infrastructure growth plans 2) Current scheduling and compute solutions experience, and 3) Model and AI framework use and plans for 2024. Read on to dive into key findings! Download the survey report now →

In February, Snowflake released a slew of new features that continue to expand the scope of what you’re able to do with Snowflake, including the public preview of Hybrid Tables. Read on to learn more about everything we announced last month.

Organizations are constantly seeking more efficient ways to extract, transform, and load (ETL) data into their data warehouses. Snowflake, is one of the leaders in cloud data warehousing, has traditionally recommended ETL/ELT processes for data ingestion and extraction. However, for organizations building internal data products, there is a new kid on the block: API generation. Here’s the key things to know from this article.

When ChatGPT first hit the market its human-like responses were astonishing, yet somewhat eerie. Many thought, “It communicates just like me.” It follows that the next logical thought was, “It’s going to take over my job.” However, the fear that AI-driven tools will replace human software testers is unfounded. AI will certainly impact testing jobs, including market expectations, skillsets, and required knowledge.