In the first post about the Duplo initiative, we discussed the reasons for launching a project to revamp Slack’s mobile codebases, and what we accomplished in Duplo’s initial Stabilization phase. This post will explore modularization, and then there will be a third post to describe how we modernized our codebase and the overall results of…
28 Mar 2022
27 Mar 2022
In part 1, we ended up with a lot of test data specified in a text file, but without working tests – and with a conundrum as to how we’d test the .NET Core 3.1 data which requires additional information about the “hidden” AdjustmentRule.BaseUtcOffsetDelta property. As with the previous blog post, this one is fairly … Continue reading What’s up…
25 Mar 2022
Photo by Suhyeon Choi on Unsplash Having a full-time job can be stressful, but adding family planning to the mix can have some of us working overtime. In our early 20s, most of us are in a self-discovery phase, adjusting to the transition from full-time student to full-time worker. As we near our late 20s and early 30s, conversations around…
Discover how to create a presell landing page, with presell page examples.
An easy-to-follow guide to distance selling regulations for SMEs.
Generate B2B invoices quickly and easily using our template
How to sell your online course with the right booking and payment platforms.
See Datadog’s proof of concept exploit for breaking out from unprivileged containers using the Dirty Pipe vulnerability.
MapTiler Cloud Admin API allows you to upload map data, change the metadata of already created tiles, add new ones, update, or delete them.
24 Mar 2022
Using Machine Learning to Understand How Branding in Photos Affects the Car Shopping Experience
TrueCarBy: Samad Patel This blog post delves into how we answered a challenging business question using pre-trained AWS Models. Our question required us to parse text from photos, then analyze the contents of that text. We used AWS Rekognition and Comprehend to extract and classify text from photos, followed by a few highly interpretable statistical methods to analyze the data.…
MDN is one of the most trusted resources for information about web standards, code samples, tools, and everything you need as a developer to create websites. Today, we are launching MDN Plus, our first step to providing a personalized and more powerful experience while continuing to invest in our always free and open webdocs. The post Introducing MDN Plus: Make…
Consultant payment terms are always going to vary depending on the business
Cash is no longer king and credit cards might soon follow suit
In the UK it is not illegal for businesses to refuse cash as payment
We look at how to price SaaS software competitively but profitably.
The retention of customer relationships is the key to growth for any business. See the latest research on how payment methods influence customer churn and retention from Zuora, the Subscribed Institute and GoCardless.
Previous posts in this series: Silent Duels and an Old Paper of Restrepo Silent Duels—Parsing the Construction Silent Duels—Constructing the Solution part 1 Since it’s been three years since the last post in this series, and the reason for the delay is that I got totally stuck on the implementation. I’m publishing this draft article as partial progress until I…
23 Mar 2022
Everything payment account users need to know about ASPSPs
Learn more about the benefits of using a sweep account.
Could using open banking API architecture help your business grow?
How to identify and overcome the latest threats in business for 2022 and beyond
source: https://www.freeimages.com/download/private-property-no-trespassing-1205389 I dentity and A ccess M anagement system deals with “who” should get “what” level of access to an object (entity) or a function. The subsystem that defines “who” is called Authentication (Identity), while the subsystem that defines “what” level of access is called Authorization (Access). Building an IAM system can get very complex quickly. No wonder “Broken…
I'm a huge fan of static generated websites! From a personal level, I have The Polyglot Developer, Poké Trainer Nic, and The Tracy Developer Meetup, all three of which are static generated websites bu... The post Add a Comments Section to an Eleventy Website with MongoDB and Netlify appeared first on MongoDB.
Introducing GoCardless' latest open banking powered feature in the UK
22 Mar 2022
PubNub’s Android Chat Components empower Mobile developers to create chat experiences with minimal build time, so you can get to market faster.
Debt collection tactics and tips to help you recover what you’re owed.
At Groupon, we are in the process of migrating our app workloads to AWS EKS. As part of the migration, we are also in the process of re-architecting our services to make them cloud & Kubernetes optimised. In this article, we will focus on the impact of cloud migration on Varnish caching at Groupon. For the uninitiated, Varnish is a…
Advice on what to do when a customer won’t pay and how to avoid the problem.
How to use automatic savings apps to help you get into the savings habit.
A late invoice payment letter can help you get your cash flow on track.
A simple guide to the key cybersecurity threats and defence strategies for 2022.
Mi Reseña Luego de casi quince años de trabajar, enseñar y difundir Erlang por el mundo, recién hace unos pocos días tuve la posibilidad de leer mi primer libro sobre Erlang en castellano . Se trata del libro que da título a este artículo y está escrito por Manuel Rubio . Aquí van mis opiniones… Sí, el libro en papel…
How to take credit and debit card payments without using a card machine.
You want a cybersecurity solution that safeguards your enterprise, not one that slows it down. So, finding a security partner that maintains a global data center network is crucial – this reduces latency and improves reliability. Fortunately, the Cisco Umbrella team backs an award-winning solution with an ever-expanding data center network that spans the globe. […] The post New Data…
21 Mar 2022
Here’s how to accept recurring donations online.
Discover the latest chargeback fraud prevention tips.
In search of a payment processor? Here are some of the top Stripe alternatives.
Learn more about deferred revenue and expenses in accounting.
Can you record deferred revenue before receiving cash? Here’s how.
20 Mar 2022
The title would have been more creative if it was GoReleaser 1.18 as well… maybe… probably not.
17 Mar 2022
How to win a chargeback dispute and how to avoid customers charging back.
A simple guide on how to create a contractor invoice using software or manually.
Discover the best accounting tools for freelancers and contractors.
Learn how to manage your business’s revenue risk.
Find out what to expect from a PayPal UK fee calculator.
For both MDN and Open Web Docs (OWD), transparency is paramount to our missions. With the upcoming launch of MDN Plus, we believe it’s a good time to talk about how our two organizations work together, and if there is a financial relationship between us. Here is an overview of how our missions overlap and how they differ, and how…
16 Mar 2022
Fixing “Guided Access app unavailable. Please contact your administrator” when using Microsoft Intune and Endpoint Manager
SchakkoAnother problem I had recently asked about, had been a failed iPhone MDM rollout. As in my previous blog post mentioned, the endpoints in the environment – including iPhones – are managed with Microsoft Endpoint Manager. During one of the iPhone deployments, the user received the error Guided Access app […] The post Fixing “Guided Access app unavailable. Please contact…
tl;dr: I’m writing a new book, sign up for the announcements mailing list. I’ve written exactly zero new technical blog posts this year because I’ve been spending all my writing efforts on my next book, Practical Math for Programmers (PMFP, subtitle: A Tour of Mathematics in Production Software). I’ve written a little bit about it in my newsletter, Halfspace. There…
15 Mar 2022
Retailers need to keep up with payment processing trends or lose out.
Understanding how to increase online donations is crucial for nonprofits.
Not sure how to set up recurring donations? Read on.
The benefits of tiered pricing include greater potential profits.
Invoice consolidation makes payments easier for you and your clients.
Insights from the latest research on the role payments play in churn.
We’ve released new versions of GPT-3 and Codex which can edit or insert content into existing text, rather than just completing existing text.
14 Mar 2022
This week on The PubNub PubCast, learn how our platform helps companies build engaging, reliable, and scalable Virtual Spaces.
How can automated systems help prevent invoice processing problems?
Why you should consider offering Click to Pay
How do you use a bank giro credit transfer to pay bills?
Credit card payment solutions with fees that won’t erode your profit margins.
There are multiple ways to get paid faster and reduce your DSO rate.
Find out how automated billing can drastically improve productivity levels.
Find out what happens when a company grows too fast.
There's a cocktail party version of the efficient markets hypothesis I frequently hear that's basically, "markets enforce efficiency, so it's not possible that a company can have some major inefficiency and survive". We've previously discussed Marc Andreessen's quote that tech hiring can't be inefficient here and here: Let's launch right into it. I think the critique that Silicon Valley companies…
This is the story of how we used the Strangler pattern to migrate our public API from a monolithic codebase to a fully fledged BFF over the…
11 Mar 2022
We look at how SMEs can fund their growth using venture capital
We look at the potential benefits of business overdrafts for SMEs
We look at how asset-based finance can provide working capital
Credit might seem like free money but it is still a loan that needs to be paid
MapTiler has made a winter-themed basemap enabling you to build ski resort maps or apps to track ski routes, plan winter sports, and apres-ski entertainment.
10 Mar 2022
PubNub adds Publish and Subscribe for PHP developers. Developers can use Publish/Subscribe from a terminal or web server.
Many of the web functionalities that we rely on once lived within individual desktop applications. From office suites, games, and financial tools, all of them are now web applications; they’re just as feature packed as their desktop counterparts. In the past I’ve used a variety of JavaScript grid widgets on client sites, and each had a number of pain points:…
Learn about what bank payments – the future of payments – can be used for.
MapTiler have greatly improved the styling of their maps of Japan, and these styles are available to use anywhere on Earth.
9 Mar 2022
Hear speakers from Accenture, Plum and GoCardless deep dive into the payment term of the moment - Variable Recurring Payments - explaining what they are and why you’re going to be hearing a lot about them.
What you need to know about how to accept credit card payments.
Discover our guide to creating invoices for gardening services.
Find out how to create the perfect catering invoice.
Discover the 5 best accounting software options for landlords.
Mastercard’s Pay by Bank App vs GoCardless’ Instant Bank Pay Service.
According to a recent Thoughtworks radar, “the industry is increasingly gaining experience with platform engineering product teams that create and support internal platforms.” They caveated this with a piece of advice: “When creating a platform, it’s critical to have clearly defined customers and products that will benefit from it rather than building in a vacuum.”…
Good decision-making is good process, used intentionally. Key lessons and principles to apply in your practice.
8 Mar 2022
Learn everything you need to know about bank payments.
The retention of customer relationships is the key to growth for any business. See the latest research on how payment methods influence customer churn and retention from Zuora, the Subscribed Institute and GoCardless.
We’re happy to announce the addition of atomic counters and batch set operations, giving users even more capabilities to rapidly build modern applications in the cloud.
7 Mar 2022
It’s been a while since I’ve gotten a few things off of my chest and since I’m always full of peeves and annoyances I thought it was time to unleash: Due to the immensely negative response to any tweet about crypto from my blog account, I created a second account just for crypto musings. I’ll be honest — it hurt…
Changing the organisation — to build the technology right. In earlier blog posts, we explored how we moved BBC online to the cloud. This was part of a wider initiative called WebCore, which used a range of serverless technologies to reimagine the BBC website. There were technical challenges we faced integrating WebCore with our architecture , but this initiative has…
Solve the Knapsack problem with a Genetic Algorithm! This guide offers a polynomial-time approximation for this famous optimization challenge.
6 Mar 2022
Automation is a really important skill for engineers, especially when it comes to working with various file types. The more you accept for input, and the more you automate, the better end output you can offer. Filestack’s workflows allow developers to define automated tasks using a their specialized UI. With no coding required, it’s easy to create a document workflow…
GoReleaser 1.6 is out! Another “boring” release with some miscellaneous improvements and bug fixes.
4 Mar 2022
It’s my honor to announce that John Carmack and I have initiated a friendly bet of $10,000* to the 501(c)(3) charity of the winner’s choice: By January 1st, 2030, completely autonomous self-driving cars meeting SAE J3016 level 5 will be commercially available
The March 2022 release of the Python Extension for Visual Studio Code is now available and it includes support for pre-release versions and changes to the interpreter selector on the status bar. The post Python in Visual Studio Code – March 2022 Release appeared first on Microsoft for Python Developers Blog.
We are excited to announce research internships in our Tools and Compilers group.
Learn how to set up a Discord app that automatically adds songs to a Spotify playlist using Serverless Cloud.
I'm super late with this post, but again, better late than never. I just couldn't find the inspiration and drive for writing last year. Generally, I lacked motivation and wasn't really productive. Generative Art # As for my art, 2021 wasn't as fruitful as the year before, but I did finish a couple of drawings. I'm still very much into…
3 Mar 2022
PubNub SDKs now require UUIDs, which will enable developers to make better use of their data to enhance their apps and improve the user experience.
Writing high quality standards is a necessary first step to an interoperable web platform, but ensuring that browsers are consistent in their behavior requires an ongoing process. Browsers must work to ensure that they have a shared understanding of web standards, and that their implementation matches that understanding. Interop 2022 is a cross-browser initiative to find and address the most…