Discover what you should consider when choosing payment methods to offer.
23 Jun 2021
There is no consensus on the right way to organize a React application. React gives you a lot of freedom, but with that freedom comes the…
22 Jun 2021
The boto3 Python SDK allows intercepting requests before they are sent to AWS through an event handler system. This article shows how to use it to gzip the payload of PutMetricData requests sent to CloudWatch.
Do you feel like you’re drowning in bills? Here’s how to avoid bankruptcy.
Discover how to record petty cash transactions in your business accounts.
Top up your regular revenue with these passive income investments.
How do passive income investments stack up to actively managed funds?
We explain the importance and fundamental elements of financial analysis.
The erlang:process_info/1,2 version DISCLAIMER This article is not meant to be an instructive one. It’s written just for fun! 🙃 Erlang is famous for its introspecting powers. You can get a lot of information about the processes running in your nodes without any external tool. One of the functions that provide that information is erlang:process_info/1,2 . Well, this article is…
As we collectively work through the pandemic, it’s clear that more and more organizations are embracing “hybrid work” as their future – where some employees work in the office, others work from home, and some work fully remote. While remote and hybrid work will play out differently at every organization, there is one key theme that […] The post Announcing…
Explore common architectures in distributed systems, including client-server, 3-tier, n-tier, and peer-to-peer. Understand their characteristics and when to use each one for optimal system design.
21 Jun 2021
While I enjoy small details that make user interfaces more elegant, I also believe that less is more, especially when it comes to native behavior. One native behavior I dislike is that <input type="number" /> elements only show the increment and decrement arrows when the input is focused. It’s a needless focus change — just show those controls all the…
Understanding conduct risk and how to manage it
Learn how to implement an effective risk management process
Discover the top 10 risk assessment & management software for your business.
We explore the role of an actuary and how they can benefit your business
A prospectus allows a company to make an investment security public.
It’s true, I did. I also wrote a blog post about it because tbh I did a good job on it, and it’s a good read. As two ladies of leisure, Frances and I went to the MOMA on a weekday to see the new Nam June Paik exhibition. I didn’t love all of it, but the bits I really…
20 Jun 2021
Are your client’s KPI metric the most efficient? Find out how to choose
Keep on top of the latest developments around UK VAT rates
Before you switch to online accounting software, learn what to look for
If you've ever created a login page or auth system, you might be familiar with OAuth 2.0, the industry standard protocol for authorization…
18 Jun 2021
The basics of tax deductions and tax-deductible expenses for businesses.
A quick and simple guide to capital in business, what it is and why it matters.
The basics of how to claim tax relief for your job expenses
A quick guide to business activity and how it’s shown in financial statements.
What the X tax code and other emergency tax codes mean
17 Jun 2021
We are pleased to announce that the June 2021 release of the Python Extension for Visual Studio Code is now available. You can download the Python extension from the Marketplace, or install it directly from the Extensions View in Visual Studio Code. If you already have the Python extension installed, you can also get the latest […] The post Python…
Find out why deferred income is an important in your business accounting.
Learn how to steer your business through times of financial crisis.
Take control of your business costs by mastering your operating budget
We explain how loan notes work and how they can benefit your business.
We explain how share options can work for your business.
Financial risk management strategies can help you minimise loss.
Learn about the 8 common fallacies of distributed computing that can lead to critical system design flaws. Understand the realities of network reliability, latency, bandwidth, security, topology, administration, transport costs, and network homogeneity for building robust and scalable distributed systems.
16 Jun 2021
Learn how goodwill affects financial statements and impairment accounting
A clear explanation of why small business accounting helps businesses succeed.
What can a basic balance sheet tell you about your business?
What do your balance sheet ratios say about your business?
Standard deviation can tell you a lot about market risk. Here’s what to know.
Should your business be using UK GAAP or IFRS standards?
Is your Rust program CPU bound? Here are the very first things you can do on Linux.
15 Jun 2021
Pablo Dobarro shares an outline of the design for a new modern asset creation pipeline to be developed during the following years.
I used to think that I didn’t need comments if I wrote self-documenting code. However, I have realized that I do write comments, and that I find them really useful. To see how many comments I write, and what kind … Continue reading →
Creating your first financial report template step-by-step
Accounting reports your business should be making weekly, monthly and annually
When it comes to accounting there are certain terms it really pays to understand
The benefits and limitations of a business balance sheet
Is your inventory method right for your business?
Don’t get caught out by a surprise payment on account
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A while ago, I wrote an article about Using Context API in React. However, most of my examples on that page used Class components, , and…
14 Jun 2021
We are pleased to announce that the June 2021 release of the Jupyter Extension for Visual Studio Code is now available. If you are working with Python, we recommend downloading the Python extension from the Marketplace, or installing it directly from the extension gallery in Visual Studio Code. If you already have the Python extension installed, […] The post Jupyter…
Find out what an E-Wallet is and how it can benefit you and your customers.
Most websites and mobile apps collect all sorts of data to try to gain insights into what users are doing, not doing, and to gain insight into what users may want. Those metrics are useful but there’s a more valuable way to get information: direct feedback from users. Userwell is an awesome service that makes gathering, implementing, and delivering direct…
We explain the meaning of escrow and what it means to have an escrow account.
We explain the importance of earmarking for business money management.
Learn how corporate finance works & the principles of corporate finance services
We’re ironically searching for counterexamples to the Riemann Hypothesis. Setting up Pytest Adding a Database Search Strategies Unbounded integers Deploying with Docker Performance Profiling Scaling up Productionizing In the last article we added a menagerie of “production readiness” features like continuous integration tooling (automating test running and static analysis), alerting, and a simple deployment automation. Then I let it loose…
Learn to generate a Puppeteer PDF document from a heavily styled React page using Node.js, headless Chrome and Docker. The post Puppeteer HTML to PDF Generation with Node.js appeared first on RisingStack Engineering.
Weird flex: been making cheese fondue for lunch because I make the rules here. One of the (many) amazing things about being a Canadian living in California is that this state (unlike, say, no-rules-nevada) doesn’t recognize non-US driving licenses. This means that after almost 20 years of getting my first driver’s license I had to do the whole circus show…
13 Jun 2021
11 Jun 2021
The Asset Browser will be a big milestone for Blender. A lot of effort goes into landing its first iteration for Blender 3.0. Here's a demo, some design background and a short introduction of the recently held the asset workshop.
I’m delighted to announce that I’ve been hard at work contributing to a new book. The book is called “Software Mistakes and Tradeoffs: How to make good programming decisions” and the principal author is Tomasz Lelek. The book was Tomasz’s idea, and he’s written the vast majority of the material, but I’ve contributed a chapter … Continue reading New book:…
Learn about bridge financing & how it can provide short-term funds
Learn about Google’s parent company Alphabet Inc and the stocks available to buy
Learn about contingency liabilities & how to report them in financial statements
Learn how asset financing works & how it can help your business.
How to create accurate and actionable financial forecasts
10 Jun 2021
What is bank reconciliation? Learn more about how this works in accounting
We explain game theory and how it applies to your business strategy.
Can peer-to-peer lending help your business? Read on to find out.
Here’s how to use debt financing to secure business funds.
Learn how to use async await in Node.js (async functions) to simplify your callback or Promise based application. The post Async Await in Node.js – How to Master it? appeared first on RisingStack Engineering.
Here’s why you need to stay on top of corporation tax.
Our latest research finds we can improve language model behavior with respect to specific behavioral values by fine-tuning on a small, curated dataset.
Writing good code is important — writing code that’s easily human readable is a next level skill. It’s not often that APIs are introduced whose seemingly only useful function is making code more readable, but let me introduce you to JavaScript numeric separators: an API that lets developers use underscores to make numbers more readable! Consider the following number in…
9 Jun 2021
An adventure in CPU out-of-order instruction execution.
Context At Clever, we rely on nearly two thousand infrastructure secrets like DB access keys, API tokens, and session secret keys to provide our services to students and teachers. Properly securing these secrets so we don’t expose them in our various environments requires thorough engineering efforts. In fact, securing secrets is generally a hard problem […] The post How Clever…
Learn more about what’s included in your credit report.
Find out how the P/E ratio reveals your company’s value.
Using a loan guarantor helps small businesses gain finances needing a deposit.
Online Coding Platforms and Code Evaluators are susceptible to this attack as they accept raw code from the user and execute it. So, if you are building one, do ensure you are protected against it and infinite loops.
8 Jun 2021
Here’s what every UK business needs to know about Capital Gains Tax!
Find out why deferred income is an important in your business accounting
We explain the different types of endowments and why they’re important for NPOs
Could your business claim a cash injection or Corporation Tax cut?
When implementing a language feature for JavaScript, an implementer must make decisions about how the language in the specification maps to the implementation. Private fields is an example of where the specification language and implementation reality diverge, at least in SpiderMonkey– the JavaScript engine which powers Firefox. To understand more, I’ll explain what private fields are, a couple of models…
Create a statement of operations to gauge the state of your business
What do you need to give your business credit report a boost?
The best bookkeeping apps for small businesses cut down on busywork.
A high dividend yield means earning more on your investment.
Limited partnerships offer a number of advantages over general partnerships.
Machine learning isn’t just the future, it’s already happening.
What is IAS and why does it matter?
Roaming users, remote offices with direct internet access, cloud and SaaS applications — today’s workplace needs have evolved beyond the capabilities of traditional perimeter-based security. As the digital perimeter expands outwards it’s important to understand the potential impact this can have on your cyber security and some of the benefits of moving to a cloud […] The post Cloud security…
Another List-Related Asymmetry A long time ago, I wrote an article about The Asymmetry of ++ , thanks to Fede Bergero ’s findings. Let’s add a few more asymmetries to that list… Bridge Symmetry (by Andy Beecroft ) Note: This article is based on OTP23. Many things have been improved since that version already. Introduction Initially, I thought about writing…
5 Jun 2021
We live on a street that's about 29 feet wide. There are parked cars on either side that take up about 7 feet each, which leaves 15 feet in the middle of the street for through traffic. There are hundreds or thousands of streets like this in San Francisco; here's a screenshot of one at […]
4 Jun 2021
Set up your HMRC tax account to take care of business tax accounting basics
Maximise credits and minimise liabilities with our tax planning guide