Requiring Single Page Applications for Interactive Web Apps is a Myth

You Can't Build Interactive Web Apps Except as Single Page Applications... And Other Myths Tony Alaribe September 20, 2024#An Ode to Browser Advancements. I often encounter discussions on Reddit and YCombinator where newer developers seek tech stack advice. Inevitably, someone claims it’s impossible to build a high-quality application without using a single-page application (SPA) framework like React or AngularJS. This strikes me as odd because,...
Spoiler Alert: The Magic of RAG Does Not Come from AI

Why retrieval, not generation, makes RAG systems magicalQuick POCsMost quick proof of concepts (POCs) which allow a user to explore data with the help of conversational AI simply blow you away. It feels like pure magic when you can all of a sudden talk to your documents, or data, or code base.These POCs work wonders on small datasets with a limited count...
The Mouse Roars

Today in 1970, Douglas Engelbart received a patent for his invention of the first computer mouse.In a 2012 interview, Engelbart saidThe actual invention of the mouse was the result of analyzing the various characteristics of other pointing/input devices. Much as the Periodic Table of the Elements has characteristics which define groups along rows and columns, we laid out a grid...
DuckDB Optimizers: The Low-Key MVP

Optimizers: The Low-Key MVP TL;DR: The query optimizer is an important part of any analytical database system as it provides considerable performance improvements compared to hand-optimized queries, even as the state of your data changes.
Optimizers don't often give "main character" energy in the database community. Databases are usually popular because of their performance, ease of integration, or reliability. As someone who...
Replicate changes from databases to Apache Iceberg tables using Amazon Data Firehose (in preview)

Replicate changes from databases to Apache Iceberg tables using Amazon Data Firehose (in preview)
How Canva Handles Billions of Events to Track Content Usage

Understanding The Evolvement of Canva's Content Usage Counting Service Architecture͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ...