Lessons we’ve learned on real projects (page 92)

The links, tools and tips our engineers and designers share with each other, one “today I learned” at a time.

lessons shared: 3,447
people sharing: 86
database started in: 2016

en.wikipedia.org
In mathematics, a pairing function is a process to uniquely encode two natural numbers into a single natural number.
Flavio JuvenalJune 9, 2021
smashingmagazine.com
Meet :has, A Native CSS Parent Selector
What makes relational selector one of the most requested features and how are we, as developers, working around not having it? In this article, we’re going to check the early spec of the :has selector, and see how it should improve the CSS workflow once it’s released.
Victor FerrazJune 9, 2021
python-patterns.guide
Python Design Patterns:
Rebeca SaraiJune 9, 2021
jacobian.org
"The moment you realize there’s some schedule risk, you should be making it widely known. Even if you’re not late yet and hav...
"The moment you realize there’s some schedule risk, you should be making it widely known. Even if you’re not late yet and have merely realized that some part of the project is riskier than you’d thought and could potentially push the timeline out"
Rebeca SaraiJune 9, 2021
sebastianraschka.com
Awesome Machine Learning FAQ
Machine learning FAQ with practical answers on deep learning, model evaluation, optimization, and data science fundamentals.
Flavio JuvenalJune 8, 2021
ai.stanford.edu
Extrapolating to Unnatural Language Processing with GPT-3's In-context Learning: The Good, the Bad, and the Mysterious
Flavio JuvenalJune 8, 2021
liorsinai.github.io
Intuitive explanations for non-intuitive problems: the Monty Hall problem:
Rebeca SaraiJune 8, 2021
nextplatform.com
It's Time to Start Paying Attention to Vector Databases:
The concepts underpinning vector databases are decades old, but it is only relatively recently that these are the underlying “secret weapon” of the
Flavio JuvenalJune 8, 2021
brendangregg.com
"You have two hands. Observability and experimentation: It stuck with me as it also makes the point that when you're only using one type to solve a performance problem you're working one-handed."
Rebeca SaraiJune 8, 2021
news.ycombinator.com
btilly on HN: "Whatever scale you hit on a single machine, you can probably gain 1-2 orders of magnitude of performance by sw...
btilly on HN: "Whatever scale you hit on a single machine, you can probably gain 1-2 orders of magnitude of performance by switching to a faster language and carefully optimizing. If you switch to distributed, you'll LOSE at least an order of magnitude performance due to the overhead of RPCs, but are able to scale indefinitely afterwards."
Flavio JuvenalJune 7, 2021
cheatsheetseries.owasp.org
Docker Security Cheat sheet
Website with the collection of all the cheat sheets of the project.
Gustavo CarvalhoJune 7, 2021
gitlab.com
postgres-checkup – automated PostgreSQL health checks:
⚠️ ARCHIVED: This project is no longer maintained. See successor: npx postgresai checkup
Flavio JuvenalJune 7, 2021
skamille.medium.com
An incomplete list of skills senior engineers need, beyond coding:
Rebeca SaraiJune 6, 2021
adamj.eu
How to build a webhook receiver in Django
A common way to receive data in a web application is with a webhook. The external system pushes data to yours with an HTTP request.
David PierreJune 4, 2021
github.com
django-add-default-value: This django Migration Operation can be used to transfer a Fields default value to the database scheme.
Flavio JuvenalJune 3, 2021

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