Igniting Innovation with the Phoenix Framework: Strengths and Limitations
In recent times, the Phoenix Framework has truly become a game-changer, attracting developers with its powerful toolset for building high-performance web applications. Let’s look deeper into this framework and explore its pros and cons. Advantages Unmatched Performance and Scalability The Phoenix Framework is designed to offer exceptional performance and scalability. By leveraging BEAM, the robust […]
Elixir: The Case for Pattern Matching
Pattern matching is a fundamental feature in Elixir, making your code efficient, readable, and intuitive and easing your cognitive load during development overall. If you’re looking for a way to replace the traditional if statements, pattern matching offers developers a smart and elegant way to do so. Pattern matching in Elixir works with diverse data […]
Kubernetes in 2024: The Current Seascape
As Kubernetes (K8s) celebrates its 10th anniversary, it stands as a strong example of the power of open-source collaboration and Google’s foresight in leveraging their experience with Borg. This maturity, evident from its inception, has only deepened over time, making K8s the de facto standard for container orchestration. Let’s explore the latest developments that continue […]
The LangChain Effect
Simplifying AI with Modular Tools and Intelligent Agents LangChain stands out as a revolutionary open-source framework that enables the creation of AI-powered applications by harnessing the power of large language models (LLMs), such as GPT-4. These models, which are able to answer complex questions or generate images based on textual prompts thanks to their extensive […]
Evolving Cybersecurity
The Shift to Continuous Threat Monitoring In today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape, diverse cybersecurity threats are increasing. Organizations face a spectrum of attackers, ranging from opportunistic criminals who exploit vulnerabilities, to targeted attacks by competitors or state actors with specific agendas. Each organization has a unique threat landscape that includes random and carefully targeted attacks. […]
Bridging The Gap
Effective alliances between UI Designers and Software Developers Effective collaboration between UI designers and software developers is absolutely essential for creating positive user experiences in software development. This collaboration not only helps to prevent unnecessary delays but also improves efficiency and enhances the quality of the final product. This article discusses communication gaps between those […]
Pro(mpt) engineering: Suprisingly complicated
Prompt engineering expands interaction with AI tools beyond simple commands. It utilizes natural language to fully leverage the capabilities of AI. This type of communication is intuitive and democratizes access to AI, as it does not require specialized programming knowledge. Fundamental Understanding Efficient prompt engineering starts with clear and informative instructions that enable targeted use […]
Advanced Use of ChatGPT
Using the tool for advanced users The OpenAI Playground is a powerful tool that enables users and product teams to precisely control and optimize the behavior and capabilities of the OpenAI models. In this article, we shed light on advanced features that go beyond the standard ChatGPT experience and how these can be used for […]
Sigil Sorcery: Custom Sigils in Elixir
Elixir sigils are general-purpose tools for handling common data types. Examples of built-in sigils include strings (~s), regular expressions (~r), dates (~D), and lists of words (~w). But, as you might have guessed, Elixir’s flexibility doesn’t stop here; Elixir allows us to create custom sigils for specific needs, and that is what we’re doing now. […]
Cluster Creation – The Kubernetes Cluster DIY Pt. 4
After the preparation in the last few chapters we now start with the actual cluster creation. I think it’s best to just follow the instructions of this kube-hetzner-project on GitHub. Here are a couple of changes that I made, which I should create a pull request for: dotenv support terraform state tracking via Google Cloud […]