Basecamp introduces special reduced pricing in India
Basecamp, one of the widely used project management tools first released in 2004, is now available to users in India with special reduced pricing that is as low as about $4 a month. On Tuesday, 37signals co-founder and CEO Jason Fried announced the reduced pricing of Basecamp for new customers
Read moreMeta releases Llama 2, a more ‘helpful’ set of text-generating models
The generative AI landscape grows larger by the day. Today, Meta announced a new family of AI models, Llama 2, designed to drive apps such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Bing Chat and other modern chatbots. Trained on a mix of publicly available data, Meta claims that Llama 2’s performance improves significantly
Read moreMy Journey From Entry Level to Engineering Manager
The first five years of any career are a roller coaster — here’s what my journey from entry-level developer to engineering manager was likeContinue reading on Better Programming »
Read moreNuke the Backlog
aka “Honey, I shrunk the backlog”Photo by Fotis Fotopoulos on UnsplashA few years ago, I was consulting with an airline that had a major web project going on. The engineering team was delivering around 100 story points a month, which sounded quite good — although if you know story points, you know they can
Read moreThe Power of Mentors
Only when we stand on the shoulders of giants can we see further than ever beforeContinue reading on Better Programming »
Read moreUnreleased Resource Stream: Sometimes Garbage Collectors Do Not Save Us
You always have to throw the garbage without waiting for helpImage created by me with GencraftThe problem with not releasing the resources we use is that over time the server fills up with things to do and can no longer process incoming requests, causing a disservice. This may be due to a
Read moreTikTok launches its music streaming service in Australia, Mexico and Singapore
TikTok is launching its new subscription-only music streaming service called “TikTok Music” in Australia, Mexico and Singapore. Today’s expansion comes almost two weeks after TikTok debuted the music streaming service in Brazil and Indonesia. The streaming service lets users sync the service to their existing TikTok accounts and listen, download
Read moreLogitech buys editing console maker Loupedeck
One day after competitor Corsair announced that it acquired mechanical keyboard maker Drop, Logitech has revealed a big purchase of its own. The accessory giant just bought Loupedeck, a Helsinki-based manufacturer of consoles for creative pros. Details of the transaction have not been disclosed, but the deal comes as Logitech
Read moreAO3 was offline a week ago, but there’s still a fandom brewing in the Downdetector comments
It was an internet nerd’s worst nightmare. On July 10, Archive of Our Own (AO3), a beloved, non-profit fan fiction platform, was plagued by DDoS attacks, rendering it inaccessible for over a day. It makes sense that this community would turn to Downdetector, a website where users crowdsource reports of
Read moreSome First Thoughts on Next 13
I really wanted to love Next 13.Photo by Viswanath V Pai on UnsplashI was stoked when I started hearing about Next 13 a couple of months ago. I had some time on my hands, so I thought I’d do an example project to kick the tires. The big thing that had me
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