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Migrating a large, open-source React application to Next.js and Vercel

If your company started building with React over 5 years ago, chances are you implemented your own custom solution or internal framework. Many engineers and teams want to explore technologies like Next.js and Vercel. However, some don't know where to get started because it's so far from their current reality or they don't see how supporting a custom framework is holding them back. As a coding exercise, we wanted to show what this could look like by migrating a large, open-source React applicatio

Discovering the minutiae of backend systems

Christian Gibson is an engineer on the Supercomputing team at OpenAI.

Secure your connection string with AWS KMS

Overview Most developers are fully aware that it is bad practice to store sensitive information in code. If your codebase is accessed by an unauthorized user, that individual now has the means to use whatever that info was trying to protect. For instance, if you were to store your PlanetScale connection string in the codebase, anyone with access to the code can now directly access your database and wreak all sorts of havoc. One simple way to avoid this is to use environment variables so that sen

Planning in Bets: Risk Mitigation at Scale

AWS and Vercel: Accelerating innovation with serverless computing

Last week, I joined Holly Mesrobian, AWS VP of Serverless Compute, on stage at AWS re:Invent in Las Vegas. We discussed our shared vision of accelerating innovation with serverless computing, and how Vercel has leveraged AWS Lambda over the years. I’m passionate about , and what it means for our customers—and their customers. We pride ourselves on creating the ultimate experience for developers and their users alike. digital transformation As you would expect from a developer-first platform, it

On Escape's Vue 2 to Svelte Migration

Recently, folks at Escape shared a blog post talking about their migration from Vue 2 to Svelte, and compared Vue 3 with Svelte. We found that the article contained a number of inaccuracies. In this post, we will share some thoughts from our perspective and hope to clarify the potential misconceptions the post could give rise to.

Stuff The Internet Says On Scalability For December 2nd, 2022

Never fear, HighScalability is here!   1958: An engineer wiring an early IBM computer 2021: An engineer wiring an early IBM quantum computer. @enclanglement   My Stuff: I'm proud to announce a completely updated and expanded version of Explain the Cloud Like I'm 10! This version adds 2x more coverage, with special coverage of AWS, Azure, GCP, and K8s. It has 482 mostly 5 star reviews on Amazon. Here's a 100% organic, globally sourced review: Love this Stuff? I need your sup

Deep Learning with Proteins