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Data Engineering|Jan 15, 2025

What is data transformation?

Data transformation involves altering, refining, and structuring information into a standardized and usable format. It plays a key role in enabling effective data analysis, supporting decision-making, and driving organizational growth. Read more about different types of data transformation, as well as its benefits and challenges.

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Data Engineering|Jan 10, 2025

How to manage data for your project? Comparing batch processing with stream processing.

In this article, we will compare two approaches to data processing, namely batch and stream processing. Each of them has different characteristics and serves different purposes, but we will attempt to break them down to help you decide which one would better suit your project.

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Backend Engineering|Jan 8, 2025

Overcoming monorepo challenges with Bazel for your projects

In this article, we will examine common monorepo challenges and show how Bazel helps turn a large codebase into a more manageable, efficient ecosystem. Also, we included a link to a working repository where the ideas described here are implemented.

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Scala|Dec 17, 2024

Scala, Bazel, Akka, and monorepos: A technical perspective of monorepo migration

Companies, especially mid-sized and larger ones, face the challenge of structuring projects at scale. Arguably, almost every technology and paradigm can be used by a single developer to write a small piece of code, but obviously, this is not enough for any organization—engineering solutions must allow people from multiple disciplines to develop and maintain the application efficiently throughout the whole application lifecycle.

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Cloud Engineering|Dec 11, 2024

What is platform engineering and its role in modern IT

Platform engineering builds Internal Developer Platforms (IDPs) to simplify infrastructure management, improve developer experience (DX), and boost productivity through self-service capabilities.

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Backend Engineering|Nov 28, 2024

9 Developer Experience (DX) tools to use in 2025

Being software engineering consultants we have a unique perspective on how different developer experience tools work with our client’s tech stacks. We have gathered a collective experience of our engineers and prepared this list of 9 developer experience tools that our clients and their developers found helpful.

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Backend Engineering|Nov 26, 2024

Bazel-fueled monorepos for microservices

Code organization is easy when work is done in a small team, and the codebase is not yet extensive. However, as the project's scope grows and new sub-teams appear, the question of how to subdivide and manage the growing codebase becomes increasingly important.

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Backend Engineering|Nov 13, 2024

Deep dive into Bazel queries: from basics to advanced use cases

This article will guide you through a notable subset of Bazelʼs querying features backed by examples. These are useful for debugging, exploration, and tooling. We’ll start with basic Bazel queries with target patterns, then we will move on to demonstrating Bazel aquery and cquery.

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Frontend Engineering|Oct 31, 2024

Understanding micro frontend architecture: benefits, challenges, and best practices

The micro frontend architecture gives engineering teams flexibility in developing and maintaining different parts of the application. However, this comes with drawbacks, such as an increased total size of the code and an additional layer of complexity. In this article, we will go through the pros and cons of this architecture and share our recommendations for implementing it in your project.

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Backend Engineering|Oct 14, 2024

What is developer experience (DX) and how to tell if your project delivers a good one?

Developer Experience (DX) has emerged as a crucial factor in the success of any software development project. At its core, DX represents the overall happiness, productivity, and ease with which developers can create high-quality work. But how can you truly measure the DX of your project?

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Frontend Engineering|Aug 31, 2024

What is the best micro frontend framework right now? Insights from our experience

There is more than one way to build a micro frontend architecture. The most sensible, and popular, is via the appropriate framework. If you're short on time, here's our quick take: single-spa is likely the framework you'll want for your project right now. It is light, fast and reliable.

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Cloud Engineering|Aug 9, 2024

When to adopt platform engineering: 5 key insights for strategic success

Learn the key indicators and strategic steps to determine the right time for adopting platform engineering to enhance productivity and streamline operations.

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