I have spent almost the entire last decade in a fairly specialized product company, building high performance I/O systems. I had the opportunity to see storage technology evolve rapidly and decisively. Talking about storage and its developments felt like preaching to the choir. This year, I have switched jobs…

For some of us, the backend vs frontend discussion just doesn’t cut it. What do do, then? — Much of the advice I see online targeted at “developers” is really bad. And the funny thing is: it is bad advice, even if it is completely true. That’s because in developers’ minds, it is very easy to say that a “developer” is someone who does the same things I…

With Turso, deploying Wasm applications to Fermyon Spin gets database powers. Read on to learn how. — “Turso is a game changer for platforms looking to expand their offer with data access. It is highly embeddable and can work locally without any setup. For Fermyon Cloud, we needed a solution that gave users a lower latency experience, and Turso was a great fit given it runs on…

Database migrations is one of the thorniest subjects there is. In short, they happen when a database schema must change to accommodate new or updated data. One simple example of a database migration is adding or removing columns from a table. There are many tools available to help the process…

Open Source is eating the world. But is it the best way to build products? — Some 15 years ago I had a falling out with an acquaintance of mine over a realization I had that Open Source is an absolutely terrible way to build products. When I shared this, I could immediately feel the atmosphere in the room darkening. …

What good is the Edge if your database is on the other side of the planet? — Deploying to the Edge is the new cool thing developers do. And why wouldn’t you? Being able to deploy code that runs everywhere without worrying about picking locations yourself, and always being a couple of milliseconds away from your users? What’s not to like?

you can now develop your database code locally and deploy globally, wherever your users are — Modern companies need to provide low latency access to their service or risk losing customers. Yet, data centers are physical entities and the speed of light cannot be exceeded, meaning the farther your customers are from their data, the worse latency they will get. This pressure has been around for…

ThePrimeagen is building the PrimeStack. And we are honored to support it. — My personal YouTube story When my first kid was around one year old, I developed a bad case of insomnia. He was a terrible sleeper, and would wake up frequently. I started leaving the bed and sleeping on the couch, which was at least far enough from his bedroom to try and ameliorate that. …

If you’re following the new hot developments in TypeScript infrastructure, you may have heard of Drizzle by now. Bytes.dev recently had a great piece on it, summarizing the reasons why Drizzle is a breath of fresh air for the space and those looking for alternatives to Prisma. In particular, Drizzle…