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I've found lambda helpful for adding bits of code in other languages to your stack. Want to use a NodeJS library from your Python app? Jam the NodeJS in a lambda and don't worry ab…

Started a new job working on a company's API team. The API had out of memory issues and had processes crashing all the time. The code was PHP. All API calls ended like this: echo j…

And Amazon is pretty aggressive and proactive about spam - if the bounce rate is high (<10%) the SES account gets suspended or shut down, so Amazon servers are not likely to end up…

Can't beat free of course, but there are some commercial services that use Amazon SES and are significantly cheaper than market leaders. BigMailer.io - free tier up to 5K contacts,…

I think the point the author was trying to make was that you shouldn't split CSS files because the import order on a page influences how its all interpreted; that CSS files are not…

I use Quill on my site to allow trusted but non-technical users to write rich text. It was easy to configure so it only allows a strict subset of tags. My users have been using it …

Alot of the difficulty was explaining to others that there wasn't an easy way to upsert, and trying to ensure everyone did it the proper way.

Having worked with MySQL for years, my mind was blown using Postgres for the first time this year (mainly due to HStore, CTEs, and transactional DDL statements). However, one const…

Striking a balance between shipping and perfecting has always been a struggle for me. The only thing that helped me get a handle on it was writing alot of code. Eventually, I gaine…

Getting support for paid Google accounts is also pretty bad. At times, I've had things broken in my account for months.

Thanks for sharing. I've always just reflexively setup paid Google for Business accounts for my projects. Nice to know there are free options out there. Zoho Mail looks attractive …