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Lawrence Jones

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API development with type-safety across the entire stack

January 22, 2022

Tie together backend and frontend using type-safe API clients, allowing the TypeScript and Go compilers to prevent typos and developer errors.

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What developers find surprising about Postgres transactions

November 29, 2021

When in a Postgres transaction, the data you read can change underneath you. Did you realise this? Many don't, for good reasons.

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Deploying to production in <5m with our hosted container builder

November 18, 2021

Fast build times have a number of benefits, from reliability to developer happiness. We reduces our time to deploy to <5, and it's glorious.

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Logs and tracing: not just for production, local development too

November 11, 2021

For a small initial investment, we've found a observability setup that works great for both production and local development. You should try it, too!

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How to avoid bad assumptions during incidents

September 24, 2021

Any good investigation builds on assumptions, and when they're wrong you can end up down a dark path. Read about an incident where this happened badly, and learn some strategies to avoid falling into the same trap.

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