Crunchy Data's new open-source pgMonitor extension enhances PostgreSQL monitoring with quicker metrics updates, efficient metrics storage via materialized views, flexible refresh intervals, seamless integration with tools like Prometheus, and easier adaptation to PostgreSQL version changes...

In the early days of developing cloud applications, the focus was on leveraging local environments for faster coding and testing, which significantly improved developer productivity. Tools like Playwright and Vitest further enhanced the debugging process, while configuring local dev environments wit..

In Linux kernel 6.12, the merging of PREEMPT_RT into the mainline simplifies maintaining real-time systems by eliminating out-of-tree patches, making it highly beneficial for mission-critical applications like industrial automation, CNC machine guidance, and advanced audio production, but it won't i..

Shubham began contributing to GitLab in early 2021, starting with a merge request in February. Despite facing personal challenges, Shubham persevered and continued to contribute to GitLab, eventually being recognized with awards for their contributions. Their journey culminated in July 2024 when Shu..

GitHub Codespaces uses a dedicated virtual machine for each user, currently based on Ubuntu 22.04.3 LTS with the moby-engine. Key tools like Docker Compose and Node.js via NVM are essential for setting up devcontainer environments. The @devcontainers/cli along with JSON5 and jq help manage configura..

Passkeys, while seemingly innovative, present major usability issues by tethering authentication to specific platforms, thus complicating cross-device access and ultimately provingless reliablethan well-implemented password managers...

North Korean Lazarus Group is targeting Python developers with fake job offers to install Base64-encoded malware via deceptive "coding tests," exploiting Python's flexibility for remote execution...

Founders choose open source to expand market potential and reduce customer adoption risks, but licenses like FSL are crucial as they balance commercial goals by protecting maintainers and minimizing customer restrictions, thereby enhancing overall product packaging and aligning business incentives w..

Makefiles are a versatile and convenient automation tool that can be used to streamline the build and deployment process of various projects. They provide a consistent set of commands that can be easily executed, even if the project utilizes different technologies or tools. GNU Make, the software th..

Understanding error budgets (like 1% for a 99% SLO) as a percentage rather than a static count is crucial, and burn rate—a preferable metric—directly compares your current error rate to this budget for intuitive, actionable insights, reducing alert noise when implemented over multiple windows as adv..