How to deal with the issue of Bot Sign ups?
Well, as technology improves, we get smarter as humans. But, so do bots. There's any number of things you can, and should, do to ensure your app is not hit with bot (aka: fake) sign ups.
26 Des 20202min
GitHub Projects - How we manage our repo-specific issues
We use our own product (obviously!) to give us a federated view of all the projects that our ecosystem comprises of but at a code repository level, we use GitHub's Project feature to manage repo-specific issues. Here's how we do it.
1 Des 20202min
Snowpal Pitch: GitHub Branch Management
There is no single answer to what branching strategies work for you when it comes to GitHub. We've tried more than a few ourselves but eventually arrived at one that works quite well for us.
28 Nov 20203min
Unit Testing vs Functional Testing vs Integration Testing: What are some differences?
While it's important to not be bogged down by terminologies, it is also imperative that there is consensus within any given team so there is no confusion.
28 Nov 20205min
TypeScript & ECMAScript6
It is hard to overstate the value strong typing brings to the table, especially in the context of teams that move real fast (and have fun doing so)!
22 Nov 20202min
SSL Connect Error: Upgrade to heroku-20
If you upgraded to heroku-20, and ran into SSL errors, this quick video (less than 2 minutes is very, very quick for someone for who brevity ain't always a forte!) may help you. It took me 3 hours to figure this out, and if I can save you that time, it would be worth it, right!
20 Nov 20201min
Code Refactoring: Few things to consider
Refactoring your code periodically is a good idea. But, when you do, exercise some caution.
17 Nov 202045s
(Part 2/2) Software Testing in a Startup
If you are an ambitious startup (like us!) that tries to churn out a lot of new features on a weekly basis, you are always focused on the next cool thing to do. But, needless to mention, a stable platform in Production is imperative to building user trust. Here are some of the things we do to ensure uncompromising stability.
17 Nov 20203min
