Did You Know About Instruments?
- Thorsten Ball tl;dr: “For the longest time, I thought Instruments on macOS wasn’t for me. Whenever I saw its icon show up in the /Applications folder or pop up in a launcher, I assumed it’s part of Xcode and Xcode is an IDE for Objective-C and Swift programmers and that’s not what I do and that’s why Instruments isn’t for me. I was wrong.” Thorsten discusses how he uses Instruments as a productivity tool with anything.featured in #534
What Is SCIM Provisioning And Why Is It Important In An Enterprise Roadmap?
tl;dr: Signups are great, but your product only grows when your customers actually use it. Adding Directory Sync (SCIM provisioning) to your app can help improve activation rates and land those larger enterprise deals. Like SSO and SAML, implementing Directory Sync is full of archaic standards, versioning nightmares, and manual integrations; it can be a lot to handle. This Developer's Guide will walk you through what Directory Sync is, why it’s important, protocols like SCIM, and how to build it into your product.featured in #526
AI Engineering For AI Error Resolution
- Dr. Panos Patros tl;dr: Discover how this engineering team used Large Language Models (LLMs) for smarter debugging with AI Error Resolution, a feature that preloads prompts with relevant data, offering instant AI-powered solutions to production issues. Learn about their development journey, key requirements, and the impact on enhancing application reliability and security. Think AI Engineering has nothing new to offer? Read on to see how skilful software engineering still plays a crucial role when working with AI components.featured in #525
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Hacking Our Way To Better Team Meetings
- Werner Vogels tl;dr: Werner’s team hacked an app to transcribe and summarize virtual team meetings gathering notes, granular details, and creating a list of to-dos. Werner shares the open sourced code, walking us through the high-level architecture, how it works, and a preview of how to use it.featured in #513
How AI Companies Like Copy.ai, Jasper, And AI21 Labs Are Using WorkOS For Enterprise-Grade Auth
tl;dr: Copy.ai is a leading AI tool for sales and marketing teams. Over the last few years, they had explosive growth and needed a new auth platform that could support SSO and SCIM provisioning (features requested by larger customers). With WorkOS, they were able to add SSO and Directory Sync in less than 2 weeks, immediately unblocking enterprise deals. They also successfully migrated hundreds of thousands of active users to WorkOS via AuthKit and User Management, which supports up to 1 million monthly active users for free.featured in #510
What Is Vite (And Why Is It So Popular)?
- Eric Simons tl;dr: In the web development world, it’s hard to go more than a few days without hearing about Vite. What is Vite (and why is it so popular)?featured in #510
3 Hours to 3 Minutes: How Mobile reCell Is Importing Customer Data 60x Faster
- Will Genesen tl;dr: Mobile reCell streamlined their customer data import process, reducing file cleaning time from 3 hours to 3 minutes. By leveraging the pre-built validation library and intuitive interface with smart suggestions, they quickly set up validations for key workflows. The engineering team fine-tuned the implementation to focus on critical data points while allowing flexibility for less critical customer data.featured in #504
Why Passkeys Improve User Security & How To Implement Them
- Dan Moore tl;dr: When developing an API, safeguarding it is crucial. Consider the choice between employing a centralized API key verification system or opting for a decentralized approach. The centralized method necessitates ongoing communication among API key consumers, API-serving systems, and the central authority responsible for issuing API keys, all aimed at verifying the keys' validity.featured in #494
How To Add An Onboarding Flow For Your Application
- Roy Anger tl;dr: Explore Clerk's method to revolutionize app onboarding in Next.js, enabling tailored user experiences from the start. Learn about session tokens and middleware for a flexible framework that meets business and user needs, simplifying setup and enhancing engagement and retention, key for digital product success.featured in #493