Gemini
Our team procrastinated on writing bug reports. So we built an AI to do it for us
We used to postpone writing bug reports since its a hassle. See how we overcame this problem with the help of AI
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nomad
Faster, Easier Deployments: How We Simplified Our Infrastructure with Nomad in 15 Hours (Goodbye, Kubernetes!)
We're a lean team of 10 managing a relatively simple infrastructure. Our setup includes a master Kube v1.24.4, two v1.25.1 nodes, and a self-hosted GitLab for version control. Our CI/CD pipeline relies on GitLab runners to build images and deploy Docker containers using
redis
My AWS SQS Requests Skyrocketed to 1 Million at Month's Start. This is How I Implemented a Cost-Effective Solution.
We started using Amazon SQS for our push notifications, triggering emails, etc but the way it handles polling led to a big increase in usage. To address this and potentially save on cloud costs, we switched to Redis. Here’s our story. At Hexmos, we are building innovative products like
search-engine
We Chose Meilisearch Over 10+ Other Search Engines Despite a Major Drawback
After reviewing over 10 search engines, we selected Meilisearch despite its major drawback in PostgreSQL database synchronization. In this post, we share our experience and explain how we resolved this issue using Golang and pgx.
Pagespeed
I Struggled with Page Speed Optimization until I Found Out about These 5 Concepts
I have spent a lot of time struggling with optimizing my page. But when I found out about these 5 concepts, my understanding went much faster
WASM
Ship GoLang to WebAssembly in Days Using These Techniques
Have you ever tried to convert GoLang projects to WebAssembly? Follow along the journey on how to do it, and fix the painful roadblocks while you undergo the process.
parallel processing
Minimal Effort Scaling with Ray.io - Easy Analogies to Get Started
How to scale up complex workloads with minimal effort via Ray.io's modules. Useful for AI/ML and other computationally intensive tasks in particular.
react
Is Your Sidebar Hurting Your UX? Our Redesign Journey to Effortless Navigation
Have you ever felt frustrated navigating a website with a clunky sidebar? We hear you. At Hexmos, we're constantly striving to improve the user experience. Recently, we took a critical look at our sidebar design and identified many areas for improvement. This blog post will delve into the
react
React Project Outgrowing Expectations? Learn These Basic Principles to Manage Better
Consequences of Poor Code Maintenance Imagine building a product with great potential, but watching it progress slowly due to messy code and disorganized thinking. We are a small team, building a product called Hexmos Feedback, Feedback helps keep teams motivated and engaged through recognition and continuous feedback. We have attendance
widget
What I Discovered About Making Great Widgets: Insights From 100+ Real Users
I researched how to create great home screen widgets by gathering insights from over 100 widget users. This article shares the key principles and findings from that study. Even though developers and businesses often overlook home screen widgets, they can really engage users.
Proxyservers
I spent the last 6 months building LiveAPI Proxy: Here are 10 HARD-EARNED Engineering Lessons you can use now
I spent quite some time trying to solve an issue with LiveAPI, Which prevented it from executing API Requests. Here is my journey and the lessons I got trying to build a proxy server of my own to solve this issue.
ctfs
How the Best Security Hackers Learn Their Craft
In this article, we explore how top cybersecurity hackers acquire their skills. You will also learn how you can develop these abilities and reach their level.