Performance

• Valdi: Snapchat's secret cross-platform framework that challenges React Native and Flutter

  15/11/2025

  For over eight years, Snapchat kept one of its most powerful technological weapons under wraps. While the mobile development world endlessly debated React Native versus Flutter, engineers at Snap Inc.

• Database views: What are they and how to use them?

  10/02/2025

  As databases grow larger and more complex, managing and accessing data efficiently becomes increasingly challenging. This is where database views come into play. A view acts as a “window” into the data stored in your database.

• The ELK suite for monitoring the health and performance of our apps

  15/08/2024

  Monitoring is one of the fundamental pieces in software development; it helps us ensure the stability and performance of systems. The ability to detect issues before they affect end users, analyze behavior, and optimize performance is vital for any organization that wants to understand the state of its business.

• The new image format, WebP

  15/02/2024

  History and Evolution of the Format The WebP format was created by Google with the goal of speeding up internet loading times by significantly reducing the size of photos and online graphics without sacrificing quality.