The Changelog: Software Development, Open Source The best, worst codebase (News)
Aug 12, 2024
Explore the fascinating world of codebases with tales of both the best and worst examples ever encountered. Discover insights into sneaky costs in serverless architectures and vulnerabilities in Git dependencies. Shift your perspective on personal goals by viewing them as adventurous quests. Plus, learn seven essential rules that promise to transform your meeting culture into a more effective and engaging experience. Join in on the conversation around these pressing software development issues!
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The Best, Worst Codebase
- Jimmy Miller's first job was at a company with a uniquely challenging codebase.
- The database dropped all employee data daily at 7:15 AM, then reloaded it from a CSV.
NPM Spam Explosion
- The Phylum Research Team found that spam packages on NPM have increased significantly.
- They estimate 5 out of every 7 new packages are spam, clogging the ecosystem.
Serverless Migration
- Zach Leatherman migrated his Eleventy Screenshots API from Netlify to AWS Lambda.
- He found AWS Lambda to be complex to set up but cost-effective as a fallback.