A look inside our sixth generation of server hardware
Everything in its write place: Cloud storage abstraction with Object Store
Future-proofing our metadata stack with Panda, a scalable key-value store
Increasing Magic Pocket write throughput by removing our SSD cache disks
Balancing quality and coverage with our data validation framework
After four years of SMR storage, here's what we love—and what comes next
How the data center site selection process works at Dropbox
From AI to sustainability, why our latest data centers use 400G networking
Meet Chrono, our scalable, consistent, metadata caching solution
What’s new with Robinhood, our in-house load balancing service
By leveraging PID controllers, Robinhood can now more quickly and effectively manage load imbalances.
The art of art direction
We hand the mics over to Maria Chimishkyan and Jefferson Cheng on Figma’s Brand Studio team and eavesdrop as they discuss the ins and outs of their work.
From prompt to production: Building a landing page with Copilot agent mode
See how I built a developer-focused landing page in under 30 minutes using GitHub Copilot agent mode and Claude 3.5 Sonnet—with just screenshots and prompts.
Building An Offline-Friendly Image Upload System — Smashing Magazine
Poor internet connectivity doesn’t have to mean poor UX. With PWA technologies like `IndexedDB`, service workers, and the Background Sync API, you can build an offline-friendly image upload system that queues uploads and retries them automatically — so your users can upload stress-free, even when offline.
Vercel's Bot Protection stops malicious bots in a single click
Mitigate unwanted bot traffic by challenging requests from non-browser sources. Now available in public beta and free for all users on all plans.
New year, no shutdowns: the Q1 2025 Internet disruption summary
In Q1 2025, we observed Internet disruptions around the world caused by cable damage, power outages, natural disasters, fire, a cyberattack, and technical problems. Interestingly, no government-directed shutdowns were observed during the quarter.
Type alignment and padding bytes: how to not waste space in PostgreSQL tables
Learn the concepts of data type alignment and padding bytes in PostgreSQL and how to define your table so that you don't waste storage space.
Open sourcing the home CMS
I’ve been bragging about my website software for years! For… whew, it’s been 5 years! I didn't want to make a CMS! I did it out of spite! I’ve been teasing folks about the cool things I did from the beginning — here are all the articles and series I’ve written that mention it: 2020: A new website 2021: Don’t shell out! 2022: Updating fasterthanli.me 2024: Face cams: the missing guide 2024: State o
The power of play
When Designer Advocate Laura Fehre set out to design a digital nail salon, she had a vision in mind. Nailing it, however, meant letting go of perfection and letting herself play.
Exploring GitHub CLI: How to interact with GitHub’s GraphQL API endpoint
Discover practical tips and tricks for forming effective GraphQL queries and mutations.
Impossible Components
Composing across the stack.
Racing into 2025 with new GitHub Innovation Graph data
Discover the latest trends and insights on public software development activity on GitHub with the quarterly release of data for the Innovation Graph, updated through December 2024.
How to take climate action with your code
There are 60,000+ climate-focused projects on GitHub, explore one this Earth Day!
How to make your images in Markdown on GitHub adjust for dark mode and light mode
When you want your images to look good in Markdown on GitHub, you might have to adjust for the UI around them.
