The growing importance of AI in business is undeniable, with more than 50% of businesses employing artificial intelligence for security and combating fraud. Additionally, beyond the practical applications for businesses externally, AI can be used internally to deliver better customer experiences through competitive tools and features. As the role of AI within an API business’ operations expands, so do the associated AI infrastructure costs.
Deno and Bun are two JavaScript runtime newcomers that aim to undermine Node.js. These alternatives have gained popularity for their innovative approach to server-side development with JavaScript. But the real question is: what do they bring to the table compared to Node.js? In this post, you'll learn what Deno and Bun are, what they offer, and how they address some long-standing drawbacks in Node.js. We'll shed light on specific use cases where Deno and Bun excel.
In the second post of our series covering LiteStack (an alternative way to build Rails applications entirely based on SQLite), we'll explore the database's concepts of flexible typing and type affinity. We'll not only discover how SQLite's data handling differs from other SQL databases, but also how we efficiently process and store binary data, like images, directly in a database column. Note: LiteDB is essentially SQLite, but fine-tuned for usage in Rails.
From the moment Tom, the upcoming rapper, comes to your digital store, picks the latest Nike, to when he walks out with his loot, he deserves a user experience smoother than Michael Jackson’s moonwalk. If your site fails this litmus test, you may as well say goodbye to the emerging artist (and his money). If you succeed? Probably a conversion (and maybe a free promo in his next EP?). So, how do you rev up your site’s shopping cart conversions and turbocharge your revenue while at it?
The C# delegate is an essential “construct” in the C# programming language. Delegates are essential for event handling, LINQ queries, asynchronous programming and more. And you can, of course, make use of delegates to make your code simpler and more concise. This post offers you a guide to this incredibly useful tool in C#. By the end of the post, you’ll have learned: Let’s get started.
