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Keeping your dependencies up-to-date is essential to ensure that your applications stay healthy, secure, and performant. Thankfully, the BEAM ecosystem has its own package manager, Hex, which is fast, mature, and simple to use. This article explores the available tools and commands to manage Hex dependencies and some tips to make the process more enjoyable. Let's dive in!

Digital transformation is happening rapidly, especially following the pandemic. Those who do not implement key strategies will be left behind. Some industries are adapting more quickly than others. However, few have unlocked digital technologies’ full potential, including the manufacturing industry. Transforming a manufacturing chain requires integrating and applying advanced digital technologies, but many remain wary, despite growing evidence that digital adoption supports ongoing growth.

Golang is an open source programming language used largely for server-side programming and is developed by Google. With it static typing, it is a very simple and versatile programming language that is an excellent choice for beginners. Golang is a type-safe language and has a flexible and powerful type system. In addition, its syntax is very simple, making your code easier to read.

Job queues and workers are an essential part of any web application - allowing slower work to be done in the background without compromising end-user experience. In this post, Darius introduces us to Laravel's job processing capabilities.

Pervasive connectivity unifies all of your organization’s technologies and data so you don’t have to worry about whether assets integrate correctly. With pervasive connectivity, you get integrated experiences that lead to an improved user experience, data readiness, and human-computer interactions across diverse devices. API-led connectivity can contribute to your pervasive connectivity goals.

The TypeScript team announced a collaboration to a new proposal for the JavaScript language, written by Gil Tayar, that I was amazed by. In Gil's words: "It seems that people love types based" according to the StateOfJS 2021 survey.