Every Caching Strategy Explained In 5 Minutes
tl;dr: “The Goal: Make things faster and reduce load on primary data stores. Caches offer quicker access and shield your backend from repetitive requests.” The author outlines (1) Cache-Aside (Lazy Loading). (2) Read-Through. (3) Write-Through. (4) Write-Behind (Write-Back). (5) Write-Around.featured in #608
Every Caching Strategy Explained In 5 Minutes
tl;dr: “The Goal: Make things faster and reduce load on primary data stores. Caches offer quicker access and shield your backend from repetitive requests.” The author outlines (1) Cache-Aside (Lazy Loading). (2) Read-Through. (3) Write-Through. (4) Write-Behind (Write-Back). (5) Write-Around.featured in #607
How to Build Low-Code Data Platforms
- Nick Schrock tl;dr: Most enterprise data teams face two opposing goals: enforce best practices with a software-engineering mindset, and empower internal stakeholders to work autonomously. Dagster Components unlocks the power to do both. Join Dagster live on April 16th as we introduce Components, the new standard for building maintainable, self-service data platforms.featured in #606
Drop-in UI Components And B2B Tools For Supabase
- Brian Morrison tl;dr: In this article, you'll learn how Supabase Auth is implemented before comparing how Clerk can be leveraged using the same defense in depth technology (RLS) while providing enhancements such as beautifully designed, drop-in UI components, one-click social sign on connections, and a suite of B2B tools to easily add multi-tenancy to your Supabase-powered applications.featured in #604
Visual-Focused Algorithms Cheat Sheet
tl;dr: A comprehensive guide to practical algorithms including: Selection Sort, Insertion Sort, Heap Sort, Quick Sort, Merge Sort, Tim Sort, Binary Search, DFS, BFS, Prim's, Kruskal's, Dijkstra's, Bellman-Ford, and more.featured in #602
What Makes Code Hard To Read: Visual Patterns Of Complexity
- Mark Griffin tl;dr: “I ended up figuring out what made this codebase so difficult to stick with, but it didn’t turn out to be what I expected (Cyclomatic Complexity). After doing a little reflection and research, it ended up being something more related to readability – something I didn’t have a lot of data on, but was curious to learn if there was objective terminology or common metrics.” Mark shares his observations.featured in #599
Is Kubernetes the Right Strategic Fit for Your Organization?
tl;dr: "Kubernetes is a powerful tool for scaling, automating, and optimizing your infrastructure—but is it right for your business? This short guide walks you through the key strategic factors to consider and a custom survey to help you decide before making the move. Get the guide today.”featured in #597
Validate Your SaaS Idea While Building An Audience
- Brian Morrison tl;dr: When used correctly, a waitlist isn't just a sign-up form - it's a powerful market research tool. Learn how to communicate directly with potential customers by integrating your waitlist with a newsletter, providing you a simple channel to inform your user of platform updates and to gather feedback about your product.featured in #596
Validate Your SaaS Idea While Building An Audience
- Brian Morrison tl;dr: In this guide, you'll learn how to validate market demand for your next SaaS idea before investing resources blindly. Using Clerk's <Waitlist /> component allows you to capture intent signal as you're building project awareness. Paired with a newsletter platform, you unlock the ability to keep interested parties up to date on progress, keeping them engaged and building anticipation ahead of your launch.featured in #592
How To Implement Google Authentication In Next.js 15
- Alex Booker tl;dr: Implementing Google Authentication in your Next.js application can significantly enhance user experience and security. This blog post provides a detailed, step-by-step guide on integrating Google Auth using Clerk, focusing on best practices and efficient implementation. Using such authentication processes can improve your app's reliability and user trust, allowing your team to focus on building core features.featured in #590