Retrieval-augmented generation, or RAG, introduces some serious capabilities to your large language models (LLMs). These applications can answer questions about your specific corpus of knowledge, while leveraging all the nuance and sophistication of a traditional LLM. This tutorial will take you thr...

Learn why PubNub uses Tokenization and TF-IDF for channel pattern recognition instead of AI, balancing speed, privacy, and performance at scale.

Learn why PubNub uses Tokenization and TF-IDF for channel pattern recognition instead of AI, balancing speed, privacy, and performance at scale.

At GitHub, we’re committed to making our tools truly accessible for every developer, regardless of ability or toolset. The command line interface (CLI) is a vital part of the developer experience, and the GitHub CLI is our product that brings the power of GitHub to your terminal. When it comes to ac...

Technical documentation is a critical part of any software development environment. Clear, maintainable documentation empowers teams, boosts productivity, and preserves vital knowledge. Yet, keeping documentation accurate, consistent, and up-to-date can be challenging. Fortunately, there are effecti...

Yesterday, it was a very intense day. In Italy it was 1st of May, the workers holiday, so in the morning I went for a 4h walk in the Etna with friends Then at 6PM I was at home to release my blog post about the AGPL license switch, and I started following the comments, feedbacks, private messages, a...

Should we be generating Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers directly from existing API specs? MCP is designed to let AI agents like those in Claude, Cursor, and Windsurf interact with tools and APIs. So, can we just treat our existing REST APIs as the interface for LLMs and entirely codegen an MCP ...

Discover how PubNub Insights' channel pattern analytics help you boost user engagement, optimize retention, and spot real-time trends fast.

Discover how PubNub Insights' channel pattern analytics help you boost user engagement, optimize retention, and spot real-time trends fast.

Five months ago, I rejoined Redis and quickly started to talk with my colleagues about a possible switch to the AGPL license, only to discover that there was already an ongoing discussion, a very old one, too. Many people, within the company, had the feeling that the AGPL was a better pick than SSPL...

For many reasons—including scalability, flexibility, and modernization—more and more development teams are looking to migrate away from PostgreSQL to MongoDB. In the past, these teams might have been ... The post Migrating From PostgreSQL to MongoDB in a .NET EF Core Application appeared first on DE...

For many reasons—including scalability, flexibility, and modernization—more and more development teams are looking to migrate away from PostgreSQL to MongoDB. In the past, these teams might have been hesitant if they used Entity Framework Core (EF Core) as their object relational mapper (ORM). With ...

Check out the finer details of the more technical fixes implemented into Discord recently.

AI Flame Graphs are now open source and include Intel Battlemage GPU support, which means it can also generate full-stack GPU flame graphs for providing new insights into gaming performance, especially when coupled with FlameScope (an older open source project of mine). Here's an example of GZDoom, ...

The term ephemeral gets thrown around a lot in the database world, but what does it actually mean? In the context of database branches, it refers to something temporary, short-lived, and not meant to persist. That might sound odd because databases are usually the most permanent part of your stack. S...

Let’s face it: in the world of microservices, managing traffic and scaling workloads can feel like trying to catch a runaway train. You’re flying down the tracks at full speed, but if you’re not careful, things can get out of hand real quick. We’ve all been there — constantly battling the scale-up a...

This guide explains the foundations of taking payments

This guide explains the foundations of taking payments

Live commerce blends technology and entertainment to create engaging, personal, and highly effective shopping environments that drive sales at any point in the shopping journey.

Live commerce blends technology and entertainment to create engaging, personal, and highly effective shopping environments that drive sales at any point in the shopping journey.