Introduction Have you ever considered the performance implications of converting collections to arrays in Java? It's a common task; your chosen method can impact your application's efficiency. In this article, I will explore different approaches to toArray(), benchmark their performance, and determi...

Edge functions can be used for workloads outside the request-response lifecycle

Warp isn’t just a modern terminal—it’s also a thriving community of developers who value tools that help them work smarter and faster. With the launch of our refreshed World of Warp branding, we’re excited to introduce a revamped referrals program, complete with updated swag rewards designed exclusi...

With a 13 billion year head start on evolution, why haven’t any other forms of life in the universe contacted us by now?(Arrival is a fantastic movie. Watch it, but don’t stop there – read the Story of Your Life novella it was based on

AWS Lambda is pretty awesome. Serverless “Functions as a Service” where you can deploy code without worrying about servers, scaling, or infra. Well, that’s the dream. The reality can be a bit nearer earth, especially when Lambda bumps up against other services, say databases. This isn’t Lambda’s fau...

Manage and control a global fleet of IoT devices in real-time with PubNub

Manage and control a global fleet of IoT devices in real-time with PubNub

An evolution of how we approach AI within the Supabase dashboard

tl;dr: If your app doesn’t store SoundCloud access tokens outside of the context of a user’s client (i.e. a database) the following should…

tl;dr: If your app doesn’t store SoundCloud access tokens outside of the context of a user’s client (i.e. a database) the following should…

Launching OrioleDB Public Alpha

One of my favorite hobbies is tweaking my website. I've updated the design countless times thoughout the decade (!) of this site's existence…

One of my favorite hobbies is tweaking my website. I've updated the design countless times thoughout the decade (!) of this site's existence…

AI doesn’t diminish creativity—it amplifies it. Toptal designers reveal how Adobe Firefly’s tools, like Generative Fill and Text to Vector Graphic, elevate your work and client results.

We recently launched Neon RLS to simplify Postgres authorization with row-level security.  If you’ve been reading our posts, tutorials, or READMEs on the subject, you’ll have come across three little letters: JWT. This whole world seems to run on JWTs–so what are they? JWTs, or JSON Web Tokens to gi...

Here’s a niche terminal problem that has bothered me for years but that I never really understood until a few weeks ago. Let’s say you’re running this command to watch for some specific output in a log file: tail -f /some/log/file | grep thing1 | grep thing2 If log lines are being added to the file ...

Over the past decade, my work has centred on partnering with teams to build ambitious products for the web across both desktop and mobile. This has provided a ring-side seat to a sweeping variety of teams, products, and technology stacks across more than 100 engagements. While I'd like to be spendin...

The best map customizations to make your maps fit your website or app design

A short reflection on side projects, and how I do them.

We just launched the Schema Diff GitHub Action, a tool that simplifies schema migrations by automatically tracking schema changes as a comment in your pull requests. Check out our docs for step-by-step instructions to get started. Neon branches are great for many things, but testing schema changes h...

Which tool should you choose? From reusable components and real-time collaboration to voice prototyping and developer handoff, a UI/UX expert weighs the features of the leading UI design platforms to help you select the best tool for your project.

Discover how Pavilion CEO Sam Jacobs is helping thousands of GTM executives redefine success through community, education, and principle-led leadership. In this episode of the Executive Guidance podcast, Jacobs joins Jeff Gangemi, Toptal’s Growth and Digital Marketing Practice Lead, to discuss the c...

As Java developers, we often face the challenge of handling very large datasets within the constraints of the Java Virtual Machine (JVM). When the heap size grows significantly—often beyond 32 GB—garbage collection (GC) pause times can escalate, leading to performance degradation. This article explo...