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Five worthy reads: Understanding low-code/no-code AI: App development simplified

Five worthy reads is a regular column on five noteworthy items we’ve discovered while researching trending and timeless topics. This week, we will delve into low-code/no-code AI, its potential, and how it can facilitate application development. In a world that is advancing technologically, AI could be one of the greatest things the internet industry has ever witnessed. We have heard so much about AI over the past decade as it has increasingly been deployed in various sectors.

Avoiding Scope Creep: Strategies for Keeping Your Project on Track

In the dynamic world of project management, one of the most challenging obstacles that project managers face is scope creep. It's an insidious problem that can derail even the most well-planned projects, leading to delays, cost overruns, and diminished team morale. This article aims to provide practical strategies to help project managers effectively navigate and control scope creep, ensuring their projects stay on track.

Growth of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central

Last year's Directions EMEA event for Microsoft Dynamics 365 partners, held in Lyon, has once again showcased the remarkable growth of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central and its partner ecosystem. Microsoft and its partners are on a clear trajectory towards making Dynamics 365 Business Central the world's premier ERP solution for small and medium-sized businesses.
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Ensuring software quality with integration testing

Before the Raygun API limited release last year, we'd been consistently receiving requests for a public API for a long time, to provide a way for our customers to access their Raygun data programmatically. We're now proud to say we're providing a public API with a range of endpoints, but it took us a lot of planning and development to get here! In this post, I'd like to take you back to the beginning of development on our big API project. Specifically, I want to walk through the pivotal decisions we made around testing when we started development on the project, and how (and why) these have paid off.

DronaHQ for Building Monitoring Applications With InfluxDB 3.0

DronaHQ is a cloud-based platform designed to simplify the process of building and deploying business applications. It serves as a low-code development environment, enabling users—even those with limited technical expertise—to create custom applications quickly and efficiently. The platform offers a range of tools and features, including drag-and-drop interfaces, pre-built templates, and integrations with various databases and APIs.

Where Does Honeycomb Fit in the Software Development Lifecycle?

“Mommy, where does software come from?” “Software grows in a circle, just like this!” The software development lifecycle (SDLC) is always drawn as a circle. In many places I’ve worked, there’s no discernable connection between “5. Operate” and “1. Plan.” However, at Honeycomb, there is. More on that later.

A Beginner's Guide to Structured Logging

Structured logging is a methodical approach to log management in software development, often utilizing JSON or key-value pairs. This method enhances the comprehensibility and analytical efficiency of log data, particularly in complex and distributed system environments. Unlike unstructured logs, which lack a defined format, structured logs adhere to a standardized layout, facilitating streamlined analysis and troubleshooting.

How We Fixed a Big Memory Problem on an App Server written in C++

In server management, high memory utilization is more than just a metric; it’s like a lighthouse signaling potential performance degradation, service disruption, and, in severe cases, complete system downtimes. Here we delve into a recent incident involving an App Server for one of our customers, which underscores the criticality of proactive monitoring, swift incident response, and strategic problem resolution.