Examining Notion's Backend Architecture

Notion, a leading productivity and note-taking platform, has gathered a dedicated user base exceeding 30 million users globally. In this post, we will explore the intricate technical architecture supporting Notion's platform, enabling seamless support for millions of concurrent users.

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How much software developers make in 2024?

In this post, we will review software engineers’ salaries in the US at the beginning of 2024 and answer the following questions: What is the average salary of a software engineer? How do qualifications and years of experience affect the compensation? What are the most lucrative domains for software engineers? What to know when looking for a job in the current market?

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AWS Lambda Deployment Options

When it comes to deploying AWS Lambda functions, there is more than one way to get the job done. In this post we will explore available methods for deploying code to Lambda functions and find out when it is more appropriate to use each method.

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GitHub Copilot High-Level Overview

GitHub Copilot is an artificial intelligence tool that attempts to speed up the process of coding by generating snippets of code while typing. It is essentially a super-powered code completion tool.

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What is BitTorrent, how does it work and what can it be used for?

BitTorrent is a communication protocol that allows downloading and sharing large files over the Internet without relying on the presence of a centralized server to store shared files.

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7 practical ways ChatGPT and artificial intelligence can help software engineers to become more productive

ChatGPT is a new AI-powered chatbot that was launched as a prototype on November 30, 2022. In this post we will look into practical applications of the new chatbot for software engineers and talk about AI’s weak points.

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Exception handling: Are exceptions in C#, C++ and Java too slow?

There is a disagreement among software engineers about using exceptions. Some engineers are convinced that throwing exceptions is very slow and expensive...

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Tor Browser vs. VPN

In this post we will compare virtual private network services and the Tor Browser and find out which one will be the right choice for your needs...

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Best practices for multi-column indexes in relational databases

Multi-column indexes are more complex compared to single-column indexes and therefore require extra attention when defining them. Here are the best practices for creating and working with such indexes...

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Programming languages used at Google

There is an incredible number of programming languages used by software engineers and scientists around the world...

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How to track prices of Amazon Kindle books from Windows command line

In this article, we are going to show you how to track the prices of Amazon Kindle books using the Price Tracker command line tool for Windows.

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Announcing Price Tracker

Price Tracker By Relbis Labs - An easy to use command-line price tracking tool

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