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Mappings don't carry meaning: Building a research agent that actually understands your data
AI-Native Engineering
AI Solutions
data
backend

Mappings don't carry meaning: Building a research agent that actually understands your data

Alfonso Graziano, Pasquale Carmine Carbone · 27 Aug 2026 · 15 min read
Terminal velocity: the shell tools that make Claude Code fly
AI-Native Engineering
devops
Security

Terminal velocity: the shell tools that make Claude Code fly

Giorgio Vilardo · 6 Aug 2026 · 19 min read
The one-line fix: re-anchoring agent safety with a Mastra processor
devops
AI Solutions

The one-line fix: re-anchoring agent safety with a Mastra processor

Pasquale Carmine Carbone · 22 Jul 2026 · 9 min read
Securing agentic workflows: the container approach
AI-Native Engineering
Ways of Working

Securing agentic workflows: the container approach

Claudio Masolo · 7 Jul 2026 · 8 min read
Slinging work instead of writing code
AI-Native Engineering
Ways of Working

Slinging work instead of writing code

Cian Clarke · 18 Jun 2026 · 7 min read
Stop onboarding. Start shipping: how to master legacy code in 20 minutes.
AI-Native Engineering

Stop onboarding. Start shipping: how to master legacy code in 20 minutes.

Carmine Sacco · 21 May 2026 · 8 min read
Soloper: compressing the development phase of a mobile-to-web port with GitHub Copilot
AI-Native Engineering
mobile
Frontend

Soloper: compressing the development phase of a mobile-to-web port with GitHub Copilot

Matteo Pietro Dazzi · 12 May 2026 · 10 min read
Why I'll never go back to vibe coding: A developer's case for spec-driven development
AI-Native Engineering

Why I'll never go back to vibe coding: A developer's case for spec-driven development

Umar Gora · 29 Apr 2026 · 4 min read
WebMCP: Turning web pages into tools for AI agents
AI Solutions
Frontend

WebMCP: Turning web pages into tools for AI agents

Ryan Roemer · 9 Apr 2026 · 12 min read
From AI prototype to production: how to build evals for reliable agents
AI Solutions

From AI prototype to production: how to build evals for reliable agents

Alfonso Graziano · 30 Mar 2026 · 10 min read
Why plan mode is not enough: better outcomes with spec-driven development
AI-Native Engineering
product

Why plan mode is not enough: better outcomes with spec-driven development

Luca Lanziani · 18 Mar 2026 · 4 min read
Designers and AI-native engineering: Building real products with BMAD and AI-driven IDEs
AI-Native Engineering
design

Designers and AI-native engineering: Building real products with BMAD and AI-driven IDEs

Nick Zafiropoulos · 25 Feb 2026 · 14 min read
Browser-based vector search: fast, private, and no backend required
AI Solutions
Frontend

Browser-based vector search: fast, private, and no backend required

Ryan Roemer · 10 Feb 2026 · 10 min read
Sideways, not upwards: Scaling frontend performance with k6 (and why hybrid wins)
Testing
Performance
Frontend

Sideways, not upwards: Scaling frontend performance with k6 (and why hybrid wins)

Raluca Chirila · 16 Dec 2025 · 10 min read
Implementing model context protocol (MCP): Tips, tricks and pitfalls
AI Solutions

Implementing model context protocol (MCP): Tips, tricks and pitfalls

Nearform · 10 Dec 2025 · 13 min read
Cursor vs. Copilot: What tool has the best planning mode?
AI-Native Engineering

Cursor vs. Copilot: What tool has the best planning mode?

Alfonso Graziano · 2 Dec 2025 · 9 min read
AI beyond the cloud: the current and future state of on-device generative AI
AI Solutions
mobile

AI beyond the cloud: the current and future state of on-device generative AI

Ruslan Bredikhin · 26 Nov 2025 · 5 min read
Architectural Debt: The AI tax you're already paying
AI Solutions

Architectural Debt: The AI tax you're already paying

Nearform · 3 Nov 2025 · 9 min read
Introducing Stoker - AI that reads tenders so you don’t have to
AI Solutions

Introducing Stoker - AI that reads tenders so you don’t have to

Nasir Raza · 30 Oct 2025 · 4 min read
Prompt management systems compared
AI Solutions

Prompt management systems compared

Daniel Li · 23 Oct 2025 · 7 min read
Is Pulumi a worthy contender in the IaC race? Part 3: Best practices and the verdict
cloud
devops

Is Pulumi a worthy contender in the IaC race? Part 3: Best practices and the verdict

Jeevanandham Poongavanam · 21 Oct 2025 · 5 min read
Lessons from crafting a Node.js MCP server
AI-Native Engineering
backend

Lessons from crafting a Node.js MCP server

Alfonso Graziano · 9 Oct 2025 · 9 min read
Introducing llm-splitter — a fast, lightweight, text chunker for embeddings, LLMs, and more!
AI Solutions

Introducing llm-splitter — a fast, lightweight, text chunker for embeddings, LLMs, and more!

Ryan Roemer · 7 Oct 2025 · 6 min read
Testing in the world of AI & ML
AI Solutions
Testing

Testing in the world of AI & ML

Joe Gray · 1 Oct 2025 · 6 min read
Testing LLM-based applications
AI Solutions
Testing

Testing LLM-based applications

Ludovico Besana · 26 Sept 2025 · 3 min read
Is Pulumi a worthy contender in the IaC race? Part 2: from chaos to clarity
cloud
devops

Is Pulumi a worthy contender in the IaC race? Part 2: from chaos to clarity

Jeevanandham Poongavanam · 11 Sept 2025 · 6 min read
Building intelligent search with Sanity embeddings and OpenAI
AI Solutions

Building intelligent search with Sanity embeddings and OpenAI

Stefan Redfield · 27 Aug 2025 · 5 min read
“Chekhov”: Live chat with your AI personas to unlock real product insights
AI Solutions
product

“Chekhov”: Live chat with your AI personas to unlock real product insights

Gaby Cook · 20 Aug 2025 · 4 min read
Is Pulumi a worthy contender in the IaC race? Part 1: The current landscape
cloud
devops

Is Pulumi a worthy contender in the IaC race? Part 1: The current landscape

Jeevanandham Poongavanam · 7 Aug 2025 · 5 min read
Stop losing filter state: Shareable URLs for AG grid with ag-grid-url-sync
Frontend

Stop losing filter state: Shareable URLs for AG grid with ag-grid-url-sync

Umar Gora · 30 Jul 2025 · 4 min read
Beyond prompt engineering: the shift to context engineering
AI Solutions

Beyond prompt engineering: the shift to context engineering

Eugen Tamasdan · 25 Jul 2025 · 3 min read
Figma’s new Grid auto-layout: What it does (and doesn’t yet do)
design

Figma’s new Grid auto-layout: What it does (and doesn’t yet do)

Barret Anspach · 27 Jun 2025 · 11 min read
An opinionated guide to software engineering principles and practices for mobile apps
mobile
Testing

An opinionated guide to software engineering principles and practices for mobile apps

Andrea Pacino, Sherrylene Gauci · 19 Jun 2025 · 12 min read
“Shift left”: Explaining the what, why and how
devops
Testing

“Shift left”: Explaining the what, why and how

Sathish Kumar Paramasivam · 5 Jun 2025 · 7 min read
Handling HTTP timeouts in Fastify
backend

Handling HTTP timeouts in Fastify

Manuel Spigolon · 29 May 2025 · 6 min read
Supercharging Playwright testing with MCP in VSCode + Copilot
AI-Native Engineering
Testing

Supercharging Playwright testing with MCP in VSCode + Copilot

Greg Duckworth · 22 May 2025 · 4 min read
Vibe coding is fun — until you have to ship at scale
AI-Native Engineering

Vibe coding is fun — until you have to ship at scale

Rosario Terranova · 14 May 2025 · 11 min read
Practical uses of Sanity AI Assist
AI Solutions

Practical uses of Sanity AI Assist

Rossen Ivanov K · 12 May 2025 · 6 min read
Open vs. closed: Navigating the critical LLM decision for enterprise AI
AI Solutions

Open vs. closed: Navigating the critical LLM decision for enterprise AI

Claudio Masolo · 24 Apr 2025 · 8 min read
Streamlining SonarQube deployment with Terraform: A secure, scalable solution
cloud
devops

Streamlining SonarQube deployment with Terraform: A secure, scalable solution

Marco Antonio Blanco · 17 Apr 2025 · 5 min read
Battle of the AI agents: Cursor vs. Copilot
AI-Native Engineering

Battle of the AI agents: Cursor vs. Copilot

Anthony Gubler · 7 Apr 2025 · 6 min read
Write your own queries
backend
Performance

Write your own queries

Matteo Pietro Dazzi · 27 Mar 2025 · 7 min read
Are AI outputs copyrightable? The US Copyright Office view
AI Solutions

Are AI outputs copyrightable? The US Copyright Office view

Siofra Flood · 20 Mar 2025 · 5 min read
Defect backlogs — why we don’t need them
Testing

Defect backlogs — why we don’t need them

13 Mar 2025 · 5 min read
The hidden complexities of Kubernetes autoscaling: Beyond the basics
cloud
devops

The hidden complexities of Kubernetes autoscaling: Beyond the basics

Alessandro Pio Ardizio · 6 Mar 2025 · 9 min read
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Testing
backend

Demystifying Node.js test runner assertions

27 Feb 2025 · 4 min read
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Open Source

Leveraging open source in 2025 and beyond: A business primer

20 Feb 2025 · 10 min read
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Open Source

A first-timer's experience of attending FOSDEM

James Milner · 18 Feb 2025 · 4 min read
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Testing

A sprint world without the testing column

13 Feb 2025 · 3 min read
Scaling a design system with Tailwind CSS
design
Frontend

Scaling a design system with Tailwind CSS

Melvin Chen · 6 Feb 2025 · 8 min read
A puzzle-style grid of computer-generated blocks
AI-Native Engineering
product
design

A guide to AI tools and workflows for product teams

Nick Zafiropoulos · 30 Jan 2025 · 7 min read
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mobile
Accessibility
Open Source

Accessibility made even easier: Introducing Nearform’s new modular, Expo-ready React Native AMA

Justin Mathew · 23 Jan 2025 · 5 min read
Observability lessons: Exploring your Alloy+Grafana Cloud setup
devops
cloud

Observability lessons: Exploring your Alloy+Grafana Cloud setup

Marco Musso · 14 Jan 2025 · 3 min read
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Frontend

React v19 has been officially released

9 Jan 2025 · 7 min read
Midscene.js: Assessing a natural language AI testing tool
Testing
AI Solutions

Midscene.js: Assessing a natural language AI testing tool

2 Jan 2025 · 9 min read
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data
cloud

Accelerate your enterprise’s access to data insights with lean data platforming

Kieran White · 19 Dec 2024 · 9 min read
Redefining Design: The Impact of AI on the Designer’s Role
design
AI-Native Engineering

Redefining Design: The Impact of AI on the Designer’s Role

Pouya Sayyedi · 6 Dec 2024 · 2 min read
Nearform tech experts attended Codemotion 2024: Read about their experiences
Open Source

Nearform tech experts attended Codemotion 2024: Read about their experiences

3 Dec 2024 · 5 min read
Managing Remote Teams
Ways of Working

Managing Remote Teams

Sam Blinde · 3 Dec 2024 · 9 min read
Automated Dependency Management: Why Leading Engineering Organizations Are Embracing It
devops
Security

Automated Dependency Management: Why Leading Engineering Organizations Are Embracing It

Coston Perkins · 22 Nov 2024 · 5 min read
Ranked Choice Voting: The Mobile Challenge
mobile
Frontend

Ranked Choice Voting: The Mobile Challenge

Barret Anspach · 19 Nov 2024 · 8 min read
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devops
Testing

Save time and increase reliability with customisable blueprint unit test templates for Helm charts

Iheanyi Onwubiko · 14 Nov 2024 · 7 min read
When and Why to Use Micro Frontend Architecture
Frontend

When and Why to Use Micro Frontend Architecture

Coston Perkins · 12 Nov 2024 · 9 min read
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design
product

4 pillars for crafting a design system for existing products

Nick Zafiropoulos · 7 Nov 2024 · 4 min read
Serverless Event-Driven APIs with AWS Kinesis
backend
cloud

Serverless Event-Driven APIs with AWS Kinesis

Brandon Konkle · 24 Oct 2024 · 14 min read
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AI-Native Engineering
Testing

A 5-stage guide to turbocharging the quality assurance process with generative AI

Aska Cloke · 17 Oct 2024 · 7 min read
Generics in Go and Effective Abstraction
backend

Generics in Go and Effective Abstraction

Brandon Konkle · 16 Oct 2024 · 8 min read
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Testing

Calling Software Test Engineers! Is it time to replace Nightwatch with Playwright?

Aska Cloke · 26 Sept 2024 · 6 min read
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design

Config 2024

Nearform Commerce · 5 Sept 2024 · 6 min read
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backend

How to implement video streaming with Fastify

Manuel Spigolon · 30 Aug 2024 · 6 min read
Rust vs Go: Which Is Right For My Team?
backend

Rust vs Go: Which Is Right For My Team?

Brandon Konkle · 29 Aug 2024 · 12 min read
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Frontend
Performance

Top tips from Nearform’s website performance optimisation checklist

Paul Negrutiu · 23 Aug 2024 · 5 min read
Timing and Talking: Lessons from Working with Screen Readers
Accessibility
design

Timing and Talking: Lessons from Working with Screen Readers

Barret Anspach · 15 Aug 2024 · 5 min read
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AI Solutions
backend

How to create a GenAI agent using Semantic Kernel

Marcelo Ferreira · 9 Aug 2024 · 8 min read
Keep It Simple: Language as a Tool for Designers and Users
design
Accessibility

Keep It Simple: Language as a Tool for Designers and Users

Barret Anspach · 8 Aug 2024 · 4 min read
Please Don’t Make Me Guess: A Design System Guide for Designers and Developers
design

Please Don’t Make Me Guess: A Design System Guide for Designers and Developers

Melvin Chen · 6 Aug 2024 · 4 min read
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mobile
Testing

Streamline your mobile testing with Maestro

Ludovico Besana · 2 Aug 2024 · 6 min read
Settings and Trust: Accessible Settings Design
design
Accessibility

Settings and Trust: Accessible Settings Design

Barret Anspach · 1 Aug 2024 · 2 min read
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cloud
devops

An introduction to cross-cloud access in managed Kubernetes clusters

Jeevanandham Poongavanam · 26 Jul 2024 · 12 min read
New Standards For A New Paradigm: Resolving Conflicts in Accessible Practices
mobile
Accessibility

New Standards For A New Paradigm: Resolving Conflicts in Accessible Practices

Barret Anspach · 23 Jul 2024 · 4 min read
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backend
data

Resume data replication in Postgres and Node.js

Manuel Spigolon · 19 Jul 2024 · 5 min read
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Testing
backend

Exploring if Bruno is a viable alternative API testing tool to Postman

Aska Cloke · 5 Jul 2024 · 5 min read
Empowering Users: Developing Accessible Mobile Apps using React Native
mobile
Accessibility

Empowering Users: Developing Accessible Mobile Apps using React Native

Eli Zibin · 2 Jul 2024 · 4 min read
What to Watch Out for When Improving an Existing Sanity Instance
backend

What to Watch Out for When Improving an Existing Sanity Instance

Eliza Hubbard, Sarah Michelle Egan · 27 Jun 2024 · 3 min read
Tailored Touches: Elevating Mobile User Engagement
mobile

Tailored Touches: Elevating Mobile User Engagement

Keith Luchtel · 26 Jun 2024 · 3 min read
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Open Source

Nearform's open source workshops

Marco Ippolito · 25 Jun 2024 · 4 min read
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devops
cloud
Security

OPA policy-based testing of Helm charts

Iheanyi Onwubiko · 21 Jun 2024 · 4 min read
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devops

The Pragmatic Programmer’s Guide to Github CLI

Sawyer Burnett · 18 Jun 2024 · 10 min read
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AI Solutions
data

Revolutionising business data management with Nearform's generative AI: Introducing the pgRAG AI accelerator

Cristian Barlutiu · 14 Jun 2024 · 4 min read
Balancing Flexibility and Structure in Content Strategy Implementation
product
backend

Balancing Flexibility and Structure in Content Strategy Implementation

Eliza Hubbard · 11 Jun 2024 · 5 min read
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AI Solutions
data

Improving the accuracy of LLM responses with GraphRAG

Bilal Shareef · 6 Jun 2024 · 10 min read
Typesafe Data Layers with Fuse.js by Stellate
Frontend
backend

Typesafe Data Layers with Fuse.js by Stellate

Sarah Michelle Egan · 4 Jun 2024 · 3 min read
Seamless Transitions: From Native to React Native
mobile

Seamless Transitions: From Native to React Native

Eli Zibin · 4 Jun 2024 · 3 min read
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backend

Milo: A new HTTP parser for Node.js

Paolo Insogna · 30 May 2024 · 4 min read
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backend
data

Real-time data replication in Postgres and Node.js

Manuel Spigolon · 23 May 2024 · 7 min read
Native Capabilities Your Website Can’t Have
mobile

Native Capabilities Your Website Can’t Have

Rob Walker · 21 May 2024 · 4 min read
Prioritizing People: Crafting Human-Centered Design in Technology
design

Prioritizing People: Crafting Human-Centered Design in Technology

Sam Sherman · 17 May 2024 · 5 min read
Enhancing the CMS Admin User Experience in Sanity
design

Enhancing the CMS Admin User Experience in Sanity

Eliza Hubbard · 15 May 2024 · 5 min read
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backend

Node.js release schedule explained

Marco Ippolito · 14 May 2024 · 3 min read
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design

A Rare Interview With A Designer who Designs Command-line Interfaces

Scott Skender, Gaby Cook · 13 May 2024 · 3 min read
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backend

How Node.js is helping you survive the IPv6 era

Paolo Insogna · 10 May 2024 · 4 min read
Design Token Sample Structure - #00E5A4 to primary-500 to contextual names (background-action, and text-highlight)
design

Navigating Design Tokens: Strategies for Team Success

Christy Presler · 25 Apr 2024 · 6 min read
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backend

Node.js 22: The future of server-side JavaScript

Marco Ippolito · 23 Apr 2024 · 5 min read
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design
Frontend

Harmonizing Design and Development: The Power of Mirrored Components

Christy Presler · 22 Apr 2024 · 3 min read
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backend

An NPM package to simplify GraphQL relay-style pagination

Luke Jones · 12 Apr 2024 · 5 min read
Customize your Sanity Studio UI with Sanity Sutdio Themer
design

Customize your Sanity Studio UI with Sanity Studio Themer

Alex Swanson · 2 Apr 2024 · 3 min read
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backend
Performance

Understanding memory management in JavaScript: Garbage collection and more

Siddharth Gelera · 22 Mar 2024 · 8 min read
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Agile changed the world. Now it's AI-native engineering’s turn
AI-Native Engineering

Agile changed the world. Now it's AI-native engineering’s turn

Jeremy Vianna · 16 Apr 2026 · 5 min read
The death of the ‘decision committee’: Moving to AI-native governance
AI Strategy & Leadership

The death of the ‘decision committee’: Moving to AI-native governance

Ciarán Cosgrave · 22 Apr 2026 · 4 min read