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Avoiding the soft delete anti-pattern (8 minute read)
Programmers hate deleting things, leading people to advocate for soft deletion, where instead of really deleting a record, you add a field that marks the record as deleted. This is generally a bad idea and there are a number of better ways to ensure access to old data. This article discusses why soft deletion is a problem and discusses several alternatives that may better meet the needs of developers.
May 13 | AI
OpenAI Confirms May 13 Event For âSome ChatGPT And GPT-4 Updates' (1 minute read)
OpenAI has announced a live stream event scheduled for May 13 to present updates related to ChatGPT and GPT-4, possibly including the launch of an AI-powered search engine.
May 13 | Webdev
Stack Overflow users sabotage their posts after OpenAI deal (4 minute read)
Stack Overflow users are upset about the site's new partnership with OpenAI, which will use Stack Overflow's content to train OpenAI's AI models. In protest, users are deleting or altering their posts, while Stack Overflow is banning them for doing so.
May 13 | DevOps
How to build your platform engineering team (6 minute read)
This article provides an in-depth analysis of platform engineering teams, outlining their roles, skills, and interactions with other stakeholders to drive successful platform initiatives.