Documenting code, one commit at a time.
The landing project aims to provide a public-facing website. We've been working on improving its search engine optimization (SEO). This ensures the site is easily discoverable and receives explicit indexing signals on every crawlable page.
The recent updates focused on adding meta robots directives to control indexing and following behavior, canonical URLs to avoid duplicate content issues,
Recent code reviews have highlighted several opportunities to improve the robustness, performance, and maintainability of our application's reporting queries. These changes focus on ensuring data consistency, optimizing query execution, and adhering to coding standards.
We addressed an issue where facades (like File
This post summarizes recent code review findings and improvements made to a database migration script within our application. The focus is on enhancing both performance and code quality through addressing issues ranging from index usage to data consistency and coding style.
A critical issue identified was the absence of explicit facade imports.
Improving the way we audit code changes is crucial for maintaining security and stability in our applications. Recently, we transitioned from feeding raw Git diffs directly to our AI analysis tools to using structured summaries. This shift significantly enhances auditability and reduces the risk of exposing sensitive information.
Sending raw diffs to AI models
This post delves into a practical approach for creating flexible UI components that seamlessly adapt to various themes within an application. We'll explore how to avoid hardcoded styles and instead leverage style variables to ensure consistent visual appearance across different themes.
In many applications, UI components are initially developed with a specific
We've recently enhanced the user experience within our application by integrating LinkedIn login and registration, specifically aimed at simplifying the recommendation flow. This post details the changes and the reasoning behind them.
Previously, recommenders needed a GitHub account, which added friction to the process.
In today's remote work landscape, video calls have become a ubiquitous part of our daily routines. To enhance the visual appeal and branding consistency of our video meetings, we've introduced custom background assets.
Generic backgrounds can be distracting or lack a professional touch. By providing tailored background images, we aim to:
In user interface design, a common challenge is guiding users towards key actions without overwhelming them with options. A recent update to our application's /earn page focused on streamlining the initial user experience by replacing multiple call-to-action (CTA) buttons with a single, unified registration button.
Having separate buttons for "Login" and
Sometimes, during development, placeholder values can inadvertently slip into the final application. This post discusses how we addressed such an issue in our vlog index page, specifically focusing on unresolved :app_name placeholders.
Unresolved placeholders are problematic because they present a poor user experience and can sometimes expose internal
This post discusses recent improvements made to the theme preview functionality in our application. The focus was on optimizing the user experience by reducing the preview size and removing unnecessary UI elements.
A key area of improvement was reducing the size of the theme preview. A smaller preview renders faster, especially on devices with
