Documenting code, one commit at a time.
We're embarking on the development of SimplexAPI, a new project aimed at simplifying API interactions. This initial phase focuses on setting up the project structure and defining the core components that will drive the API.
The initial commit lays the groundwork for the entire API. While specific details are not yet implemented, the focus is on:
The devlog-ist/landing project focuses on creating landing pages. Recently, we tackled a performance bottleneck during the LinkedIn publishing process. The issue arose from sending large base64 encoded images directly within the publish request, leading to 413 errors from Nginx due to exceeding the maximum request size.
LinkedIn's API has limits on request size. Sending a
The devlog-ist/landing project focuses on creating landing pages and managing content for various platforms. This post details the addition of an independent LinkedIn random mode for post generation.
Previously, the application used a single random mode toggle that controlled whether random post examples and prompts were used across all platforms.
When developing tools for content generation, flexibility is key. A recent update to the devlog-ist/landing project focuses on providing more granular control over how content is generated for different platforms. Specifically, we've decoupled the random mode setting for LinkedIn from the portfolio's random mode.
Previously, a single "random mode"
This update introduces an enhanced referral program with tiered commissions, seamless Dev.to integration, and updated terms and conditions to reflect these changes.
The referral program has been expanded with the addition of a dedicated landing page, complete with details about the program, commission rates, and automated tools.
This article discusses a common issue in applications using GitHub OAuth for authentication: inadvertently overwriting a user's existing token with one that has fewer permissions. We'll explore how to ensure the application preserves the user's original, broader-scoped token when requesting narrower scopes during subsequent logins.
Many applications use GitHub
Modern e-commerce platforms often leverage promotional codes to drive sales and enhance customer experience. Integrating these codes seamlessly into the checkout flow is crucial for maximizing their effectiveness.
A well-designed checkout process should provide a clear and intuitive way for users to apply promotion codes.
Making content easily discoverable for AI search engines is crucial for broader reach. Here's how we improved the accessibility of our tenant portfolio content.
Our primary objective was to enable AI search engines to easily discover and consume tenant portfolio content. This involved providing machine-readable endpoints that expose content in a structured and easily parsable manner.
When dealing with multi-tenant applications, handling tenant removal gracefully is crucial for user experience and data integrity. This post discusses a strategy for tenant dissolution with a focus on minimizing disruption and providing users with options.
In a multi-tenant system, deleting a tenant can have significant implications for its users.
We recently encountered a peculiar font rendering issue in our application where CSS font-family declarations within <style> tags were being improperly escaped. This resulted in the browser ignoring the intended font styles. Here's how we diagnosed and resolved the problem.
When using Blade's {{ }} syntax to output the font-family CSS property, single quotes within the font
