Introduction

This post explores how to enhance the automatic generation of LinkedIn banner images by including technology badges and a portfolio URL. This provides a richer, more informative visual representation for professional profiles.

Problem

Previously, the generated LinkedIn banner image only contained the person's name and position. This lacked context about their technical

This post details a small but important change in how we generate content for sharing on LinkedIn, focusing on aligning the tone with the platform's user experience.

The Goal

The primary goal was to shift the voice of automatically generated LinkedIn share posts to a first-person perspective. Since the posts are published from the user's profile, using "I" instead of third-person references

Introduction

We recently added a "Share on LinkedIn" feature to our landing page project, devlog-ist/landing. The goal was to increase user engagement and expand the reach of user portfolios by enabling seamless sharing on LinkedIn. This post details the implementation process, covering AI-powered post generation, direct publishing via the LinkedIn API, and considerations for different user

Improving the accuracy and scope of technology detection is crucial for generating relevant and informative content. A recent update introduces rule-based technology detection, significantly expanding our ability to identify the technologies involved in code changes. This enhancement allows for more precise tagging and categorization of blog posts, benefiting both content creators and readers.

Introduction

We've recently refined our technology tag generation process within our internal systems. This enhancement focuses on ensuring that tags accurately reflect the technologies demonstrably present in the data, avoiding the inclusion of tangentially related or inferred technologies.

Introduction

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.

Addressing Potential Issues

Explicit Facade Imports

We addressed an issue where facades (like File

Introduction

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.

Addressing Facade Imports

A critical issue identified was the absence of explicit facade imports.

In software development, a robust workflow is crucial for maintaining code quality and minimizing potential issues. Recently, we've focused on refining our development process to incorporate more rigorous code review practices, specifically before finalizing changes.

The Importance of Early Code Review

Integrating a 'dev:code-review' step earlier in the workflow offers several key advantages:

This post details how we streamlined our content generation process to improve security, consistency, and maintainability.

The Challenge

Previously, our application used separate code paths for generating content based on user prompts versus automatic generation. This divergence led to inconsistencies in security auditing, resource management, and error handling.

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.

The Problem: Unresolved Placeholders

Unresolved placeholders are problematic because they present a poor user experience and can sometimes expose internal