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

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.

The Problem

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.

The Problem

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.

The Problem: One Size Doesn't Fit All

Previously, a single "random mode"

Sometimes, the most challenging bugs are not in the core logic, but in the tooling around it. Recently, while working on the diagram rendering service for a project, I encountered an issue where invalid Mermaid syntax would cause the entire process to hang. Here's how I tackled it.

The Problem

The diagram rendering service, used for generating visualizations, relied on an external script to

Introduction

Ensuring consistent code quality and documentation can be a challenge. One area where consistency is crucial is in the generation of diagrams for technical documentation. This post discusses how we've improved the consistency and validity of Mermaid diagrams generated as part of our technical writing process for the devlog-ist/landing project, which provides a landing page for

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.