Introduction If you ever stumbled, lately, on a tech article talking about Super Apps, it would probably mention that they were first invented  in 1999, by Mike Lazaridis, the founder of Research in Motion (RIM), the manufacturer of the BlackBerry device. Mike has defined Super Apps  as applications which make use of all the BlackBerry resources available. From usage of notification pop ups, context menu integration right down to being able to access any application from within anywhere on the device. Deep integration across the…

In 2021, a rich set of data is the soil that empowers the business of all the Internet Giants (GAFAM, NATU, …). Meanwhile, traditional companies are striving to remain competitive. Therefore, the mandatory acceleration of their business goes through a massive digitalization of their operations and assets. Amongst the most valuable digital assets are the data. Big data’s promises are attractive. However, the “data” organizational unit is commonly separated from the core business in the wild. Even if many of those departments provide much effort…

When operating a product or building an infrastructure, it is normal to ask yourself the question "Is my application working well?" In general, it is common to have two answers in these kind of cases:  Use monitoring to check if the application is working properly. Set up an alerting system to be aware of possible problems in the system However, we rarely wonder if alarms are relevant in my specific context (ex: when a container restarts) or if the metrics on my pre-made dashboards will…

Or, how to invest then add value to your startup portfolio Translated from French by Natalie Schmitz. Original French article : Due diligence technique – sécuriser son investissement dans des startups IT Introduction While many companies are still reeling from the ongoing coronavirus crisis, startups are taking the hardest blows. The French government injected 4 billion euros into the sector to help keep them afloat. For BPIFrance, the talk of the season is on which horses to bet.   The pandemic has bred frailty and imposed…

Tl;dr In my experience, software developers’ skills regarding tasks in a terminal range from desperately slow to impressively swift. I believe that, for a large part, this is caused by an abundance of articles not discussing the real problems software developers are dealing with daily. Namely, how to feel productive on a terminal, after using omnipotent integrated software environments for so long. This article aims at bridging this gap by sharing carefully selected tips that can, in my opinion, dramatically increase the terminal productivity of…