PinnedAlfred Yanginfinnovate.ioHow to keep React components smallAs a rule of thumb for our team at Finnovate.io, if a React component has more than 200 lines of code, then it is too big. Big components…Jun 12, 20226Jun 12, 20226
Alfred Yanginfinnovate.ioCombine .distinct with Mongo aggregation to find documents more quicklyThis post is an extension of my previous article on optimizing $lookup performance in Mongo.Jan 17Jan 17
Alfred Yanginfinnovate.ioHow startups should approach AIThe terms “AI” and machine learning get thrown around recklessly in the startup community. Every other startup claims that they have a…Dec 7, 2023Dec 7, 2023
Alfred Yanginfinnovate.ioWhy we never use z-indexHave you ever added a CSS z-index to a div just to find out (a few days later) that your div is showing up in unexpected places? This is…Jul 27, 20235Jul 27, 20235
Alfred Yanginfinnovate.ioWhy we ditched story pointsI have long been a believer of iterative software development. Finnovate.io has delivered 100+ project leveraging an agile approach, but…Jan 12, 2023Jan 12, 2023
Alfred Yanginfinnovate.ioHow to increase Mongo aggregation $lookup performanceMongo aggregation is incredibly useful for running complex data queries. However carelessly written aggregations can lead to poor…Sep 18, 20221Sep 18, 20221
Alfred Yanginfinnovate.ioSetting a static IP address to an Elastic Beanstalk instanceHave you ever had to white list your server’s IP address in an external service (like a database service), but your server’s IP address…Apr 5, 20224Apr 5, 20224
Alfred Yanginfinnovate.ioImmutable data structures in gamesAs a development team that works with JavaScript every day, we have learned to enjoy the benefits of immutable data structures…Feb 9, 2022Feb 9, 2022
Alfred Yanginfinnovate.ioCommon performance bottlenecks in a web application serverUh-oh, your web application is struggling to serve a growing volume of traffic and user demands. What is the first thing that comes to…Jan 12, 2022Jan 12, 2022
Alfred Yanginfinnovate.ioWhat to unit test in a React AppThis article isn’t about how to unit test a React app, it’s about what to unit test in a React app.Dec 8, 2021Dec 8, 2021