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Enhancing service efficiency with Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)
Enhancing service efficiency with Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)
GenAI’s effect on workflow efficiency and RAG’s role in boosting productivity
YLD
Apr 5
Semantics and syntax in GenAI applications
Semantics and syntax in GenAI applications
YLD’s Head of Engineering, Sérgio Ramos on semantics, syntax, and LLM optimisation.
YLD
Mar 26
Unlocking Data Potential with Snowflake
Unlocking Data Potential with Snowflake
How YLD is using Snowflake: A better way to handle data
YLD
Mar 5
How to design user-friendly forms
How to design user-friendly forms
Chances are, at some point in your life, you’ve engaged with online forms — be it through a mobile app on your iOS or Android device, your…
YLD
Feb 29
Node.js databases: an embedded database using LevelDB
Node.js databases: an embedded database using LevelDB
Node.js has been designed to do quick and efficient network I/O. Its event-driven streams make it ideal to be used as a kind of smart…
YLD
Oct 24, 2016
ALTERNATIVES TO HTTP!
ALTERNATIVES TO HTTP!
In one of our latest articles we introduced and debugged HTTP/2. However we’ll be exploring some other alternatives to the HTTP protocol in…
YLD
Feb 8, 2017
React Component Profiling
React Component Profiling
YLD
Nov 25, 2016
NodeConf Barcelona 2015
21st November 2015 marked the Barcelona edition of the longest running community-driven Node.js conference. As part of the conference — the…
YLD
Nov 22, 2015
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The Myth of Minimalism as the Easy Option
The Myth of Minimalism as the Easy Option
It’s an increasingly touted notion that many digital products look alike. Despite a handful of short-lived visual trends like Maximalism…
YLD
Jan 29
All You Need to Know from My 12-Hour ViteConf23 Marathon
All You Need to Know from My 12-Hour ViteConf23 Marathon
A well-known quote by Tolstoy is that “the two most powerful warriors are patience and time”. And although I can say that I have the…
YLD
Oct 27, 2023
Championing Mental Wellbeing: A Personal Story
Championing Mental Wellbeing: A Personal Story
In our fast-paced world, where our lives are often an unending series of responsibilities and obligations, it’s all too common to neglect…
YLD
Oct 9, 2023
Design Dreams Fueled by Pizza and YLD’s Fireside Chat
Design Dreams Fueled by Pizza and YLD’s Fireside Chat
Among the sea of candidates fighting for a product design position, it’s only natural to wonder: How can I effectively allocate time…
YLD
Aug 8, 2023
Lorem Ipsum Is Dead… Long Live the AI
Lorem Ipsum Is Dead… Long Live the AI
Using placeholder text like “Lorem Ipsum” has been a common practice in the web development industry for years. While it serves the purpose…
YLD
Jul 13, 2023
Innovate or Die: Balancing Innovation and Risk in Technology
Innovate or Die: Balancing Innovation and Risk in Technology
High-level executives face a complicated technology landscape, and their strategic decisions can’t rely solely on standard frameworks.
YLD
May 5, 2023
Planet Scale and Vitess: A Technical Deepdive
Planet Scale and Vitess: A Technical Deepdive
The effortless solution for revamping your database management process and scaling data in the cloud.
YLD
Apr 14, 2023
Delivering Value to Clients through the “Strong Opinions, Weakly Held” Approach
Delivering Value to Clients through the “Strong Opinions, Weakly Held” Approach
Adapting to clients’ needs and goals to maximise value as a trusted technology partner.
YLD
Apr 12, 2023
Efficiency at its Best: How to Turn 1-Hour Builds into 1-Minute Builds
Efficiency at its Best: How to Turn 1-Hour Builds into 1-Minute Builds
Learn to reduce build times from 1 hour to 1 minute with Buck/Bazel build-system. Optimise builds, reuse code, and build in parallel.
YLD
Mar 28, 2023
ReactJS Girls #23
ReactJS Girls #23
After what felt like forever, ReactJS Girls, an award-winning community, returned to the scene for the first in-person meetup since 2020!
YLD
Mar 10, 2023
Design Systems London #6
Design Systems London #6
Our Design Systems London community got together for yet another fantastic meetup, bringing to the table some of the most hot topics on all…
YLD
Mar 6, 2023
Achieving Greater Heights with PlanetScale
Achieving Greater Heights with PlanetScale
Recently, one of our talented engineers, Elliott Coleman, took a deep dive into PlanetScale and its capabilities for scaling MySQL…
Christine Lasa
Jan 25, 2023
Mastering Ambidextrous Leadership: Leading with Both Hands
Mastering Ambidextrous Leadership: Leading with Both Hands
In the fast-paced tech world, it’s crucial to stay ahead of the curve and continuously innovate, but it’s not just all about keeping up…
Christine Lasa
Jan 20, 2023
A (Pizza) Slice On Starting Your Design Career
A (Pizza) Slice On Starting Your Design Career
A fireside pizza chat about design, portfolios, and working with clients between Experience Haus students and parts of the YLD design team.
Christine Lasa
Dec 15, 2022
YLD Recognised in Hired’s “2022 List of Top Employers Winning Tech Talent”
YLD Recognised in Hired’s “2022 List of Top Employers Winning Tech Talent”
Hired’s “What Top Tech Employers Do Differently: New Hiring Data to Win in 2023” report highlights the list of top companies successfully…
YLD
Dec 14, 2022
A POV Of A Product Manager
A POV Of A Product Manager
Debunking the myths about product managers, what they do, and how they shield their teams from unnecessary asks that consume their time.
Christine Lasa
Oct 13, 2022
If you’re not cultivating your relationships, then what are you doing?
If you’re not cultivating your relationships, then what are you doing?
YLD’s growth has been purely organic, and here’s the magic behind it.
YLD
Sep 2, 2022
Blockchain-as-a-Service
Blockchain-as-a-Service
Changing the way we do business.
YLD
Aug 26, 2022
If You Want To Attract and Retain More Women & Non-Binary People, Listen Up!
If You Want To Attract and Retain More Women & Non-Binary People, Listen Up!
And by this, we mean attracting and retaining women and non-binary people in tech!
YLD
Aug 22, 2022
Tattoos & Javascript feat. Design
Tattoos & Javascript feat. Design
A passion project called “Tat Me Up! founded by two talented brothers that allow users to create tattoos and apply them on 3D human models.
YLD
Aug 18, 2022
Bridging the Gap Between Design and Engineering
Bridging the Gap Between Design and Engineering
Here are some valuable processes to establish a universal language for software engineers and product designers for better collaboration.
Christine Lasa
Aug 16, 2022
4 Tips to Improve Web Accessibility
4 Tips to Improve Web Accessibility
It’s no surprise that the web has become the primary source of access to information, so removing barriers for everyone to access…
Christine Lasa
Aug 8, 2022
Serverless Computing first steps
Serverless Computing first steps
This is a translated and updated version of the article I published a few years ago, if you prefer you can read the outdated version in…
Eve Montalvão
May 11, 2022
We’re being lulled into a false sense of security.
We’re being lulled into a false sense of security.
We think that using a password manager, MFA, and suchlike make our accounts super secure. But is that really the case?
Joe Schofield
Nov 23, 2020
Two Years, Two Tips ✌🏼
Two Years, Two Tips ✌🏼
Letícia is our wonderful People and Operations Manager here at YLD and today she celebrates her 2 year working anniversary. To mark this…
Letícia Ferreira
Jul 16, 2020
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