By Sean McKay

Even if a programmer is very comfortable with their codebase and their technology, they won’t always be correct in determining what portions of the program are running slow. To that end, the first step for optimization with an existing system is profiling or measuring the code base. This ensures that the critical parts slowing down … Continued

By Ben Spencer

As the year rolls into May, the flowers are already blooming. Looking at the right field, you’ll see shades of purple abound. It’s timely that today we reflect on Ultra Violet, Pantone’s Color of the Year, and what it means to our work as creatives. The Pantone Color Institute proposes that “Complex and contemplative, Ultra … Continued

By Aravind Ravi

The GDPR law enforces a number of rules and regulations that dictate how organizations should handle the users’ personal information. We recently wrote a post about how to prepare for GDPR that provides a checklist that can help organizations be more compliant. A key aspect of GDPR implementation is to understand what actually needs to … Continued

By Steve Hulet

What is GDPR? We live in an age where the security of user data – what is both provided and collected – is becoming increasingly important. And measures are being taken to ensure that companies comply with best practices. On May 25th, 2018, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will go into effect. GDPR is … Continued

By Travis Luong

Tutorial: How to Create a Fuzzy Search-as-you-type Feature with Elasticsearch and Django Recently, I had to figure out how to implement a fuzzy search-as-you-type feature for one of our Django web APIs. I couldn’t find any comprehensive tutorial on how to build this specific feature, so I decided to combine multiple sources and document the … Continued