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8/6/2024 by Houssem Eddine Zerrad

In the rapidly evolving world of API development, GraphQL has emerged as a game-changer for data fetching and manipulation. However, as applications grow in complexity, so do their data requirements. Enter the concept of Supergraphs—a transformative approach that enhances GraphQL's capabilities by enabling a unified schema across multiple services. In this article, we will explore what Supergraphs are, how they work, and why they are essential for modern application architecture.

3/24/2023 by Houssem Eddine Zerrad

GitHub recently announced the technical preview release of Copilot X, an upgraded version of its popular AI-powered coding assistant, Copilot. With Copilot X, developers can now take advantage of even more advanced features to streamline their workflow and boost productivity. Some of the new additions include voice-prompting, ChatGPT-like experience, Copilot for Pull Requests, and more.

3/5/2023 by Houssem Eddine Zerrad

Event-Driven Architecture (EDA) and Message-Driven Architecture (MDA) are two popular patterns for building distributed systems. While they share some similarities, they differ in their focus on events versus messages, state management, and level of abstraction. In this article, we explore the pros and cons of each architecture and when to use them.

2/27/2023 by Houssem Eddine Zerrad

Hugging Face and AWS partner to streamline AI development and make models more accessible. Hugging Face models are now available through AWS SageMaker, Trainium, and Inferentia, enabling users to take advantage of Hugging Face's cutting-edge NLP models. The partnership drives innovation in AI by making it easier to use and more widely available.

2/17/2023 by Houssem Eddine Zerrad

GitHub has upgraded Copilot with improved quality and responsiveness of its underlying Codex model. They have also implemented a new AI-based vulnerability filter that detects insecure code in your codebase and prevents vulnerable suggestions.

11/4/2022 by Houssem Eddine Zerrad

Python 3.11 has been released for public usage on October 3rd, 2022. This article explores the significant performance increases as well as the new features added to the language.