Asaf Zamir – Chief Technology Officer & AI/Cloud Consultant. Founder of CloudExpat, AZdev. Author of Coder to CTO.

As developers, we often come across scenarios in which we need to perform resource-intensive or time-consuming operations, like sending bulk emails or processing large amounts of data. These operations can slow down our applications and degrade the user experience if not handled correctly. That’s where task queues come in handy.

Over the past few years, Next.js, a powerful framework built on top of React, has emerged as a go-to solution for developers looking for high-performance, SSR (Server Side Rendering) apps. One area where Next.js really shines is its built-in image optimization feature, which can significantly enhance your web application’s performance.

In the wave of JavaScript frameworks and libraries, Vue.js has steadily been gaining popularity due to its simplicity and ease of use. It is a robust framework for building user interfaces and single-page applications. Let’s delve into a highly useful feature of Vue.js – dynamic component rendering.

When building a React app, there may come a time when you need to tweak the behavior of your application based on different environments. This might be in relation to API endpoints, feature toggles, or other configuration data. Here’s how to use Environment Variables to manage such configuration in a flexible and reliable manner.

For nearly a year now, I’ve had a side project in mind: creating a minimal version of Emacs with org-mode. This idea stemmed from my experience with Spacemacs, which, while intuitive, was plagued by sluggish performance. Finally, thanks to the assistance of ChatGPT, I was able to iterate and complete approximately 150 lines of Emacs configuration code, resulting in a lean and user-friendly org-mode client that suits my needs.