A sluggish ASP.NET page with 3,850 checkboxes was taking 38 seconds to load. By collaborating with Claude Code and shifting to client-side rendering, load times dropped to just 1.5 seconds โ a 25ร performance boost. Hereโs how AI-assisted refactoring transformed the page and the development process.
Artificial intelligence isnโt just changing how we write codeโitโs transforming how we think about creativity in development. In this post, I revisit the playful spirit of early programming through a series of AI-assisted experiments using ChatGPT, GitHub Copilot, and JavaScript Canvas on CodePen. Along the way, I uncover practical lessons for developers on using AI to accelerate learning, inspire exploration, and rekindle the joy of creative coding…
Remember when blockchain was going to change everything? Now AI is the trend dominating every conversationโbut some of the most effective programming ideas have been around for decades. This post examines one of COBOLโs lesser-known yet highly practical features: the 88-level field. Far more than a simple boolean, 88-level fields provide a clear, maintainable way to describe data conditions, enforce business rules, and streamline initialization. Through real-world examples, youโll see how this feature can reduce complexity, eliminate hard-coded values, and make logic more expressiveโdemonstrating that sometimes proven tools from โoldโ languages still have lessons worth applying today.
Itโs common to face challenges around long-running workflows, state management, and resiliency when youโre building cloud-native applications. Traditional approaches like background services or message queues might work sometimes, but they often require a lot of โglue codeโ and custom retry logic. This entails not only more work up-front for the developer, but also more maintenance in the long run.
Thatโs where Azure Durable Functions come in.
Deploying a mobile app is often more difficult than building it. In this guide, we simplify the confusing, often poorly documented process of deploying a Flutter app for internal testing. Learn step-by-step how to distribute your app through Google Play Internal Release and Apple TestFlight, so real-world testers can start using your app sooner.