Link List July
Welcome to August! The light is already leaning towards late summer and temperatures are making us sweat. Time for some refreshing links!
We've just built another small SaaS (Software as a Service) thingy and it's running in test mode currently. We used our trusty NodeJS template and frontend stack that we consider to be a very solid base. Funny how you stumble upon an article like this one, only to find out there are some overlaps with what we're doing. If you're interested in the topic, here are some interesting reads:
If your service is running slow under load and you need a boost, this article might be just what might help you. It's got a list of NPM libraries that can speed up your services:
If everything else is failing and you're dealing with downtime, at least you should know about it, don’t you? This tool is like a watchdog for your services – it keeps an eye on them for you with (relatively) moderate prices:
When things go wrong, make sure to inform your users properly. It starts with error messages that don't just disappear into thin air but actually inform the users so they know what to do:
https://wix-ux.com/when-life-gives-you-lemons-write-better-error-messages-46c5223e1a2f
Still having issues? No worries, AI will take care of everything soon and we can finally focus on our true passion: pottery! Why this might happen is explained in Aki Ranin's article: