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

In the forever complex world of software development, diagrams serve as vital tools for visualization, planning, and communication. However, the traditional approach to diagram creation often results in static images that are difficult to update and maintain alongside dynamic codebases. Addressing this challenge, an innovative hybrid method utilizing PlantUML (PUML) for complex state diagrams and Graphviz for simpler illustrative diagrams emerges, is an efficient and long-term solution.

As a developer constantly on the lookout for ways to streamline application deployment and management, I’ve found the marriage between the Serverless framework and Cloudflare’s capabilities to be a match made in the cloud. Below, I walk through the process of deploying a serverless function on Cloudflare with tangible code examples, demonstrating how this powerful duo can make your development process more efficient.

The following is a rant about a basic HTML element that is in sore need for modernization. In the dynamic and ever-evolving landscape of web development, certain elements seem frozen in time, reminiscent of technologies that have stubbornly resisted change. Among these, the HTML <select> element stands out – a relic, akin to the bulky printers of the modern office, functional yet frustratingly archaic.

In the fiercely competitive world of Infrastructure as Code (IaC), a drama unfolds as Hashicorp turns its back on Open Source. This results in an immediate fork to Terraform, the dominant cross-cloud IAC tool. The OpenTofu project is created in an effort to provide an Open Source alternative that supports Terraform’s ingenious way of managing cloud infrastructure.

On August 20th, 2011, Marc Andreessen of Andreessen Horowitz published an article titled “Why Software Is Eating the World”. Today, over 12 years later, it’s clear that any venture that seeks to innovate needs a highly skilled Chief Technology Officer to drive their technical roadmap forward. But what if hiring a full-time CTO is out of reach? Enter the Fractional CTO – a flexible, efficient, and budget-friendly solution. Here’s why a Fractional CTO could be just what your company needs: