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IntroductionThe post outlines best practices for dealing with retry techniques in AWS DynamoDB, focusing on optimizing resource accessibility, effectively calculating sufficient items for operations, and utilizing auto-scaling for capacity management. These strategies aim to ensure better performance and responsiveness in handling requests to the database. Key PointsExponential backoff retry is recommended as a method to manage request failures in AWS DynamoDB.It is crucial to calculate the exact number of items needed for operations to avoid unnecessary load on the database.Setting up auto-scaling can dynamically adjust capacity units based on demand, optimizing performance and co

The ISTQB Foundation Level (FL) certification is a valuable milestone for anyone pursuing a career in software testing. It provides a solid grounding in fundamental testing principles and practices, making it a key certification for beginners and seasoned professionals alike. If you’re preparing for the ISTQB FL exam, here are some essential tips and tricks to help you navigate your study journey and boost your chances of success.

Psychology plays a crucial role in software development by influencing team dynamics, communication, and productivity. Understanding psychological principles helps in fostering a collaborative and supportive environment, which can enhance motivation and reduce stress among team members. Effective leadership and empathy contribute to better conflict resolution and decision making. Additionally, recognizing individual strengths and promoting a growth mindset can lead to more innovative and efficient problem solving.

When it comes to database migrations the policy of Rails is apparent. It’s all about altering the database structure with gradual migration files: “Migrations are a convenient way to alter your database schema over time consistently and easily.” But, what about data migrations? What’s the best way to write, maintain, and run migrations that alter the data in your production database?

Learning a programming language is like picking up a new instrument. There's rhythm, there are rules, and if you practice enough, you can make some beautiful scripts. Among the many programming languages I've tackled, Ruby has a special place. It's not just useful but also beautifully logical and straightforward. I've recently achieved two big milestones of any Ruby programmer: the Ruby Association Certified Ruby Programmer Silver and Gold version 3 exams. In this article, I'll take you through my adventures with these exams—the challenges I faced, the resources that helped me, and the strategies I used to pass. If you're new to programming or looking to get certified in Ruby, I hope my journey can light the way and show you what to expect and how to prepare for success.

This article provides a step-by-step guide on how to create your own gem in Ruby. It covers the necessary tools and techniques required to package and distribute your Ruby code as a gem. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced Ruby developer, this article will help you understand the process of gem creation and empower you to share your code with the Ruby community.

Hello everyone, I'm Alex - Frontend Engineer from FixedCost team at MFV. In today's discussion, we'll explore the powerful combination of VueJS with InertiaJS.

Hello everyone, I'm Lucia, a QA engineer from the Stampless team. Our team's product is Cloud Contract. In addition to the traditional manual input for applying and concluding contracts, we also enable users to store and manage their paper contracts on our website. We offer a range of features to support this functionality, one of which is the CSV import feature.

As the database is growing bigger, there is a higher chance for latency and low efficiency to come into consideration. The heavy workload should not be handled by one main database anymore. Instead, a database replica is designed to cover and divide the workload into small pieces. In this article, we will have a brief understanding of replica and how it solves our database problems.