Lydia Cho

AI for Developers

Lessons from Running Computer Vision Models in Production

One might think computer vision models are supposed to be easy to put into production. There are whole companies built on that promise.

AI for Developers

Split between support for a SaaS project and spearheading an IoT project, I took 2 different approaches: traditional coding vs. low code.

AI for Developers

LLMs and an AI Code Editor like Cursor are still a benefit to my growth, but I'm not ready for the LLM to take the joy of my job just yet.

JavaScript

With Promise.all, a bundle can be rejected due to one failed promise. Instead, use Promise.allSettled to manage the state of your promises.

Growing as Makers

Junior developers need to use LLMs differently than senior ones. Here's why and what I have been trying instead.

Development Practices

When should a developer copy and paste vs. type out a new function, class, or component when they must apply a pattern? Let's explore this!

GitHub Actions

In GitHub Actions, a matrix is a great tool to use with multiple variables. Map 1:1 key-value pairs in a matrix with GitHub Actions.

Developer Tools

Vim users: Here are two alternatives to modify your Caps Lock with Escape that don't involve installing Karabiner-Elements.

Azure

Error handling to pass credentials for Azure/functions-action@v1. This action allows you to deploy an Azure Function App from GitHub Actions.

React / Redux

When you use React, don't always depend on useEffect. Instead, try useMemo or useCallback to avoid infinite re-rendering.

Development Practices

Learn how you can manage multiple SSH keys to keep your work accounts and personal projects safely separate.

Growing as Makers

It's normal to feel uncertain, but take steps to clear the uncertainty. Here's an approach to overcoming imposter syndrome.