Innovation + Product Development

Quarkus has gained traction as a modern Java framework designed for cloud-native development. In my previous blog, I discussed why learning Quarkus is a great choice. Today, let’s dive deeper into one of its standout features: Live Coding. What is Quarkus Live Coding? Live Coding in Quarkus provides an instant development experience where changes to […]

Intro 📖 In this post, we’ll take a look at a couple Sitecore SDKs commonly used to build XM Cloud head applications. Specifically, we’ll be looking at how to disable cookies used by these SDKs. This can be useful for data privacy and/or regulatory compliance reasons. These SDKs allow your application to integrate with other […]

Website performance is crucial for user satisfaction and overall business success. Slow-loading pages, unresponsive features, and delayed database queries can lead to frustrated users, decreased conversions, and a poor user experience. One key to improving site performance is identifying bottlenecks in your database interactions, and that’s where SQL Server Profiler comes in. SQL Server Profiler […]

Generative AI (GenAI) can transform product development, driving unprecedented efficiency, accuracy, and insight. As speed, team productivity, and delivering valuable tools become critical priorities, GenAI has become a necessity for organizations striving to stay ahead. It’s essential for organizations to aspire to lead in innovation and keep up with competitors. By harnessing GenAI in the […]

I’m now a couple months into exploring Optimizely Configured Commerce and Spire CMS.  As much as I’m up to speed with the Configured Commerce side of things (having past experience with Customized commerce), the Spire CMS side is a bit daunting, having worked with traditional Optimizely CMS for a while. We face challenges in figuring […]

Nowadays, TypeScript has become the first choice for building scalable and maintainable React applications. By combining the approaches for static typing with dynamic capabilities of React, TypeScript enhances productivity, improves the readability of code and reduces the runtime errors. In this blog, we will explore best practices for using TypeScript in React projects, covering type […]

In today’s mobile-first world, delivering personalized experiences to visitors using mobile devices is crucial for maximizing engagement and conversions. Optimizely’s powerful experimentation and personalization platform allows you to define custom audience criteria to target mobile users effectively. By leveraging Optimizely’s audience segmentation, you can create tailored experiences based on factors such as device type, operating […]

Optimizing Sitecore Search: Enhancing User Experience and Content Indexing Sitecore Search is a powerful tool that helps users quickly find relevant content by indexing various sources and presenting results in an intuitive, customizable way. To get the most out of it, businesses must optimize how search widgets function, manage crawlers to keep content fresh, and […]

It’s typical to aim for 15-minute Standups, but how many times have your standups gotten side-tracked and suddenly more than a half-hour has gone by? These occurrences are not exactly my cup of tea… Of course, sometimes topics need to be discussed, and planning a follow-up meeting will only slow down or delay resolution. It’s […]

A friend recently shared a research paper from Oxford Academic about Large Language Models (LLMs) and their human-like biases. I found it fascinating. The article explains how some groups use LLMs to simulate human participants. Since these models are trained on human-generated data, they can emulate human responses across diverse psychological and behavioral experiments. It […]

As an AEM author, updating existing page content is a routine task. However, manual updates, like rolling out a new template, can become tedious and costly when dealing with thousands of pages. Fortunately, automation scripts can save the day. Using Groovy scripts within AEM can streamline the content update process, reducing time and costs. In […]

Choosing the right framework for your first cross-platform app can be challenging, especially with so many great options available. To help you decide, let’s compare Kotlin Multiplatform (KMP), React Native, and Flutter by building a simple “Hello World” app with each framework. We’ll also evaluate them across key aspects like setup, UI development, code sharing, […]