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Cloud bill shock

How Cloud Spot Instances Help Devs Keep Costs Under Control

Author:
Joseph Sibony
Published On:
May 26, 2022
Estimated reading time:
4 minutes
Cloud bills are a bit like puppies.   Watch them closely, and they’re fairly well behaved. But take your eye off them for one second and they’ll chew through your budget faster than a young Labrador chews through a pair of your favorite sneakers.   Unexpected cloud charges are one of the many hidden costs of […]
Kubernetes provisioning

Exploring Kubernetes Provisioning using Terraform on the Big 3 Clouds

Author:
Omer Mishania
Published On:
May 23, 2022
Provisioning and managing your environment’s infrastructure when it’s full of components and configurations can be frustrating, especially if it’s done through manual processes and you need to deploy a variety of similar environments with a few changes in each one.  Luckily, Infrastructure as Code (IaC) can help resolve the problem.  This is especially true when […]
CPP Code Review 2

The Ultimate Guide to C++ Code Review – Part 2

Author:
Amir Kirsh
Published On:
May 18, 2022
In part one, we spent some time on the broader aspects of code review. This part will be focused on C++, offering up a code review checklist and providing a few best practices. You can read them in any order, but we’d recommend going back and reading our previous post. The ultimate C++ review checklist […]
dev build times survey

What Held Up Devs in 2021? Long Build Times

Author:
Joseph Sibony
Published On:
May 16, 2022
You might be surprised to hear this, but at Incredibuild we’re all about cutting down on build times for devs and making life generally easier for large dev projects. So, we wanted to know how big of a problem long build times actually are for developers. The answer was, unfortunately, not that surprising to us. […]
C++ Checklist

The Ultimate Guide to C++ Code Review – Part 1

Author:
Amir Kirsh
Published On:
May 9, 2022
C++ is a powerful language — but it’s also a highly complex one, and that complexity makes it highly vulnerable to misinterpretation and overcomplication. It’s easy to miss bugs in C++ that would stand out like a sore thumb in simpler languages — and when the bugs do appear in production it might be harder […]

Fewer Chips and Bigger Builds – Why Dev Acceleration is More Critical than Ever

Author:
Joseph Sibony
Published On:
May 4, 2022
Here’s a pretty cold take: we’re running low on chips, and it’s a big problem for a lot of reasons. It’s not a new issue, but it has become a major trend in most tech sectors – after all, semiconductors form the backbone of our technology infrastructure. Moreover, as demand for more tech-based products – […]
DevOps in Game Development banner

How DevOps in Game Development is Changing How Studios Work

Author:
Joseph Sibony
Published On:
May 2, 2022
If you’re a game developer, the last few years have probably felt like someone’s handed you a double-edged sword. The industry is booming, but player expectations are booming too. Every day, they expect to see faster, more realistic, more inventive experiences. And they expect new games and updates to be delivered regularly. In an industry […]
Yocto Incredibuild Support

Announcing Incredibuild Support for Yocto

Author:
Joseph Sibony
Published On:
April 28, 2022
If you’re trying to build a custom Linux distribution for your embedded systems, odds are pretty good you’re using Yocto. It’s one of the most popular frameworks for this, and with good reason. It offers the support and constant maintenance of a vibrant community, is used by some of the biggest names in tech, and […]
CLoud development in the next 10 years

Cloud Development over the Next 10 Years

Author:
Aaron Torres
Published On:
April 25, 2022
Cloud Development Cloud Development has become increasingly complex over the years. It is now imperative that developers understand various cloud technologies, including APIs, Infrastructure as Code software such as Terraform and Pulumi, as well as the lifecycle of resources in the cloud. Over time, engineering organizations have invested more and more resources in managing the […]
yocto vs buildroot

Yocto or Buildroot? Which to Use when Building your Custom Embedded Systems

Author:
Joseph Sibony
Published On:
April 20, 2022
So, you’re building the next big smart microwave with an integrated tablet. That’s great! Except now you need to build a custom operating system to help manage everything without burning your food (and hopefully your house down). You need a project that can help you create an effective Linux build, and it has to be […]
advanced C++ topics

C++ advanced topics for experienced C++ devs

Author:
Amir Kirsh
Published On:
April 4, 2022
C++ is moving forward, fast, and it’s not easy to keep pace. We’ve already covered this in previous posts, discussing the evolution of C++ and how to modernize legacy C++ code. In this post we want to focus on a list of advanced topics that experienced C++ developers can keep up to date with. The […]