Erika Heald
14 posts
Building “6 Degrees of Kevin Bacon” with a Graph-Native Backend: Why I Created FLXBL
TL;DR: After years of wrestling with recursive CTEs, junction tables, and the existential dread of N+1 queries, I…
Google Checks: Simplifying Privacy Compliance
Let’s imagine a scenario. You spent months creating a feature, and you uploaded it to stores. You were…
Edge-to-Edge Is No Longer Optional — Android 16 Migration Guide.
Edge-to-Edge Is No Longer Optional — Android 16 Migration Guide. Starting with Android 16 (API 36), edge-to-edge is no longer…
Signals & JS Event Loop: Rethinking Angular Reactive Sync
🟩 Signal definition Signals are synchronous reactive primitives containers, that hold an immutable single value 🟩 Signals &…
A 30-Day Weather Dashboard: How I Built A Python Project for API Integration and Cloud Storage
Overview The 30days Weather Dashboard is a Python-based application designed to fetch weather data for multiple cities using…
Simplified Data Masking in AWS Lambda with Powertool
Hello Devs, “Data is the new oil,” they say, but in healthcare and finance, it’s more like nitroglycerin—immensely…
Simple Codes; A Peace To Experience
Sometimes developers crave to write long or complex codes, to show writing prowess or protect their intellectual property,…
3 Missteps with AI Image Generation and How You Should Be Using Them
For marketers, AI-generated imagery tools open up new possibilities for content personalization and campaign engagement…but only when applied…
AI Target Audience: What I Learned [+ Tools to Try]
I‘ll be honest: I don’t know anything about an “AI target audience” or finding an audience via AI.…
What’s Below the Line Marketing Anyway? I Dove Deep Into BTL Marketing to Find Out
I cringe whenever I look at how many unopened emails live in my work inbox. I’m lucky if…