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I've written a complete guide on my site explaining:
✅ How to configure .gitattributes
✅ GPG-based security vs Symmetric Keys
✅ Detailed git-crypt vs SOPS comparison

Stop suffering with .env files and read it here:
👉 https://t.co/p6rxY4Gco0

#DevOps #Git #CyberSecurity #NestJS #TheDaveStack

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Still sharing .env files via Slack or Discord? 🛑

It's 2026. Let's stop treating project secrets like a favor from a colleague.

Asking for environment variables just to start a project isn't just annoying—it's insecure and error-prone.

The solution? Version your secrets. Yes, right inside the repo. 🧵👇

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What if my team grows too big?

Git-crypt is great, but getting merge conflicts in binary files hurts.
If your team scales up, the natural next step is Mozilla SOPS.

SOPS encrypts values but leaves keys visible (YAML/JSON), allowing for sane diffs and merges. (Article on this coming soon 😉).

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I’ve been thinking China 🇨🇳 was "light-years" ahead in AI (see DeepSeek, Kimi K2).

But @GoogleResearch new "Nested Learning" paper just made me rethink that.

This isn't just an update. It's a new paradigm to fix "catastrophic forgetting."

Did @Google just make a key move in the AI race? My full analysis of the paper and my take is live on The Dave Stack:

👉 https://t.co/5QsexCrrm4

#AI #NestedLearning #Google #Transformers #DeepLearning

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Hi @juristr , thanks for your comments.

I think you guys are doing a fantastic job with Nx.

I like how Nx can help organize projects and the extensibility it provides—especially with the recent support for Java services. But yes, I agree the first contact can be a little bit overwhelming.

I have more posts coming about Nx, and I'm happy to help the community grow a bit more 😉

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Is your monorepo slowing down? 🐢 Are builds taking forever and tests driving you crazy? Has it grown so much that organization is a headache? You're not alone!

It's a common issue as projects evolve, but solutions exist. 👇

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I've broken down this key dilemma in my latest article on @TheDaveStack, sharing my insights as an engineer.

If you're facing this decision or simply interested in modern architecture, check it out!

👉 Full analysis here: https://t.co/nEN9WA3A2K

#Monorepo #Nx #Turborepo #DevTools #SoftwareArchitecture #TypeScript #JavaScript #TheDaveStack

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When complexity knocks, two tools stand out to bring order and speed things up: @NxDevTools and @turborepo.

The key isn't "which is better," but "which aligns with your philosophy." Are you seeking pure speed 🚀 or an ecosystem that protects your architecture 🏗️?

The debate is on. Keep reading...

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@deepseek_ai The result? A dramatic cost reduction with virtually no performance trade-off. This is huge for democratizing AI and unlocking new use cases.

I dive into the tech, the cost graphs, and the geopolitical angle in the full post on The Dave Stack 👇

https://t.co/sweS7CO0jI

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@deepseek_ai just changed the game for long-context LLMs.

Here's a quick breakdown of their new DeepSeek Sparse Attention (DSA) architecture and why it's a huge deal.

🧵

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@deepseek_ai DeepSeek's solution is DSA. Instead of each token attending to ALL previous tokens, an ultra-fast 'indexer' cherry-picks only the most relevant ones.

This drops complexity from O(L²) down to O(Lk), a massive efficiency gain.

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Pero, ¿es esto "cloaking"? ¿Cómo se implementa en un stack moderno con Vercel o Cloudflare? En el post analizo estas preguntas clave, muestro ejemplos de Docker y explico cómo lo estamos probando en The Dave Stack.

#InteligenciaArtificial #SEO #DesarrolloWeb #GEO

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Tu contenido es genial, pero ¿la IA lo ignora? 🤔

Las webs modernas, ricas en JS, son un reto para los crawlers de IA. Una estrategia llamada "𝗗𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗪𝗲𝗯" propone una solución: servir una versión para humanos y otra para máquinas.

He analizado a fondo este concepto. Abro hilo 🧵

➡️ 𝗟𝗲𝗲 𝗲𝗹 𝗮𝗻á𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗾𝘂í: https://t.co/svoBOIocfc

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La idea es simple: la IA necesita datos estructurados, no interfaces complejas. El whitepaper de Dual Web muestra resultados potentes: la visibilidad del contenido en respuestas de IA pasó de un 𝟯𝟴% 𝗮 𝘂𝗻 𝟴𝟴%. Un dato a tener muy en cuenta.

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El pasado 25 de septiembre, el equipo de @PostgreSQL lanzó oficialmente la versión 18, una actualización clave.

Para comprobarlo, he puesto a prueba su nueva I/O Asíncrona (AIO) y los resultados son claros: una mejora del 34.87% en mi propio test con Docker. 🚀

No es solo rendimiento. La v18 resuelve problemas históricos y agiliza el desarrollo:

😌 Upgrades sin dolor: Se conservan las estadísticas del planificador. ¡Adiós al rendimiento lento post-actualización!

💻 Joyas para Devs: uuidv7() nativo para PKs eficientes, columnas virtuales y más flexibilidad en la cláusula RETURNING.

🛡️ Seguridad Enterprise: Soporte nativo para @oauth_2 (ideal para SSO/MFA) y el fin oficial de la autenticación MD5, empujando hacia SCRAM.

Todo esto esta analizado en el nuevo artículo en The Dave Stack, que incluye un laboratorio completo con @Docker para que lo pruebes todo.

🇪🇸 Artículo en español: https://t.co/sw3ag8yw0Y

Échale un ojo y dime, ¿qué funcionalidad te parece más interesante?

#PostgreSQL #Postgres #BaseDeDatos #DevOps #Rendimiento #Seguridad

[The Dave Stack @TheDaveStack]

Hoy a las 17:00 CEST (15:00 UTC) arranca el livestream de @java sobre el lanzamiento de #Java25. 🚀

Podéis seguirlo y encontrar toda la información en la página oficial:
•https://t.co/U4kCQkT2hO

Aquí os dejo la agenda (UTC) que tienen preparada:

•15:00 Welcome and Event Agenda 🗓️
•15:05 Performance Updates from Java 21 to 25 📈
•15:15 Method Timing & Tracing with JDK Flight Recorder ✈️
•15:25 Using Flexible Constructor Bodies 🤸
•15:30 Exploring Java's On-Ramp and Scripting Features 🧩
•15:50 Amber, OpenJDK, and Community 🌎
•16:15 Upgrading to Java 25 ⬆️
•16:25 Security Updates 🔐
•16:40 Scoped Values 🔬
•16:50 Stream Gatherers 🌊
•17:10 Evolution of Java AI Libraries 📚
•17:20 Ahead-of-Time In-Action 🏋️
•17:25 Beyond Java 21 at Neflix Scale 🍿
•17:55 API Updates Post-Java 21 🔌
•18:10 Java for AI 🤖
•18:40 Growing the Java Platform ☕️
•18:55 Closing 🏁

¿Cuál es la charla que no os pensáis perder?

#Java25 #SoftwareDevelopment