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PubNub Pursues Rust to Deliver Best-in-Class APIs
Product UpdatesAug 10, 2023

PubNub Pursues Rust to Deliver Best-in-Class APIs

Serguei explains the unique benefits of using Rust, stating that it "essentially makes me a better programmer." He points out that the language's stringent compiler pushes both junior and senior developers to improve their code quality, thereby effectively unifying the codebase. Additionally, Rust teaches...
Stephen Blum
Stephen Blum
CTO, PubNub
Live Chat Moderation with AI: Enhancing Customer Experiences
InsightsAug 9, 2023

Live Chat Moderation with AI: Enhancing Customer Experiences

Companies have integrated chat into customer service and other live events, making live chat an engaging touchpoint for customers. However, now that everyone is doing it, how can businesses evolve their live chat strategy to differentiate from the crowd?
Michael Carroll
Michael Carroll
The Costly Kubernetes Journey: Challenges and Successes
News Aug 8, 2023

The Costly Kubernetes Journey: Challenges and Successes

Before migrating, we operated using the old way, static servers. We had no flexibility, and we continuously needed to scale up to keep pace with the demands of our customers, a task that required manual intervention. The prospect of automatic scaling led us to the embrace of Kubernetes.
Stephen Blum
Stephen Blum
CTO, PubNub
Unlocking Performance: CPython 3.12 Global Interpreter Lock
How-toAug 4, 2023

Unlocking Performance: CPython 3.12 Global Interpreter Lock

In the realm of Python, an infamous creature known as the Global Interpreter Lock (GIL) lurks, affecting performance and threading. We will venture into the Python’s heart to understand, challenge, and potentially transcend the GIL.
Stephen Blum
Stephen Blum
CTO, PubNub
Low-Code/No-Code: Accelerating App Development & Innovation
InsightsAug 3, 2023

Low-Code/No-Code: Accelerating App Development & Innovation

Low-code and no-code approaches emphasize visual development tools and prebuilt components to streamline development. They don't need years of experience to operate, and they eliminate the need to manually write thousands of lines of code to develop any new application or tool. 
Michael Carroll
Michael Carroll
A Developers Guide to Prompt Engineering and LLMs
BuildAug 3, 2023

A Developers Guide to Prompt Engineering and LLMs

You will explore the concept of prompt engineering, a strategy aimed at improving and accelerating software development processes. We'll provide practical insights into optimizing coding practices, with the goal of reducing development timelines and facilitating more effective solution delivery.
Sergio Munoz
Sergio Munoz
Solutions Architect, PubNub
2x Performance Improved Migrating Python 2 to Python 3
Product UpdatesAug 1, 2023

2x Performance Improved Migrating Python 2 to Python 3

We are pleased to announce the results of the migration of the shared data pipeline service from Python 2 to Python 3. The first and most significant result is a drastic reduction in memory utilization.
Stephen Blum
Stephen Blum
CTO, PubNub
Advantages and Disadvantages of Serverless Architecture
InsightsJul 28, 2023

Advantages and Disadvantages of Serverless Architecture

A look at the benefits and disadvantages of serverless computing.

Oliver Carson
Oliver Carson
Developer Advocate, PubNub
The Best Way to Debug Your PubNub App
How-toJul 26, 2023

The Best Way to Debug Your PubNub App

Dashcam makes it easy to debug your PubNub app with a new network monitoring tool.
Stephen Blum
Stephen Blum
CTO, PubNub