Bas Meeuwissen

YouTube video by Masking Technology Introduction of our pratical course on microservices

We’re turning our trainings into online courses! This video introduces our practical course on microservices—cutting through the hype and confusion to show how they really work.

#microservices #softwarearchitecture #courses #learning

YouTube video by Masking Technology Getting Started | Create a Scalable Full-Stack App With Jitar

We've just released the getting started video of Jitar, explaining the installation and creating a scalable full-stack app from a template.

YouTube video by Masking Technology Jitar | The Runtime for Scalable Full-Stack Apps

We've just released the introduction video of Jitar, explaining what it is and what value it brings.

We've finished the second iteration of our product video about Jitar. Have fun watching!

#fullstack #microservices #applicationdevelopment

@petermasking.bsky.social and I are creating a new version of our #jitar introduction video.

It's fully generated from Google Slides with a few #python scripts that transforms the slides into an animation and add a voice-over using #ai

This is what we have so far...

Yesterday, @basmasking.bsky.social and I returned from the What The Stack Conference (@wts.rocks) in Skopje, carrying home great memories and new connections. 🙏

The audience was full of energy, which made it a real pleasure to speak to them, even right after a fantastic lunch!

Today's animation:

"Jitar provides tools for cutting full-stack monolithic applications into distributable bundles based on configuration, and deploying them across web browsers and servers."

Continuing animation: zooming into the runtime to see inside.

Working on the introduction video of Jitar 😀

Cut The Abstractions, Software is Not a Piece of Art A pragmatic guide to the true art of building scalable and maintainable systems.

I love abstractions, but I also fear them. Good ones reduce complexity, while bad ones add it.

Telling them apart isn’t always easy, so avoidance is the widely accepted guideline.

Since I couldn’t find a practical, unified source, I decided to create one.

levelup.gitconnected.com/cut-the-abst...

The Anatomy of a Distributed JavaScript Runtime | Part V — Consolidation and conclusions Can an application be a monolith and microservices at the same time? Spoiler alert: yes

The fifth (and final) part of my article series "The Anatomy of a Distributed Runtime", is now available!

This part ties everything together and ties up all loose ends.

javascript.plainenglish.io/the-anatomy-...

The Anatomy of a Distributed JavaScript Runtime | Part IV — Distributing applications Can an application be a monolith and microservices at the same time? Spoiler alert: yes

The fourth part of my article series, "The Anatomy of a Distributed Runtime," is now available!

In this part, I explain how the execution process discussed in the previous part is encapsulated by services that enable distribution.

javascript.plainenglish.io/the-anatomy-...

Just created my first scale-when-needed full-stack app example with server-side rendering using @solidjs.com and Jitar.

Aside from the manual build steps (which I'll automate), this combination is very powerful!

The evidence: github.com/petermasking...

The Anatomy of a Distributed JavaScript Runtime | Part III Can an application be a monolith and microservices at the same time? Spoiler alert: yes

The third part of my article series, "The Anatomy of a Distributed Runtime," has just been published!

In this part, I explain how the distributable bundles discussed in the previous part are loaded and executed.

javascript.plainenglish.io/the-anatomy-...

🤩 Meet @petermasking.bsky.social
A software architect and full-stack developer with over 20 years of experience.
Peter helps companies build cost-efficient, future-proof applications. A frequent speaker at tech events across Europe, you can now catch him live in Skopje at What The Stack!

Today in the airport bus I shot this picture for @kevlin.bsky.social day. A few days late, but still worth it in my opinion.

#kevlinhenneyday

The Anatomy of a Distributed JavaScript Runtime | Part II Can an application be a monolith and microservices at the same time? Spoiler alert: yes

As of now, the second part of my article series "The Anatomy of a Distributed Runtime" is also live!

In this part, I explain how we split monolithic applications into distributable bundles.

javascript.plainenglish.io/the-anatomy-...

Working on Windows compatibility for our Jitar runtime. And after some work, the first results look promising!

#jitar #developer #windows

The Anatomy of a Distributed JavaScript Runtime | Part I Can an application be a monolith and microservices at the same time? Spoiler alert: yes

I'm wrapping up a series of articles diving into the technical nitty-gritty of our distributed JavaScript runtime. The first part is now live!

javascript.plainenglish.io/the-anatomy-...

Just finished the slides for my talk at the Tech Internals Conference on May 26th in Berlin!

Next month, I'll be speaking at the @javascriptcon.bsky.social in the beautiful city of London! 🥳

I couldn't be happier—this is the conference for fullstack JavaScript development, making my talk, "𝗗𝗲𝗳𝘆 𝗔𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗨𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁𝘆 𝗯𝘆 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗿ö𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿'𝘀 𝗔𝗽𝗽" a perfect fit.

Hope to see you there!

It's always fun to look at old commit messages 😂

Can you still remember what you were working on 10 years ago?

“𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗧𝘄𝗼 𝗗𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴?” I Asked.
“𝗪𝗲’𝗿𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝗶𝗿 𝗩𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗴”

Last night I gave the first part of our "AI for Developers" workshop that includes a little vibe coding.

One of the attendees wasn't able to install anything, so he paired up with his neighbor. Not sure if I caught them at the right moment 😂

Wrapping up the second part of my article series, "The Anatomy of a Distributed Runtime" on how to build a distributable monolith—with this pertinent quote from @simonbrown.je

Still in #AI mode... Just imported a simple neural network that @basmasking.bsky.social and I built in Java from scratch 11 YEARS AGO — and it still works without a single modification! 🤯

My very first "vibe coding" experience was actually better than expected. I only needed 4 prompts to make it playable:

1. Can you build a simple web-based Tetris game?
2. When I start the game, nothing happens.
3. The input is very slow.
4. The bricks get stuck above the bottom.

#cursor #ai

Today, it was my turn to speak at the Michigan Technology Conference, and I had a great time sharing our ideas on handling architectural uncertainty.

The audience was fantastic, and I received some really insightful questions! Once again, I'm very happy and grateful to be here. 🙏

I'm working on new #AI training for developers, and today I spent some time crafting a simple explanation of the architecture behind LLMs. It's actually quite fascinating and impressive!

P.S. For the AI pros: feedback is welcome!

Vendors and consultants may recommend only the first option, but in reality, you should almost always opt for a custom solution alongside the low-code platform, or drop the requirement altogether. This approach will save you a lot of hassle in the long run.

#lowcode #requirements #futureproofing

For the remaining requirements, a decision must be made: do we customize the platform, or do we build the requirements elsewhere?