Halfway through each month, our newsletter for developers: The Dev Times, brings three reads that our own developers found interesting on the web, and two Transloadit updates that may interest you.

Tusflow – modern file upload infrastructure

Tusflow – modern file upload infrastructure

Tusflow is a high-performance, open-source implementation of our own beloved Tus protocol. Intending to focus on serverless infrastructure, Tusflow lets you quickly support resumable, high-speed and – most importantly – reliable file uploads to your Cloudflare workers. Best of all, it's completely open source! Find out more ›

Create truly native UIs with Lynx

Create truly native UIs with Lynx

Lynx is a new framework for creating native UIs for mobile and web, from a single codebase, similar to established frameworks like Flutter or React Native. Initially designed to tackle the challenges the team at TikTok faced, Lynx is able to deliver highly interactive, performance-driven apps. Now, the team at ByteDance feels that the time is right for Lynx to stand on its own two legs as an open-source, production-ready release. Dive in ›

TypeScript is 10x faster

TypeScript is 10x faster

Coming as something of a surprise, the TypeScript team recently announced that they have been working on porting TypeScript to Go. They felt the optimization potential that JavaScript offers had been exhausted, prompting the need to look for a lower-level option. Go satisfied this requirement, and the result is a massive 10x performance improvement over the current implementation. Try it out ›

How WeTransfer elevated file previews with Transloadit's Smart CDN

How WeTransfer elevated file previews with Transloadit's Smart CDN

WeTransfer stands as a titan in the file-sharing landscape and the company is widely celebrated for its ability to facilitate the effortless transfer of large files. With a staggering 2 petabytes (PB) of file previews generated and served each month, WeTransfer needed a solution that could offer seamless, real-time previews without overburdening its existing infrastructure and dev team — while simultaneously reducing its carbon footprint through innovation. The WeTransfer team discovered the solution in Transloadit's Smart CDN, a service that not only addressed the immediate challenge, but also brought efficiency and an unexpected level of adaptability to the table. Check it out ›

Reimagining Media ETL for scalable media workflows

Reimagining Media ETL for scalable media workflows

In the world of data engineering, ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) has been a cornerstone methodology for decades. Nevertheless, as digital media continues to explode in volume and importance, traditional ETL approaches fall short when handling videos, images, and audio files. This is where Transloadit comes in, offering what we like to call "Media ETL" – a specialized approach to processing media assets with the same reliability and scalability that data engineers expect from their ETL pipelines. Read more ›