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Dynamic OG Images in Next.js

Adding social media preview images is a great way to improve the professional look of your website and increase your click through rate. This article will guide you through the setup of dynamic OG images in Next.js.

Running Ansible from Gitlab CI in production

We've been using Ansible for a few years now for the configuration of a few servers, like our Mac mini's that are being used as Gitlab runners for mobile development. While the Ansible repositories are stored on Gitlab, we've been using an AWX instance

Creating an end-to-end encrypted chat with GetStream.io and seald.io

Recently, a client came to us asking for a chat solution with encryption support. After some research, we quickly came to a combined solution of GetStream.io and Seald

Tracing with OpenTelemetry

Tracing gives you great insights into certain bottlenecks within your application. I'll go over the steps needed to enable OpenTelemetry within a Fastify application on Google Cloud Run.

Single point versioning with Fastlane for React Native

Easy versioning for all files related to a versioned React Native app, via Fastlane

Gathering native debug symbols in React Native

A guide on how and why to add native debug symbols to your AAB in React Native

Passing the Professional Cloud Developer certificate exam

I joined ITP with the goal of learning and being pushed out of my comfort zone, so when I was asked if I would've liked it to go for a Google certificate, I said "well yes, why not". Not knowing what I was up to, of course.
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From Figma to React Native using Specify

We all know the benefit of design systems. As a designer we want to have a consistent UI over web, mobile and any other platform the brand is present. As a developer we do not want to spend time exporting assets and colors from Figma, importing them into the code and repeating this process every time something changes. Luckily there exists a tool to automate this process.

Changing Android version number and code while building on CI

Updating the version number and code

Google Professional Machine Learning Certificate

A couple of weeks ago, ITP received a mail from Google's partner program, allowing us to do the Professional Machine Learning Certificate at no cost. If it weren't for this invitation, it would probably have taken a couple more months before feeling confident enough to endeavor in this ML adventure. After all, the requirements include three years of experience in Machine Learning on GCP and a thorough understanding of the AI components that it offers. Two conditions that I didn't meet.