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10/02/2026

You don't have KPIs for your software development team or department, but think you need them? 🤔 Or you have them, but you still have the gut feeling that something isn't right, even if the KPIs look perfectly fine? 📊❓

In this 2-minute video 🎥 Karin tackles the often-seen pragmatic journey of introducing KPIs in software development, taking months or even years until you eventually figure out what's wrong. So if you want to save time ⏱️, some head-scratching and hunting the wrong KPIs, these 2 minutes are well invested. 💡

More around better web development in our newsletter: www.cnc.io/nl 📬✨

02/02/2026

Someone built your web solution with AI over the weekend… but your dev team needs weeks. 🤔

Are they too slow?

As always: it depends. 👉

AI isn't magic - it's an amplifier.

✔️ Solid processes + AI = amplified productivity

❌ Weak processes + AI = amplified technical debt

The real question: Are you building on a strong foundation? 💪🏻

Learn how to build processes that work 🧡

👉 Link in bio: www.cnc.io/nl

23/06/2025

We love to work—but only when it's cool 😎! Even when it's hot outside, our A/C keeps everyone 🧊 cool as a cucumber. Want to join us and stay fresh? We currently have free desks available!

But theres more:

🚋 Great connections (tram, close to downtown, Tribeka right outside)
👨🏻‍💻 Height-adjustable desk
🔑 24/7 access
🖨 Fair use printer, meeting room, kitchen
🏎️ Fiber-Optic Internet
🤑 only €232 per month/desk excl. 20% VAT
💶 Eligible for co-working support (50% of the price) from the city of Graz
🥕 We're here.

Wanna move in? 👉🏻https://www.cnc.io/coworking

🔒 As web developers, we all want to build secure applications. But in today's rapidly evolving threat landscape, how do ...
18/06/2025

🔒 As web developers, we all want to build secure applications. But in today's rapidly evolving threat landscape, how do we know what to protect against? Enter the OWASP Top 10 - the industry's most trusted guide to critical web application security risks.

The OWASP (Open Worldwide Application Security Project) Top 10 is more than just a list - it's a powerful awareness document that identifies and ranks the most critical security risks to web applications. Think of it as your security compass in the complex world of web development.

Why should you care? 🤔

🤝 It represents industry consensus on the most pressing security threats

🔄 It's regularly updated to reflect emerging security challenges

📋 It helps prioritize security efforts in your development process

✅ Many security audits and compliance requirements reference it

💡 Pro tip: Don't wait for a security breach to start implementing OWASP guidelines. Make it part of your development process from day one.

📚 We try to read a lot of books so you only need to read a few selected ones! 🎯 From this year's reading stack, this boo...
18/12/2024

📚 We try to read a lot of books so you only need to read a few selected ones! 🎯 From this year's reading stack, this book is a must-read for people in software development leadership or IT ops management. 💡

"The Phoenix Project" is transforming how organizations approach software delivery. 🚀 Through an engaging narrative, it reveals common pitfalls and their solutions in the world of DevOps. 🔄 It's not just theory—it's practical wisdom wrapped in a compelling story. ✨

🎄 Join us at the CNCF Graz December Meetup at the Christmas market!The CNCF Graz Chapter is wrapping up the year with a ...
11/12/2024

🎄 Join us at the CNCF Graz December Meetup at the Christmas market!

The CNCF Graz Chapter is wrapping up the year with a cozy, informal local gathering at Mariahilfer Platz Christmas Market in Graz. No presentations, just good company and festive vibes - perfect for networking while enjoying some mulled wine! Looking forward to see you there.

📅 December 19th, 2024 at 6:00 PM
📍 Mariahilfer Platz Christmas Market, Graz

If you have a Linux Foundation account please RSVP at https://community.cncf.io/events/details/cncf-cloud-native-graz-presents-cncg-graz-december-meetup/

04/12/2024

We love coffee, one of the many benefits of joining our little Coworking Space. Other benefits:

🚋 Great connections (tram, close to downtown, Tribeka right outside)
👨🏻‍💻 Height-adjustable desk
🔑 24/7 access
🖨 Fair use printer, meeting room, kitchen
🏎️ Fiber-Optic Internet
🤑 only €221 per month/desk excl. 20% VAT
💶 Eligible for co-working support (50% of the price) from the city of Graz
🥕 We're here.

Wanna move in? 👉🏻 www.cnc.io/coworking



PS: It's fine if you like tea 🫖 as well ✌️

🌟 Looking back before looking forward! 📚 Before we reveal our Book of the Year 2024 for Web & SaaS development, let's re...
27/11/2024

🌟 Looking back before looking forward! 📚 Before we reveal our Book of the Year 2024 for Web & SaaS development, let's revisit last year's gem that's still making waves: "Team Topologies" by Matthew Skelton and Manuel Pais.

🔄 If you're in IT management, focused on optimizing value flow across teams, or restructuring your software development organization, this book remains a must-read! 💡

🎉 Yesterday was the CNCF Graz Meetup, and our tech lead Christian Haintz  gave a talk about how to set up an AWS EKS Clu...
21/11/2024

🎉 Yesterday was the CNCF Graz Meetup, and our tech lead Christian Haintz gave a talk about how to set up an AWS EKS Cluster with Karpenter and Pulumi using just one single command! This is important because developing web applications is just one side of the coin 🪙; you also need to operate them in a way that fits your requirements and the users' demands. 💡

👉 If you are interested in the talk, reach out to us or leave a comment. We are thinking of making a video of it if this is an interesting topic to you as well! 📺

✨ Our highlights of the CNCF Meetup besides the legendary Nerd Quiz:

- 🆕 Three new CNCF incubating projects: OpenCost, WasmCloud, and Flatcar Linux

- 🔍 OpenTelemetry is introducing CI/CD observability, closely aligned with SLSA specification which is great for supply chain security enhancements 🛡️

- 🔐 Keycloak v26 released, which now is able to provide SSO for your enterprise customers of your web application or SaaS, besides many other improvements and new features

- 🕵️‍♂️ The tracing tool Jaeger v2 now has OpenTelemetry in the core

- 🎬 Last week was KubeCon North America, and as always, all talks (300+) are available for free on YouTube to watch on the CNCF YouTube Channel 🆓

🌟 If you're in the area, we highly recommend attending this monthly local meetup about the cloud native ecosystem. Don't miss out! 🤓

🚀 Exciting news! Our tech lead, Christian Haintz, will be speaking at the upcoming CNCF Meetup in Graz, Austria!🗓️ Date:...
13/11/2024

🚀 Exciting news! Our tech lead, Christian Haintz, will be speaking at the upcoming CNCF Meetup in Graz, Austria!

🗓️ Date: November 20th, 2024
⏰ Time: Starting at 5:00 PM
📍 Location: Spacelend, Graz

Topic: "Setting up an autoscaling Kubernetes Cluster with just one command using AWS EKS, Karpenter, and Pulumi"

Join the Meetup to learn about streamlining your Kubernetes deployment process with cutting-edge tools and infrastructure-as-code practices.

Thanks to the whole CNCF Graz Team, for inviting us!

For more details and to RSVP, visit: https://community.cncf.io/events/details/cncf-cloud-native-graz-presents-cncg-graz-meetup-november-2024/

🔍 Considering containerization for hosting your web application? No?!? You definitely should! Here are key points contai...
07/11/2024

🔍 Considering containerization for hosting your web application? No?!? You definitely should! Here are key points containers can provide:

- 🔮 A predictable environment for your web application
- 📝 A unified and simple way to describe that environment
- 🔢 Version control for your environment
- 🔄 Easy updates between defined versions without interference from old artifacts
- 🏗️ Consistent environments across multiple instances (no "snowflakes")
- 🔗 Simple sharing and running of environments
- 💻 Ability to run production-like environments locally for development
- 📈 Simple horizontal scalability
- 🔒 Enhanced isolation for improved security and flexibility

While these benefits can be achieved without containerization, technologies like Docker, Docker Compose, or Kubernetes often make it simpler and more manageable.



What's your experience with containerization? Which benefit resonates most with you? Or are you sticking with traditional bare metal hosting and finding it meets your needs? That's perfectly valid too!

🚀 Deploying Your First Web App? Don't Forget These Crucial Steps! 🖥️1️⃣ Disable Caching of index.htmlEnsure your users a...
30/10/2024

🚀 Deploying Your First Web App? Don't Forget These Crucial Steps! 🖥️

1️⃣ Disable Caching of index.html
Ensure your users always get the latest version of your app, not an outdated cached one.

2️⃣ Implement a Reload Mechanism
Point 1 helps when a user freshly browses to your app. But for long-running apps that users typically rarely close (for example services like Gmail, Google Docs, timetracker, …), we also need to make sure to get them the latest frontend (SPA) to give them the best experience AND to stay compatible with the backend API. So we need to implement a mechanism that checks the frontend version against the backend version and, if the frontend falls behind, offer a "reload" or make the app automatically reload depending on your UX strategy.

These small but vital steps can significantly improve your web app's performance and user satisfaction. What other pre-deployment tips do you swear by? Share in the comments! 👇

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