Written by Geert Van Wauwe, Backend/Fullstack Developer This post will investigate the effect of various memory configurations on the perceived network throughput of AWS Lambda. A brief introduction of AWS Lambda is given and the throughput during upload of a fixed size image is analyzed. Finally, I will do a…

The longer you talk, the smaller you become — Written by Jaro Vanderheijden, Front-end Developer The Dutch columnist and office amazon Japke-d. Bouma wrote a book ‘The 19 Things You Should Never Do With Colleagues’. It contains a list of seven facts about online meetings. #6: “I want a Zoom or Teams functionality that makes people smaller the longer…

Getting the hang of Svelte; an introduction — Written by Charlotte Huygen, Developer Have you ever heard of Svelte? Well, neither did I until a little over a year ago. Interested in what it is? Keep reading! I’ll tell you all about it and what you have to keep in mind when starting Svelte. I’ll have you writing…

From bits of data engineers scattered all over the place to one team — Written by Filip Beslic, Area Manager Data DPG Media, the largest media company in Belgium and the Netherlands, near the end of 2019 embarked on a mission to become truly data-driven. We’ve surpassed our initial expectations in less than two years, and we now have a fantastic data engineering department…

Written by Bart Del Piero, Data Scientist, DPG Media. To optimize marketing campaigns, we use ‘low time to market’-lookalikes of high-value clickers and present them to the advertiser as an improved deal. Find out how that works. At the start of a campaign, marketers, and publishers will often have a…

Investing in slack time for resiliency — Expect the unexpected. Because requirements change, people change their minds, and code always has surprises, we love slack time. Or rather: we invest in slack time because it makes us much more resilient. To us, slack time means that we don’t plan 100% of a squad’s capacity. No, we apply…

Our video teams are always working on new features and optimizations — classified information, sorry! But we thought it would be nice to take you behind the scenes for a little bit with our Popcorn squad — the team responsible for the video players of brands like VTM GO and…

6 not-so-secret secrets from the DPG Media tech workplace — It’s always good to know what you are getting yourself into when applying for a job. But it can be a challenge to get a good sense of what it’s really like to work at a company. …