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The Toptal Engineering Blog is a hub for in-depth development tutorials and new technology announcements created by professional software engineers in the Toptal network.

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Interview: The Promise of Intel oneAPI and Direct Parallel C++

What if developers could use the same code, tools, and libraries on a CPU, GPU, or an AI accelerator? Intel’s oneAPI initiative aims to do just that by offering a unified programming model across multiple hardware architectures.

Toptal Technical Editor Nermin Hajdarbegovic discusses oneAPI’s genesis and future with Sanjiv M. Shah, VP of Intel’s Architecture, Graphics and Software Group.

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Nermin Hajdarbegović

Nermin Hajdarbegović

A veteran tech writer, Nermin helped create online publications covering everything from the semiconductor industry to cryptocurrencies.

Cabin Fever Coding: A Node.js Back-end Tutorial

Missing the luxury of a good, old-fashioned remote control when the laptop is beyond easy reach? Transform your old smartphone into a remote and learn some basic Node.js/Express/Pug along the way.

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Kevin Bloch

Kevin Bloch

Kevin has 20+ years among full-stack, desktop, and indie game development. He lately specializes in PostgreSQL, JavaScript, Perl, and Haxe.

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Turn Chaos Into Profit: Understanding the ETL Process

ETL can consolidate data from various sources into an organized, reliable, and usable database. This allows businesses to employ previously unused or underused data to improve their performance.

In this article, Toptal Data Modeling Developer Alexandre Wanderer demonstrates all stages of the ETL process in building a data warehouse.

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Alexandre Wanderer

Alexandre Wanderer

Alexandre is a database and data migration specialist and a team leader with more than two decades of professional experience.

Working With React Hooks and TypeScript

Hooks have already changed the way we use React for the better. Add TypeScript to the mix, and developers can leverage static typing and type transformations to reduce the noise of many interface descriptions.

In this article, Toptal Software Developer Nicolas Zozol demonstrates hooks and TypeScript in React and explains how this powerful combo can save time and streamline your code.

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Nicolas Zozol

Nicolas Zozol

Nicolas has worked with startups and big companies. He mainly relies on Java and JavaScript, but he’s very versatile with other languages.

Getting the Most Out of Pre-trained Models

Pre-trained models are making waves in the deep learning world. Using massive pre-training datasets, these NLP models bring previously unheard-of feats of AI within the reach of app developers.

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Nauman Mustafa

Nauman Mustafa

Nauman is currently a senior deep learning engineer at VisionX, with expertise in building deep learning solutions for NLP and CV problems.

All Perks, No Hassle: An Angular 9 Tutorial

“Every year the internet breaks,” goes the saying, and developers usually have to go and fix it. Is this true when it comes to the long-awaited Angular version 9?

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Joaquin Cid

Joaquin Cid

Joaquin is a full-stack and hybrid mobile app developer with 13+ years of experience working for companies like WebMD and Getty Images.

Remote Work Tools of the Remote Work Trade

Working from home is no longer a business decision or a lifestyle choice. During the biggest public health crisis in a century, it’s a necessity: not to save time or money, but to save lives.

In this article, Toptal Technical Editor Nermin Hajdarbegovic introduces newcomers to essential tools used by remote workers.

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Nermin Hajdarbegovic

Nermin Hajdarbegovic

A veteran tech writer, Nermin helped create online publications covering everything from the semiconductor industry to cryptocurrencies.

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Gabriel Courtemanche

Gabriel is a highly efficient and reliable professional who possesses a broad skill set for web application development. He's been working on a range of products and clients—from working on scalability problems in production engineering teams at Shopify and Autodesk to launching new applications for startups. Most of his work consists of leading technical teams, by creating an easy development environment, fixing technical debts, providing best practices code examples, and mentoring devs.
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