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While I was at Algolia’s Paris office last week, Dhaya Benmessaoud from our Front-end Experience team showed me a cool trick for styling Algolia’s React widgets in your UI. Out-of-the-box, Algolia provides a couple of pre-built themes for search experiences (Algolia and Satellite) as well as the ability to create custom themes. Recently, the front-end experience team has added a third way to style your UI, by into your Algolia injecting custom CSS classes React components. This is great news for people who use class-based like Bootstrap and ! In my case, I was working with the Algolia , which relies on Tailwind for styling. I wanted to add a widget from the Algolia Recommend UI library to my homepage, but I wanted to style it using Tailwind classes to match the rest of my front-end. CSS frameworks Tailwind Ecommerce UI Template <TrendingFacets> Here’s how it looks before styling: I can definitely do better! To accomplish this, I need to use the attribute for my component. It’s available for all of Algolia’s React widgets (including Recommend) and it allows you to override styling on component-specific elements. Some of our other front-end APIs like Vanilla JavaScript ( ) and Vue ( ) have had this functionality for years, and now it’s available in React thanks to the recent refresh that added React hooks. classNames cssClasses class-names The documentation lists the elements I can override for each Algolia widget. For instance, here are the elements of a widget: <SearchBox> : The root element of the widget. root : The form element. form : The input element. input : The submit button. submit : The reset button. reset : The loading indicator element. loadingIndicator : The submit icon. submitIcon : The reset icon. resetIcon : The loading icon. loadingIcon For my widget, I want the list in a horizontal line to conserve space, so I add a class to its element. I’ll also add a new class to give each a nice capsule shape with some simple hover styling. Here’s how my component looks after styling. <TrendingFacets> flex list facetItem item And here’s the code: <TrendingFacets
  classNames={{ list: 'flex', item: 'facetItem' }}
  recommendClient={recommendClient}
  indexName={indexName}
  maxRecommendations={3}
  itemComponent={({ item }) => (
    <a href={item.facetValue}>{item.facetValue}</a>
  )}
  facetName={facetName}
/> Adding to customize the style of Algolia widgets makes so much sense, especially for people like me who are addicted to Tailwind CSS for styling front-ends. You can read more about adding custom CSS classes to widgets in the . If you’re new to Algolia, you can try it out by signing up for a . classNames Algolia documentation free tier account Also published here.

Using Tailwind Classes to Customize Algolia React Components

HackerNoon: What is your company in 2–5 words? Amy Spurling: Personalized employee lifestyle benefits platform. Why is now the time for your company to exist? Traditional one-size-fits-all benefits are failing today's diverse workforce. Companies are struggling to support employees across different life stages, cultures, and needs. Meanwhile, employees are rightfully demanding more personalization and flexibility in their benefits. Compt solves this by enabling companies to offer truly inclusive lifestyle and workstyle benefits that fit everyone, everywhere. What do you love about your team, and why are you the ones to solve this problem? Our team is about as diverse as you can get. We're cross-generational and diverse racially, in gender, in country of origin, and in geographical location lines. This is our superpower and makes us the perfect team to solve the challenge of personalized lifestyle benefits. Many on the team have HR and Finance backgrounds - both of which are necessary to solve the challenges that come with a tax-compliant and budget-efficient (i.e., finance-approved) program that also has industry-setting employee engagement (HR approved). We have so many ways of approaching and reviewing problems and solutions that we can truly come up with the best solution for everyone. It has helped us run more efficiently while supporting companies with people across the globe. If you weren’t building your startup, what would you be doing? I'd likely be teaching entrepreneurship. There are so many start up norms that I believe need to be debunked and not further spread - hustle culture, ignoring the power of a diverse team, thinking venture funding is the only path, etc. I believe that more people seeing alternatives will build a better ecosystem. These classes exist in top universities and in tech hub cities, but I think they should also be available in junior colleges and smaller regional schools. You never know where the next amazing idea will come from! At the moment, how do you measure success? What are your metrics? I measure my personal success not by a metric but by checking in with myself to ensure I'm doing things every day that support (what I believe) is a more inclusive world. On a company level, success metrics are around our reach. We believe that every employee should have full access to the benefits they are eligible for, so the more people we reach, the more inclusive we can make work environments for employees. In a few sentences, what do you offer to whom? We offer companies a platform to provide personalized lifestyle benefits that their employees actually want and use. Our solution helps HR teams deliver inclusive benefits while giving finance teams the compliance and budget control they need. Compt is for any company that wants to move beyond the outdated cafeteria-style benefits model to something that works for their entire workforce. What’s most exciting about your traction to date? We're seeing incredible engagement and participation rates. Over 93% of employees are actively using their benefits through our platform. This proves what we've always believed: when you give people benefits that actually fit their lives, they use them. We're also proud that our customer base spans from fast-growing startups to enterprise-size, global companies across various industries, showing Compt works at any scale. Where do you think your growth will be next year? We're seeing strong demand from mid-market companies who want to compete with larger organizations for talent but need a more efficient way to deliver comprehensive benefits. There is also a lot of interest in family benefits (beyond the narrow scope of fertility) and professional development stipends, for which we're expanding our platform features. Compt also continues to grow internationally as more companies realize the need for culturally aware benefits programs for their global teams. What’s your biggest threat? Our biggest challenge isn't competition but inertia. Many companies are stuck in the 'this is how we've always done it' benefits mindset -- and some always will be. But as younger generations enter the workforce and demand more personalized experiences (and older generations take note and join the movement), this resistance to change becomes increasingly expensive in terms of talent attraction and retention. HackerNoon : What is your company in 2–5 words? HackerNoon Amy Spurling : Personalized employee lifestyle benefits platform. Amy Spurling Amy Spurling Why is now the time for your company to exist? Traditional one-size-fits-all benefits are failing today's diverse workforce. Companies are struggling to support employees across different life stages, cultures, and needs. Meanwhile, employees are rightfully demanding more personalization and flexibility in their benefits. Compt solves this by enabling companies to offer truly inclusive lifestyle and workstyle benefits that fit everyone, everywhere. Compt What do you love about your team, and why are you the ones to solve this problem? Our team is about as diverse as you can get. We're cross-generational and diverse racially, in gender, in country of origin, and in geographical location lines. This is our superpower and makes us the perfect team to solve the challenge of personalized lifestyle benefits. Many on the team have HR and Finance backgrounds - both of which are necessary to solve the challenges that come with a tax-compliant and budget-efficient (i.e., finance-approved) program that also has industry-setting employee engagement (HR approved). We have so many ways of approaching and reviewing problems and solutions that we can truly come up with the best solution for everyone. It has helped us run more efficiently while supporting companies with people across the globe. If you weren’t building your startup, what would you be doing? I'd likely be teaching entrepreneurship. There are so many start up norms that I believe need to be debunked and not further spread - hustle culture, ignoring the power of a diverse team, thinking venture funding is the only path, etc. I believe that more people seeing alternatives will build a better ecosystem. These classes exist in top universities and in tech hub cities, but I think they should also be available in junior colleges and smaller regional schools. You never know where the next amazing idea will come from! At the moment, how do you measure success? What are your metrics? I measure my personal success not by a metric but by checking in with myself to ensure I'm doing things every day that support (what I believe) is a more inclusive world. On a company level, success metrics are around our reach. We believe that every employee should have full access to the benefits they are eligible for, so the more people we reach, the more inclusive we can make work environments for employees. In a few sentences, what do you offer to whom? We offer companies a platform to provide personalized lifestyle benefits that their employees actually want and use. Our solution helps HR teams deliver inclusive benefits while giving finance teams the compliance and budget control they need. Compt is for any company that wants to move beyond the outdated cafeteria-style benefits model to something that works for their entire workforce. What’s most exciting about your traction to date? We're seeing incredible engagement and participation rates. Over 93% of employees are actively using their benefits through our platform. This proves what we've always believed: when you give people benefits that actually fit their lives, they use them. We're also proud that our customer base spans from fast-growing startups to enterprise-size, global companies across various industries, showing Compt works at any scale. Where do you think your growth will be next year? We're seeing strong demand from mid-market companies who want to compete with larger organizations for talent but need a more efficient way to deliver comprehensive benefits. There is also a lot of interest in family benefits (beyond the narrow scope of fertility) and professional development stipends, for which we're expanding our platform features. Compt also continues to grow internationally as more companies realize the need for culturally aware benefits programs for their global teams. What’s your biggest threat? Our biggest challenge isn't competition but inertia. Many companies are stuck in the 'this is how we've always done it' benefits mindset -- and some always will be. But as younger generations enter the workforce and demand more personalized experiences (and older generations take note and join the movement), this resistance to change becomes increasingly expensive in terms of talent attraction and retention.

"When you give people benefits that actually fit their lives, they use them" says Compt CEO/Founder

„Wenn man den Menschen Vorteile bietet, die wirklich zu ihrem Leben passen, nutzen sie diese“, sagt Compt CEO/Gründer

«Όταν δίνεις στους ανθρώπους προνόμια που ταιριάζουν πραγματικά στη ζωή τους, τα χρησιμοποιούν». λέει ο Διευθύνων Σύμβουλος/Ιδρυτής της Compt

"Cuando se les da a las personas beneficios que realmente se adaptan a sus vidas, los usan", dice el CEO y fundador de Compt.

"Ketika Anda memberi orang manfaat yang benar-benar sesuai dengan kehidupan mereka, mereka akan menggunakannya." kata CEO/Pendiri Compt

"Quando offri alle persone dei benefit che si adattano realmente alle loro vite, li usano", afferma il CEO/fondatore di Compt

「人々の生活に実際に合った福利厚生を提供すれば、人々はそれを利用する」とコンプトのCEO兼創設者は言う。

"Runakunaman chiqap kawsayninkuman hina yanapakuykunata quptiykiqa, chaykunatam servichikunku". nin Compt CEO/Fundador

„Când le oferi oamenilor beneficii care se potrivesc cu adevărat vieții lor, ei le folosesc.” spune CEO/Fondator Compt

"Keď ľuďom poskytnete výhody, ktoré skutočne zodpovedajú ich životu, využijú ich." hovorí CEO/zakladateľ Compt

"நீங்கள் மக்களுக்கு அவர்களின் வாழ்க்கைக்கு பொருந்தக்கூடிய நன்மைகளை வழங்கும்போது, அவர்கள் அவற்றைப் பயன்படுத்துகிறார்கள்." Compt CEO/நிறுவனர் கூறுகிறார்

"Kapag binigyan mo ang mga tao ng mga benepisyo na aktuwal na akma sa kanilang buhay, ginagamit nila ang mga ito." sabi ni Compt CEO/Founder

"Khi bạn cung cấp cho mọi người những lợi ích thực sự phù hợp với cuộc sống của họ, họ sẽ sử dụng chúng", CEO/Nhà sáng lập Compt cho biết.

In an increasingly digitalised world, our high streets are becoming cashless. As we swap notes and coins for contactless payments and smartphone wallets, is it time for your business to jump on board? Gails, Black Sheep Coffee, Itsu, and Pizza Hut are just a few stores no longer accepting cash in 2024. The question is, where could this leave small businesses? While a cashless shopping experience is convenient for savvy consumers, could local stores be missing a trick? With this in mind, let’s explore the benefits of enabling small cash transactions in a digital-first high street. Could it boost small business profits or drive customers away in 2024? Is Cash Still King? Small cash transactions help drive profits for local businesses. While card transaction processing fees won’t touch the income of big names on the high street, smaller stores take a hit, especially one-stop convenience stores and brands selling local produce.\ (Image Source: Flickr) Accepting cash in-store also provides consumers with greater spending freedom. While only 12% of the UK population claimed to carry cash in 2024, 1.5 million cash purchases were still recorded in 2023, with more than half of the transactions coming from local businesses. “While it remains the individual retailer’s choice as to whether to accept or decline any form of payment, including cash or card, nearly all (98%) of surveyed businesses stated they would never turn away a customer if they needed to pay by cash,” claims Jason McCartney, Former Conservative MP For Colne Valley. “The Financial Conduct Authority has published research on cash acceptance by small and medium-sized enterprises (SME), which found that the primary motivation for accepting cash is to provide customers with choice.” The Benefits Of Accepting Cash In A Digitally-Driven Society Payment freedom has played a crucial role in keeping the high street afloat since the e-commerce explosion. As more point-of-sale systems welcome new payment methods such as Apple Pay, BOPIS, and credit, cash is quickly becoming forgotten on the high street. While it may no longer be the most popular payment method on the block, in smaller doses, cash can actually boost business profits as a pose to card transactions. Here are a few reasons why you should encourage small cash transactions in your local store. Say Goodbye To Card Charges Every time a customer makes a transaction using a card, they chip away at your store profits. Card processing charges can start at 1.5% to 3.5%, but in some cases, transaction charges can be as steep as 6-8% per sale. (Image Source: Clio) David Proud, who owns Holme Valley News in Small Business owner David Proud, told Honley News: “We had initially been informed our charges were going up 8%, but after querying the price hike, we have now been informed they will remain at current levels.” “Like most businesses, we are taking more and more card transactions, so it’s important as a small business owner to ensure we are still on the best deal.” For large purchases, this charge is barely noticed, but for local businesses processing small transactions regularly, transaction fees could see your profit sink. Introducing a card limit or encouraging cash transactions ensures that small-format transaction charges remain minimal for a healthier income as a local store. Maintaining A Reliable Cash Backup It’s always important to keep a cash float in store. Offering customers services such as cashback or change for note transactions can make your store more accessible for locals still paying with cash. While a store shouldn't abandon digital payments, maintaining a balance is key if you want to engage in business with all locals who step inside. Reducing the Risk Of Chargebacks One of the main e-benfits associated with cash-first payments is the fact that you receive your money immediately. For businesses enabling credit-based payment methods, it’s likely that transactions will not go live until weeks after the initial purchase. More importantly, cash-based payments carry no risks of chargebacks. For those who get stung by credit card fraud, credit card providers often demand merchants to repay/refund the transaction to the credit card holder. When switching to cash-based payments for smaller transactions, you save time and money on chargebacks over such small amounts of money. This ensures that your cash flow is secure as you forecast your profits. Navigating Potential Challenges While small cash transactions can boost your business profits, they don’t come without their own drawbacks. Some of the potential challenges associated with small-cash transactions include: Inconvenience: Card limits on small transactions are inconvenient for a large percentage of UK shoppers.
Security Risks: One of the benefits of going cashless is that your funds are stored digitally. Keeping large amounts of cash in store can open up your business to employee theft and in-store robbery.
IRS Audits: If your business relies on cash, it can be harder to stay organized and stay on top of human error. Cash-only businesses are sometimes set up to evade tax repayments. This means that those accepting cash only become an IRS audit red flag. The Bottom Line At the end of the day, the most successful businesses on the high street are those that maintain a balance when it comes to in-store payments. The key to completing a sale is to offer customers a myriad of payment options. These include cash, of course, but ensure that your POS system is up to date and can also receive card payments and smartphone-based transactions. While cash is no longer king, it still remains an important form of payment that society shouldn't be too quick to forget. In an increasingly digitalised world , our high streets are becoming cashless. As we swap notes and coins for contactless payments and smartphone wallets, is it time for your business to jump on board? digitalised world Gails, Black Sheep Coffee, Itsu, and Pizza Hut are just a few stores no longer accepting cash in 2024. The question is, where could this leave small businesses? While a cashless shopping experience is convenient for savvy consumers, could local stores be missing a trick? With this in mind, let’s explore the benefits of enabling small cash transactions in a digital-first high street. Could it boost small business profits or drive customers away in 2024? small business Is Cash Still King? Small cash transactions help drive profits for local businesses. While card transaction processing fees won’t touch the income of big names on the high street, smaller stores take a hit, especially one-stop convenience stores and brands selling local produce.\ (Image Source: Flickr ) Flickr Flickr Accepting cash in-store also provides consumers with greater spending freedom. While only 12% of the UK population claimed to carry cash in 2024, 1.5 million cash purchases were still recorded in 2023, with more than half of the transactions coming from local businesses. 1.5 million cash purchases 1.5 million cash purchases “While it remains the individual retailer’s choice as to whether to accept or decline any form of payment, including cash or card, nearly all (98%) of surveyed businesses stated they would never turn away a customer if they needed to pay by cash,” claims Jason McCartney, Former Conservative MP For Colne Valley. “The Financial Conduct Authority has published research on cash acceptance by small and medium-sized enterprises (SME), which found that the primary motivation for accepting cash is to provide customers with choice.” The Benefits Of Accepting Cash In A Digitally-Driven Society Payment freedom has played a crucial role in keeping the high street afloat since the e-commerce explosion. Payment freedom As more point-of-sale systems welcome new payment methods such as Apple Pay, BOPIS, and credit, cash is quickly becoming forgotten on the high street. payment methods payment methods While it may no longer be the most popular payment method on the block, in smaller doses, cash can actually boost business profits as a pose to card transactions. Here are a few reasons why you should encourage small cash transactions in your local store. small cash transactions Say Goodbye To Card Charges Every time a customer makes a transaction using a card, they chip away at your store profits. Card processing charges can start at 1.5% to 3.5%, but in some cases, transaction charges can be as steep as 6-8% per sale. (Image Source: Clio ) Clio Clio David Proud, who owns Holme Valley News in Small Business owner David Proud, told Honley News : “We had initially been informed our charges were going up 8%, but after querying the price hike, we have now been informed they will remain at current levels.” Honley News Honley News “Like most businesses, we are taking more and more card transactions, so it’s important as a small business owner to ensure we are still on the best deal.” small business owner For large purchases, this charge is barely noticed, but for local businesses processing small transactions regularly, transaction fees could see your profit sink. Introducing a card limit or encouraging cash transactions ensures that small-format transaction charges remain minimal for a healthier income as a local store. Maintaining A Reliable Cash Backup It’s always important to keep a cash float in store. Offering customers services such as cashback or change for note transactions can make your store more accessible for locals still paying with cash. While a store shouldn't abandon digital payments, maintaining a balance is key if you want to engage in business with all locals who step inside. Reducing the Risk Of Chargebacks One of the main e-benfits associated with cash-first payments is the fact that you receive your money immediately. For businesses enabling credit-based payment methods, it’s likely that transactions will not go live until weeks after the initial purchase. More importantly, cash-based payments carry no risks of chargebacks. For those who get stung by credit card fraud, credit card providers often demand merchants to repay/refund the transaction to the credit card holder. When switching to cash-based payments for smaller transactions, you save time and money on chargebacks over such small amounts of money. This ensures that your cash flow is secure as you forecast your profits. your cash flow Navigating Potential Challenges While small cash transactions can boost your business profits, they don’t come without their own drawbacks. Some of the potential challenges associated with small-cash transactions include: Inconvenience: Card limits on small transactions are inconvenient for a large percentage of UK shoppers. Security Risks: One of the benefits of going cashless is that your funds are stored digitally. Keeping large amounts of cash in store can open up your business to employee theft and in-store robbery. IRS Audits: If your business relies on cash, it can be harder to stay organized and stay on top of human error. Cash-only businesses are sometimes set up to evade tax repayments. This means that those accepting cash only become an IRS audit red flag. Inconvenience: Card limits on small transactions are inconvenient for a large percentage of UK shoppers. Security Risks: One of the benefits of going cashless is that your funds are stored digitally. Keeping large amounts of cash in store can open up your business to employee theft and in-store robbery. IRS Audits: If your business relies on cash, it can be harder to stay organized and stay on top of human error. Cash-only businesses are sometimes set up to evade tax repayments. This means that those accepting cash only become an IRS audit red flag. The Bottom Line At the end of the day, the most successful businesses on the high street are those that maintain a balance when it comes to in-store payments. The key to completing a sale is to offer customers a myriad of payment options. These include cash, of course, but ensure that your POS system is up to date and can also receive card payments and smartphone-based transactions. While cash is no longer king, it still remains an important form of payment that society shouldn't be too quick to forget.

Could Small Cash Transactions Boost Business Profits? The Benefits Of Small Payment Cashing

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The Benefit And Folly of AI in Education: Navigating Ethical Challenges and Cognitive Development

Authors:
(1) Aviad Rom, The Data Science Institute, Reichman University, Herzliya, Israel;
(2) Kfir Bar, The Data Science Institute, Reichman University, Herzliya, Israel. Table of Links Abstract and Introduction Related Work Methodology Experimental Settings Results Conclusion and Limitations Bibliographical References 6. Conclusion Arabic and Hebrew, both Semitic languages, display inherent structural resemblances and possess shared cognates. In an endeavor to allow a bilingual language model to recognize these cognates, we introduced a novel language model tailored for Arabic and Hebrew, wherein the Arabic text is transliterated into the Hebrew script prior to both pre-training and fine-tuning. We contrast our model by training another language model on the identical dataset but without the transliteration preprocessing step, in order to assess the impact of transliteration. We fine-tuned our model for the machine translation task, yielding promising outcomes. These results suggest that the transliteration step offers tangible benefits to the translation process. Comparing to the translation combination involving other language models, we see comparable results; this is encouraging given that the training data we utilized for pre-training the model is approximately 60% smaller than theirs. As a future avenue of research, we intend to train the model on an expanded dataset and explore scaling its architecture. In this study, our emphasis was on a transformer encoder. We are keen to investigate the effects of implementing transliteration within a decoder architecture, once such a model becomes available for Hebrew. Limitations The transliteration algorithm from Arabic to Hebrew is based a simple deterministic lookup table. However, sometimes the transliteration is not that straight forward, and this simple algorithm generates some odd rendering, which we would like to fix. For example, our algorithm does not place a final-form letter at the end of the Arabic word in Hebrew. Another challenge with transliteration into Hebrew is that for some words a Hebrew writer may choose to omit long vowel characters and the readers will still be able to understand the word. This phenomenon is referred to as “Ktiv Hasser” in Hebrew. Yet, there exists a preference for certain word representations over others. This inconsistency makes it more challenging for aligning the transliterated Arabic words to their cognates in the way they are written. Our transliteration algorithm always renders the Arabic word following the Arabic letters, which may be different than how this word is typically written in Hebrew. Another limitation is the relatively small size of the dataset which we used for pre-training the language model, comparing to other existing language models of the same architecture size. This paper is available on arxiv under CC BY 4.0 DEED license. Authors: (1) Aviad Rom, The Data Science Institute, Reichman University, Herzliya, Israel; (2) Kfir Bar, The Data Science Institute, Reichman University, Herzliya, Israel. Authors: Authors: (1) Aviad Rom, The Data Science Institute, Reichman University, Herzliya, Israel; (2) Kfir Bar, The Data Science Institute, Reichman University, Herzliya, Israel. Table of Links Abstract and Introduction Abstract and Introduction Related Work Related Work Methodology Methodology Experimental Settings Experimental Settings Results Results Conclusion and Limitations Conclusion and Limitations Bibliographical References Bibliographical References 6. Conclusion Arabic and Hebrew, both Semitic languages, display inherent structural resemblances and possess shared cognates. In an endeavor to allow a bilingual language model to recognize these cognates, we introduced a novel language model tailored for Arabic and Hebrew, wherein the Arabic text is transliterated into the Hebrew script prior to both pre-training and fine-tuning. We contrast our model by training another language model on the identical dataset but without the transliteration preprocessing step, in order to assess the impact of transliteration. We fine-tuned our model for the machine translation task, yielding promising outcomes. These results suggest that the transliteration step offers tangible benefits to the translation process. Comparing to the translation combination involving other language models, we see comparable results; this is encouraging given that the training data we utilized for pre-training the model is approximately 60% smaller than theirs. As a future avenue of research, we intend to train the model on an expanded dataset and explore scaling its architecture. In this study, our emphasis was on a transformer encoder. We are keen to investigate the effects of implementing transliteration within a decoder architecture, once such a model becomes available for Hebrew. Limitations The transliteration algorithm from Arabic to Hebrew is based a simple deterministic lookup table. However, sometimes the transliteration is not that straight forward, and this simple algorithm generates some odd rendering, which we would like to fix. For example, our algorithm does not place a final-form letter at the end of the Arabic word in Hebrew. Another challenge with transliteration into Hebrew is that for some words a Hebrew writer may choose to omit long vowel characters and the readers will still be able to understand the word. This phenomenon is referred to as “Ktiv Hasser” in Hebrew. Yet, there exists a preference for certain word representations over others. This inconsistency makes it more challenging for aligning the transliterated Arabic words to their cognates in the way they are written. Our transliteration algorithm always renders the Arabic word following the Arabic letters, which may be different than how this word is typically written in Hebrew. Another limitation is the relatively small size of the dataset which we used for pre-training the language model, comparing to other existing language models of the same architecture size. This paper is available on arxiv under CC BY 4.0 DEED license. This paper is available on arxiv under CC BY 4.0 DEED license. available on arxiv

Reflections on HeArBERT: Transliteration Benefits, Research Horizons, and Limitations

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Games, financial services, social media, IoT, and many other areas actively use Redis today due to its high performance and ease of use. Redis is often chosen for its ability to handle millions of requests per second with sub-millisecond latency. However, without a thorough understanding of its data structures, commands, and how it works, we may not be able to fully leverage its performance capabilities. We face these challenges all the time: When using Redis, most applications involve more complex logic than simply performing GET/SET operations. The most common challenges we face implementing the logic, involve supporting atomic operations and reducing network round trips. Atomic operations: An atomic operation is one that is completed in a single, indivisible step. This is crucial when performing operations on multiple keys that must be executed atomically to ensure data consistency. Let's imaging, we want to increment the total number of devices and save the device state only if the device is not already registered and the threshold of registered devices has not been reached. PSEUDOCODE:

“Check for IoT in the database”       
“Get the current number of registered IoT “   
IF ( “IoT does not exist”  AND “Current number of registered IoT”  < 100) THEN
  “Save IoT state in a database”
  “INCR the number of registered IoT”
RETURN 1
END
RETURN 0 Obviously, such logic requires locks to prevent race conditions, avoid idempotency issues and ensure data consistency. Network Round Trips: Network round trips refer to the complete cycle of sending a request to a server and receiving a response. Fewer round trips result in less waiting time for responses, which leads to faster application performance. Let’s imaging, we want to retrieve multiple values, make a computation, and then store the result as another value. PSEUDOCODE:
 
“Get user salary”
“Get user bonus”
“Get user discount”
“Computation(User salary + User bonus – User discount)”
“Save computation to DB”
RETURN Computation This logic would normally require 4 network round trips, causing latency. In both two cases Lua scripting can be a valuable tool. Lua scripting in Redis is a powerful feature that should be used when we need to perform complex operations requiring atomicity, efficiency, and reduced latency. Using Lua with Redis in Node.js Redis supports Lua scripting via the EVAL and EVALSHA commands. The application should first load the script with SCRIPT LOAD  command and then call EVALSHA once more to run the cached script by its SHA1 sum. Most of Redis' clients already provide utility APIs for doing that automatically. In this article I will use ioredis for Node.js as a Redis client. Let's take the example described in the Atomic Operations sub-section above and solve it entirely using a LUA script. Create a directory and name it whatever you want.
Inside the created directory, run npm install ioredis to install the Redis client.
Create files: createDevice.lua, service.js Create a script in the createDevice.lua file: local key = KEYS[1]
local isIOTRegistered = redis.call("EXISTS", key)
local totalIOT = redis.call("GET", "totalIOT")
if isIOTRegistered == 0 and tonumber(totalIOT) < 100 then
    redis.call("HSET", key, unpack(ARGV))
    redis.call("INCR", "totalIOT")
    return 1
end
return 0 Define the script as a command in the service.js: const Redis = require("ioredis");
const fs = require("fs");
const path = require("path");
 
const redisClient = new Redis();
 
const createDeviceLua = fs
  .readFileSync(path.join(__dirname, "./createDevice.lua"))
  .toString("utf-8");
 
redisClient.defineCommand("createDevice", {
  numberOfKeys: 1,
  lua: createDeviceLua,
});
 
(async () => {
  const deviceId = "8934WRTS4512"; //Device MAC address, hardcoded for demo
  const deviceData = [
    "mac",
    "8934WRTS4512",
    "model",
    "MT90",
    "version",
    "v2",
  ]; // Device data, hardcoded for demo
 
  const resp = await redisClient.createDevice(deviceId, deviceData);
//…handle resp in the logic
})(); Run node server.js to register a hardcoded IoT device (MAC: 8934WRTS4512)


Let’s check the result in redis-cli: What we achieved: Minimize the amount of data sent over the network. Instead of sending multiple calls, we send a single call to the Redis.
Out data is consistency. Lua script allows to bundle multiple operations into a single atomic unit.
The code in the service is clear. We use only one command to invoke a sctipt that encapsulates all the logic. When better not to use Lua: Avoid using Lua scripts for operations that might take a long time to complete, as Redis is single-threaded, and a long-running script will block all other operations.
If the logic becomes too complex or difficult to debug, it might be better to handle it within the application code rather than in a Redis Lua script. What need to remember about using Lua: Complex, not optimized Lua scripts can block a Redis instance.
Writing and maintaining Lua scripts requires knowledge of the language, and this can lead to development overhead.
There is no way to work with keys from multiple buckets in a Lua script.
Debugging and testing takes time. CONCLUSIONS: When using Redis, we face many challenges related to achieving optimized performance and solving problems such as idempotency or race conditions. But the most common ones are ensuring atomicity and reducing network roundtrips. This article provides an example of using LUA to solve these two problems. Games, financial services, social media, IoT, and many other areas actively use Redis today due to its high performance and ease of use. Redis is often chosen for its ability to handle millions of requests per second with sub-millisecond latency. However, without a thorough understanding of its data structures, commands, and how it works, we may not be able to fully leverage its performance capabilities. We face these challenges all the time: We face these challenges all the time: When using Redis, most applications involve more complex logic than simply performing GET/SET operations. The most common challenges we face implementing the logic, involve supporting atomic operations and reducing network round trips. Atomic operations: Atomic operations: An atomic operation is one that is completed in a single, indivisible step. This is crucial when performing operations on multiple keys that must be executed atomically to ensure data consistency. Let's imaging, we want to increment the total number of devices and save the device state only if the device is not already registered and the threshold of registered devices has not been reached. PSEUDOCODE:

“Check for IoT in the database”       
“Get the current number of registered IoT “   
IF ( “IoT does not exist”  AND “Current number of registered IoT”  < 100) THEN
  “Save IoT state in a database”
  “INCR the number of registered IoT”
RETURN 1
END
RETURN 0 PSEUDOCODE:

“Check for IoT in the database”       
“Get the current number of registered IoT “   
IF ( “IoT does not exist”  AND “Current number of registered IoT”  < 100) THEN
  “Save IoT state in a database”
  “INCR the number of registered IoT”
RETURN 1
END
RETURN 0 Obviously, such logic requires locks to prevent race conditions, avoid idempotency issues and ensure data consistency. Network Round Trips: Network Round Trips: Network round trips refer to the complete cycle of sending a request to a server and receiving a response. Fewer round trips result in less waiting time for responses, which leads to faster application performance. Let’s imaging, we want to retrieve multiple values, make a computation, and then store the result as another value. PSEUDOCODE:
 
“Get user salary”
“Get user bonus”
“Get user discount”
“Computation(User salary + User bonus – User discount)”
“Save computation to DB”
RETURN Computation PSEUDOCODE:
 
“Get user salary”
“Get user bonus”
“Get user discount”
“Computation(User salary + User bonus – User discount)”
“Save computation to DB”
RETURN Computation This logic would normally require 4 network round trips, causing latency. In both two cases Lua scripting can be a valuable tool. Lua scripting in Redis is a powerful feature that should be used when we need to perform complex operations requiring atomicity, efficiency, and reduced latency. In both two cases Lua scripting can be a valuable tool. In both two cases Lua scripting can be a valuable tool. Using Lua with Redis in Node.js Using Lua with Redis in Node.js Redis supports Lua scripting via the EVAL and EVALSHA commands. The application should first load the script with SCRIPT LOAD  command and then call EVALSHA once more to run the cached script by its SHA1 sum. Most of Redis' clients already provide utility APIs for doing that automatically. In this article I will use ioredis for Node.js as a Redis client. Let's take the example described in the Atomic Operations sub-section above and solve it entirely using a LUA script. Create a directory and name it whatever you want. Inside the created directory, run npm install ioredis to install the Redis client. Create files: createDevice.lua, service.js Create a directory and name it whatever you want. Inside the created directory, run npm install ioredis to install the Redis client. npm install ioredis Create files: createDevice.lua, service.js Create a script in the createDevice.lua file: Create a script in the createDevice.lua file: local key = KEYS[1]
local isIOTRegistered = redis.call("EXISTS", key)
local totalIOT = redis.call("GET", "totalIOT")
if isIOTRegistered == 0 and tonumber(totalIOT) < 100 then
    redis.call("HSET", key, unpack(ARGV))
    redis.call("INCR", "totalIOT")
    return 1
end
return 0 local key = KEYS[1]
local isIOTRegistered = redis.call("EXISTS", key)
local totalIOT = redis.call("GET", "totalIOT")
if isIOTRegistered == 0 and tonumber(totalIOT) < 100 then
    redis.call("HSET", key, unpack(ARGV))
    redis.call("INCR", "totalIOT")
    return 1
end
return 0 Define the script as a command in the service.js: Define the script as a command in the service.js: const Redis = require("ioredis");
const fs = require("fs");
const path = require("path");
 
const redisClient = new Redis();
 
const createDeviceLua = fs
  .readFileSync(path.join(__dirname, "./createDevice.lua"))
  .toString("utf-8");
 
redisClient.defineCommand("createDevice", {
  numberOfKeys: 1,
  lua: createDeviceLua,
});
 
(async () => {
  const deviceId = "8934WRTS4512"; //Device MAC address, hardcoded for demo
  const deviceData = [
    "mac",
    "8934WRTS4512",
    "model",
    "MT90",
    "version",
    "v2",
  ]; // Device data, hardcoded for demo
 
  const resp = await redisClient.createDevice(deviceId, deviceData);
//…handle resp in the logic
})(); const Redis = require("ioredis");
const fs = require("fs");
const path = require("path");
 
const redisClient = new Redis();
 
const createDeviceLua = fs
  .readFileSync(path.join(__dirname, "./createDevice.lua"))
  .toString("utf-8");
 
redisClient.defineCommand("createDevice", {
  numberOfKeys: 1,
  lua: createDeviceLua,
});
 
(async () => {
  const deviceId = "8934WRTS4512"; //Device MAC address, hardcoded for demo
  const deviceData = [
    "mac",
    "8934WRTS4512",
    "model",
    "MT90",
    "version",
    "v2",
  ]; // Device data, hardcoded for demo
 
  const resp = await redisClient.createDevice(deviceId, deviceData);
//…handle resp in the logic
})(); Run node server.js to register a hardcoded IoT device (MAC: 8934WRTS4512) Let’s check the result in redis-cli: Run node server.js to register a hardcoded IoT device (MAC: 8934WRTS4512) Run node server.js to register a hardcoded IoT device (MAC: 8934WRTS4512) node server.js Let’s check the result in redis-cli: Let’s check the result in redis-cli: What we achieved: What we achieved: Minimize the amount of data sent over the network. Instead of sending multiple calls, we send a single call to the Redis. Out data is consistency. Lua script allows to bundle multiple operations into a single atomic unit. The code in the service is clear. We use only one command to invoke a sctipt that encapsulates all the logic. Minimize the amount of data sent over the network. Instead of sending multiple calls, we send a single call to the Redis. Out data is consistency. Lua script allows to bundle multiple operations into a single atomic unit. The code in the service is clear. We use only one command to invoke a sctipt that encapsulates all the logic. When better not to use Lua: When better not to use Lua: Avoid using Lua scripts for operations that might take a long time to complete, as Redis is single-threaded, and a long-running script will block all other operations. If the logic becomes too complex or difficult to debug, it might be better to handle it within the application code rather than in a Redis Lua script. Avoid using Lua scripts for operations that might take a long time to complete, as Redis is single-threaded, and a long-running script will block all other operations. If the logic becomes too complex or difficult to debug, it might be better to handle it within the application code rather than in a Redis Lua script. What need to remember about using Lua: What need to remember about using Lua: Complex, not optimized Lua scripts can block a Redis instance. Writing and maintaining Lua scripts requires knowledge of the language, and this can lead to development overhead. There is no way to work with keys from multiple buckets in a Lua script. Debugging and testing takes time. Complex, not optimized Lua scripts can block a Redis instance. Writing and maintaining Lua scripts requires knowledge of the language, and this can lead to development overhead. There is no way to work with keys from multiple buckets in a Lua script. Debugging and testing takes time. CONCLUSIONS: CONCLUSIONS: When using Redis, we face many challenges related to achieving optimized performance and solving problems such as idempotency or race conditions. But the most common ones are ensuring atomicity and reducing network roundtrips. This article provides an example of using LUA to solve these two problems.

Using LUA Scripts in Redis with Node.js: Why It’s Beneficial

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If you're building on the blockchain, especially within permissioned pools, you’ve probably encountered a few headaches: Slow response times
Overloaded nodes
The sheer challenge of managing vast amounts of data It’s a tough gig, but load balancing can make your life a whole lot easier. Dealing With Data Overload Blockchain isn’t like traditional databases. Data isn’t just sitting in one neat place. It is not ready for you to query whenever you want. Instead, it's scattered across multiple nodes. Each of those nodes is constantly dealing with new transactions, smart contracts, and other requests. When data starts piling up, it’s easy for a single node to get swamped. And when that happens, everything slows down: Your application starts lagging
Users get frustrated
Your project might even lose credibility Here, load balancing helps. It spreads data requests evenly across all the available nodes. Load balancers ensure that no single node has to bear the brunt of the workload. Instead of one node getting crushed under the weight of too many requests, the load is shared. Things run smoothly. What’s cool about this is that it isn’t just about spreading the load evenly. You can configure your load balancer to prioritize certain types of data or transactions. This way, you can make sure that the most critical tasks get handled first. This is especially handy in permissioned pools. If you don’t know, here, different data might need to be processed with varying levels of urgency. Keeping Your Application Fast and Responsive No one likes a slow app. No matter what users are doing: verifying transactions or interacting with smart contracts. They expect things to happen quickly. In blockchain, every second counts. And sluggish performance can be a deal-breaker. Load balancers are key to keeping your app snappy. They monitor each node's performance and workload. Based on the analytics, they direct traffic to the nodes that are least busy. This way, even if one node is tied up with a particularly complex transaction, the load balancer can send new requests to a different node that’s ready to take them on. The result? Faster response times and happier users. Another bonus: load balancers can help with network latency. Since blockchain networks are distributed, nodes might be scattered around the globe. That can lead to delays if requests have to travel long distances. But a smart load balancer can route requests to the closest or fastest node. This cuts down on the time it takes to process them. How To Keep Your Nodes Running Smoothly? Nodes are the workhorses of blockchain networks. They’re responsible for: Validating transactions
Maintaining the ledger
Ensuring everything runs smoothly But just like any other piece of technology, nodes can get overwhelmed or fail. If a node crashes or becomes overloaded, it can cause big problems. Slowdowns, errors, and even network downtime can result if you’re not careful. That’s why maintaining efficient node operations is critical. Load balancers help by monitoring each node’s health and performance in real-time. If a node starts to struggle, the load balancer can reroute traffic to healthier nodes. It can start to struggle because of: Hardware issues
Too many requests
Something else This not only prevents potential problems but also keeps your network running smoothly, even when individual nodes are having a rough day. In a permissioned pool, you might be dealing with a limited number of nodes. This is why here, resource management is crucial. Load balancers help you make the most of what you’ve got. They distribute workloads in a way that ensures all nodes are used efficiently without getting overloaded. dRPC’s Load Balancing: A Real-World Solution Now, let’s talk specifics. dRPC’s load-balancing solution is a great example of how these systems can be tailored to meet the needs of blockchain developers. Automatic Scaling One of the standout features of dRPC’s load balancing is its ability to scale automatically based on demand. Say, during a big event or when there’s a surge in transactions, traffic suddenly snowballs. In this case, dRPC allocates more resources to handle the load. Real-Time Monitoring Another thing that sets dRPC apart is its real-time monitoring capabilities. With dRPC, you get a constant view of how your nodes are performing. This makes it easy to spot potential issues before they become serious problems. Your application will stay responsive. Easy Integration dRPC’s load balancing is designed to integrate smoothly with existing blockchain infrastructures. You don’t have to worry about tearing everything down to get it up and running. It’s a plug-and-play solution. It minimizes disruption. So, you can get your load-balancing system up and running quickly and without hassle. Wrapping It Up If you’re building decentralized applications, load balancing isn’t just nice to have. It’s essential. Load balancers make sure your application performs at its best. No matter what gets thrown at it. Load balancers: Distribute data requests evenly
Keep your app responsive
Ensure your nodes are running efficiently Tools like dRPC’s load balancing system offer features like automatic scaling and easy integration that can help you stay ahead of the curve. If you're building on the blockchain, especially within permissioned pools, you’ve probably encountered a few headaches: Slow response times Overloaded nodes The sheer challenge of managing vast amounts of data Slow response times Overloaded nodes The sheer challenge of managing vast amounts of data It’s a tough gig, but load balancing can make your life a whole lot easier. Dealing With Data Overload Blockchain isn’t like traditional databases. Data isn’t just sitting in one neat place. It is not ready for you to query whenever you want. Instead, it's scattered across multiple nodes. Each of those nodes is constantly dealing with new transactions, smart contracts, and other requests. When data starts piling up, it’s easy for a single node to get swamped. And when that happens, everything slows down: Your application starts lagging Users get frustrated Your project might even lose credibility Your application starts lagging Users get frustrated Your project might even lose credibility Here, load balancing helps. It spreads data requests evenly across all the available nodes. Load balancers ensure that no single node has to bear the brunt of the workload. Instead of one node getting crushed under the weight of too many requests, the load is shared. Things run smoothly. What’s cool about this is that it isn’t just about spreading the load evenly. You can configure your load balancer to prioritize certain types of data or transactions. This way, you can make sure that the most critical tasks get handled first. This is especially handy in permissioned pools. If you don’t know, here, different data might need to be processed with varying levels of urgency. Keeping Your Application Fast and Responsive No one likes a slow app. No matter what users are doing: verifying transactions or interacting with smart contracts. They expect things to happen quickly. In blockchain, every second counts. And sluggish performance can be a deal-breaker. Load balancers are key to keeping your app snappy. They monitor each node's performance and workload. Based on the analytics, they direct traffic to the nodes that are least busy. This way, even if one node is tied up with a particularly complex transaction, the load balancer can send new requests to a different node that’s ready to take them on. The result? Faster response times and happier users. Another bonus: load balancers can help with network latency. Since blockchain networks are distributed, nodes might be scattered around the globe. That can lead to delays if requests have to travel long distances. But a smart load balancer can route requests to the closest or fastest node. This cuts down on the time it takes to process them. How To Keep Your Nodes Running Smoothly? Nodes are the workhorses of blockchain networks. They’re responsible for: Validating transactions Maintaining the ledger Ensuring everything runs smoothly Validating transactions Maintaining the ledger Ensuring everything runs smoothly But just like any other piece of technology, nodes can get overwhelmed or fail. If a node crashes or becomes overloaded, it can cause big problems. Slowdowns, errors, and even network downtime can result if you’re not careful. That’s why maintaining efficient node operations is critical. Load balancers help by monitoring each node’s health and performance in real-time. If a node starts to struggle, the load balancer can reroute traffic to healthier nodes. It can start to struggle because of: Hardware issues Too many requests Something else Hardware issues Too many requests Something else This not only prevents potential problems but also keeps your network running smoothly, even when individual nodes are having a rough day. In a permissioned pool, you might be dealing with a limited number of nodes. This is why here, resource management is crucial. Load balancers help you make the most of what you’ve got. They distribute workloads in a way that ensures all nodes are used efficiently without getting overloaded. dRPC’s Load Balancing: A Real-World Solution Now, let’s talk specifics. dRPC’s load-balancing solution is a great example of how these systems can be tailored to meet the needs of blockchain developers. Automatic Scaling One of the standout features of dRPC’s load balancing is its ability to scale automatically based on demand. Say, during a big event or when there’s a surge in transactions, traffic suddenly snowballs. In this case, dRPC allocates more resources to handle the load. Real-Time Monitoring Another thing that sets dRPC apart is its real-time monitoring capabilities. With dRPC, you get a constant view of how your nodes are performing. This makes it easy to spot potential issues before they become serious problems. Your application will stay responsive. Easy Integration dRPC’s load balancing is designed to integrate smoothly with existing blockchain infrastructures. You don’t have to worry about tearing everything down to get it up and running. It’s a plug-and-play solution. It minimizes disruption. So, you can get your load-balancing system up and running quickly and without hassle. Wrapping It Up If you’re building decentralized applications, load balancing isn’t just nice to have. It’s essential. Load balancers make sure your application performs at its best. No matter what gets thrown at it. Load balancers: Distribute data requests evenly Keep your app responsive Ensure your nodes are running efficiently Distribute data requests evenly Keep your app responsive Ensure your nodes are running efficiently Tools like dRPC’s load balancing system offer features like automatic scaling and easy integration that can help you stay ahead of the curve.

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