--- title: Best Lobsters posts — April 2025 | daily.dev description: The most upvoted Lobsters posts from April 2025, curated by the daily.dev community. canonical: https://daily.dev/sources/lobsters/best-of/2025/04 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:url: https://daily.dev/sources/lobsters/best-of/2025/04 og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Best Lobsters posts — April 2025 | daily.dev og:description: The most upvoted Lobsters posts from April 2025, curated by the daily.dev community. og:image: https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--VAY5ToZt--/f_auto/v1724209435/public/daily.dev%20-%20open%20graph --- # Best of Lobsters — April 2025 1. 1 [](https://daily.dev/posts/why-do-ai-company-logos-look-like-buttholes--6icatvzbc "Why do AI company logos look like buttholes?") Article Lobsters · 1y Why do AI company logos look like buttholes? AI company logos frequently feature circular designs with gradients, central openings, and radiating elements, often leading to unintended anatomical comparisons. Factors like design psychology, unintentional biomimicry, the copycat effect, and design by committee contribute to this trend. This phenomenon highlights the tech industry's fear of standing out, with historical design trends showing similar patterns of conformity. 862 86 2. 2 [](https://daily.dev/posts/smallweb-your-internet-folder-6uk0p4xtd "Smallweb – Your internet folder") Article Lobsters · 1y Smallweb – Your internet folder Smallweb offers a simple, file-based hosting method where subdomains map directly to subfolders in your directory, making app creation as easy as creating a new folder. 162 5 3. 3 [](https://daily.dev/posts/aerynos-tnpvurbuz "AerynOS") Article Lobsters · 1y AerynOS AerynOS is a groundbreaking Linux distribution that promises atomic updates, high performance, and exceptional reliability. It allows users to experience fast desktop computing with optimized system architecture. The system ensures reliable updates with live atomic processes, reducing the need for reboots and preventing broken states. AerynOS also offers advanced package building and automatic boot management. 136 5 4. 4 [](https://daily.dev/posts/some-features-that-every-javascript-developer-should-know-in-2025-ytsc7zl60 "Some features that every JavaScript developer should know in 2025") Article Lobsters · 1y Some features that every JavaScript developer should know in 2025 JavaScript is continuously evolving, introducing new features that can significantly enhance development efficiency. Some notable features every developer should know by 2025 include iterator helpers for efficient array transformations, the Array.at() method for accessing elements with negative indexing, Promise.withResolvers() for simplified promise handling, and String replace methods that accept callbacks. Additionally, the structuredClone() method offers deep cloning of objects, tagged templates enable powerful string manipulations, WeakMap and WeakSet provide better memory management, and Set operations have been expanded with new boolean capabilities. 130 1 5. 5 [](https://daily.dev/posts/the-insanity-of-being-a-software-engineer-ccoctmwk5 "The Insanity of Being a Software Engineer") Article Lobsters · 1y The Insanity of Being a Software Engineer Being a software engineer is challenging due to the need for proficiency in multiple programming languages, frameworks, and tools. The role often requires constant learning, adapting to new technologies like React, TypeScript, and DevOps practices. Additionally, the transition to managerial positions adds another set of responsibilities, emphasizing the complexity and demanding nature of the profession. 90 7 6. 6 [](https://daily.dev/posts/how-discord-indexes-trillions-of-messages-ceca7u3jf "How Discord Indexes Trillions of Messages") Article Lobsters · 1y How Discord Indexes Trillions of Messages Discord scaled its search infrastructure to efficiently index trillions of messages using Elasticsearch and Kubernetes. They faced challenges like message drops, fault-intolerant bulk indexing, and performance issues due to large clusters. Solutions included deploying Elasticsearch on Kubernetes, adopting a multi-cluster architecture with dedicated nodes, and using PubSub for message queuing. Key achievements include improved indexing throughput, reduced query latency, and seamless cluster upgrades. 67 1 7. 7 [](https://daily.dev/posts/pgdogdev-pgdog-horizontal-scaling-for-postgresql-with-automatic-sharding--eelpkdvfx "pgdogdev/pgdog: Horizontal scaling for PostgreSQL with automatic sharding.") Article Lobsters · 1y pgdogdev/pgdog: Horizontal scaling for PostgreSQL with automatic sharding. PgDog is a fast, secure transaction pooler and logical replication manager for PostgreSQL that supports automatic sharding. Written in Rust, it can manage hundreds of databases and thousands of connections, offering features like cross-shard queries, health checks, and failover. It includes tools for Docker and Helm deployment, PostgreSQL client compatibility, and detailed configuration files. PgDog is open source and licensed under AGPL v3. 59 1 8. 8 [](https://daily.dev/posts/just-throw-it-into-postgres-892dhspzh "Just Throw It Into Postgres") Article Lobsters · 1y Just Throw It Into Postgres Exploring the flexibility of Postgres for handling various types of data, including unstructured and unexpected formats. Examples include using Postgres for compiling Java code references, storing Chinese character outlines, and logging room temperature data. Highlights the advantages of leveranging relational databases without strict adherence to traditional schemas. 52 1 9. 9 [](https://daily.dev/posts/hxu296-tariff-the-official-repository-for-tariff-w9hddbhlk "hxu296/tariff: The official repository for tariff") Article Lobsters · 1y hxu296/tariff: The official repository for tariff The tariff package introduces a humorous twist on importing Python packages by allowing users to set import tariffs on packages like numpy, pandas, and requests, causing them to import slower. The tool is a parody and should be used with caution. 46 4 10. 10 [](https://daily.dev/posts/hiding-elements-that-require-javascript-without-javascript-fdeflcdli "Hiding elements that require JavaScript without JavaScript") Article Lobsters · 1y Hiding elements that require JavaScript without JavaScript Learn how to hide elements that require JavaScript without using JavaScript. The post covers several methods, including using the