March 2022 update
π« Performance improvements
I tackled a long standing performance bottleneck that affected every page on AstroBin, related to a needless duplication of some database queries, that required some careful code refactoring to fix. Most pages tend to be about 100 ms faster now, and the database load is lower. 100 ms might not seem like a big deal, but a snappier experience is a better experience.
Whats comming up next?
π Improvements to the equipment database
The equipment database overhaul project is running late, I'm sorry about it. The past few months I have been very busy with smaller features, bug fixes, performance improvements and user support requests. And I lost some momentum due to moving house in January, to a different part of the country.
The initial database provided by volunteers is ready to be imported, but I need to first complete the toold required for the importing and the community management of the database. Some of this work has already been happening in March, and more will continue in April.