Angle of Attack

12/2/2024

Sheena Madan

The Playwright Advantage: Strategies for Effective Test Automation

At FlightAware, one of our key priorities is to consistently deliver high-quality software. We are committed to maintaining and continuously improving product quality, benefiting both our customers and engineering teams. Test automation is crucial in achieving this goal.

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11/3/2024

Nathan Reed

A new iOS map component for FlightAware

Earlier this year, we released a rewritten map component for our iOS app. This blog post will cover some of the design choices we made for the new map and lessons we learned along the way.

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10/7/2024

Ben Burwell

Building a Bridge from Tcl to Rust

Much of FlightAware is implemented in a scripting language called Tcl, which has served us well since our inception nearly two decades ago. But looking around at today’s software ecosystem, it’s difficult to claim that Tcl will continue to be the best choice for our needs in the future.

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9/3/2024

Samantha Turnage

2024 Intern Summer Projects

This summer, FlightAware welcomed five interns from various parts of the country. These interns worked closely with our engineering team on their projects, achieving remarkable results.

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8/5/2024

Jonathan Cone

Blast from the past: 2023 Intern Projects

Our 2024 interns are hard at work on their final projects this month. We will post about them soon, but in the meantime, let's look back at the amazing 2023 interns in this blast from the past!!

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7/1/2024

Eric Tran

Modernizing PiAware Setup with Bluetooth LE

This blog post explains how users traditionally set up Wi-Fi on our ADS-B receivers and how we leveraged Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) to simplify and modernize the setup process.

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6/3/2024

Phil Copley

Monorepo

One key strategy we’ve implemented as part of our broader technological transformation is a monorepository architecture for new applications and libraries.

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5/6/2024

Samantha Turnage

Mobile Version Checking at FlightAware

Managing multiple versions of an app is crucial to ensure that users have a smooth experience and that the app functions on different platforms.

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