Web personalization is a platform decision. Architecture determines data freshness, latency, operational complexity, crawler visibility, and cost at scale. We compared five common approaches and the tradeoffs behind each: www.harper.fast/resources/fi... #SoftwareArchitecture

Harper has been named a Sample Vendor in the Gartner® Hype Cycle™ for Digital Commerce, 2026 in the Front-End Cloud category. We believe the next evolution of front-end cloud is about what the runtime can do. www.harper.fast/resources/sa...

Harper Named a Sample Vendor in the Gartner® Hype Cycle™ for Digital Commerce, 2026

Harper was named a 2026 Gartner Hype Cycle for Digital Commerce Sample Vendor, recognized in Front-End Cloud for its unified runtime combining data, application logic, messaging, and agent…

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The citizen developer era is here, but the real question is whether AI-built apps can actually run inside the enterprise. Stephen Goldberg explains why Harper’s unified runtime, built-in governance, and deployment flexibility make it the right foundation for what comes next. buff.ly/Le96WYM

Blog | Why Harper is the Definitive Platform for Enterprise Citizen Developers

Harper bridges the gap between business agility and IT security. Utilizing a unified runtime, Harper Fabric guarantees data sovereignty across any environment, from public clouds to air-gapped…

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Everyone is building agents on Harper right now. Jeff Darnton shares one strategy for coding agents that plan, build, QA, and review in parallel—with humans in control. Harper gives agents fewer systems to understand. buff.ly/qnD22Li

Tutorial | Production Quality at Vibe Code Velocity: Dispatched Agent Teams with Harper

Harper enables production-grade agentic engineering by collapsing database, cache, runtime, and messaging into one process, reducing agent complexity and review burden. A multi-model dispatch…

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The right way to build an agent should be the easy way to build an agent. On most stacks, it isn't. Six vendors, six failure modes, six bills. Agents on Harper: a practical guide for teams shipping production agents in 2026. cdn.prod.website-files.com/68bf31b0ba94...

Production Agents & Runtimes: Why the Stack Matters

Why the unified runtime fits agentic workloads, what outcomes it delivers, and how it compares to the alternatives.

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We’re going LIVE to build the ultimate river flow forecasting app. We're fusing live USGS stream gauges + snowpack data with an AI agent to predict flows based on historic records. We're also building a personal river log feature! 📝🤖 buff.ly/0MDNz4J

New from Harper: rocksdb-js. → Full transaction support → Lazy range iteration → TypeScript API → Prebuilt binaries → Built-in transaction log A ground-up open source RocksDB binding for Node.js. Huge thanks to @chrisbarber.dev. www.harper.fast/resources/ne...

Blog | New RocksDB Binding for Node.js

rocksdb-js is a modern Node.js binding for RocksDB, offering full transaction support, lazy range queries, and a TypeScript API. Built for performance and scalability, it enables reliable write-heavy ...

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Harper 5.0 is open source. The future of software, especially with AI agents, is a unified runtime, not a fragmented stack. Fewer layers. Better reasoning. Faster path to production. Full story ↓ buff.ly/ErGcc7t #Harper5 #OpenSource

Blog | Open Sourcing Harper

Harper is now open source, with its core platform released under Apache 2.0 and enterprise features source-available. This shift builds trust, enables community contributions, and positions Harper as…

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Harper 5.0 is live. Our core runtime is now fully open source (Apache 2.0), with Harper Pro source-available under ELv2. Now with RocksDB + LMDB support. One platform for database, cache, messaging, and app logic—built for performance and scale. Read more: hackernoon.com/harper-launc...

Harper Launches 5.0: Fully Open-Source Runtime for Building and Deploying Cost-Efficient Agents | HackerNoon

Harper 5.0 launches with an open-source core, RocksDB support, and a unified runtime for AI agents—cutting latency and simplifying modern app development.

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🚀 New podcast episode with Daniel Roe, lead of the Nuxt framework. We discuss Nuxt 3, 4, the upcoming Nuxt 5, open-source leadership, and what teams should know before upgrading their apps. If you're building with Vue or Nuxt, this is a must-watch. 🎧 Watch now buff.ly/VTZo5MF #Nuxt #VueJS

Podcast | Maintaining Momentum: Versioning, Stability & the Road to Nuxt 5 with Daniel Roe

In this podcast episode, Daniel Roe, lead of the Nuxt framework, shares insights on Nuxt 3, 4, and the upcoming Nuxt 5 release. We discuss open-source development, upgrading Nuxt apps, Vue-powered…

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Most AI agents spend more time talking to LLMs than they need to. The fix isn't a smarter model. It's a smarter runtime. Semantic caching on Harper: same question twice? Served from the vector index. $0 LLM cost. Sub-50ms. buff.ly/fGPaA3V

Build a Conversational AI Agent on Harper in 5 Minutes

Building AI agents usually means stitching together a database, a vector store, a caching layer, an...

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From pro drummer to open source maintainer. Trezy shares his path into software engineering, work on PixiJS, thoughts on AT Protocol + Bluesky, and why data sovereignty matters for devs. Great insights for builders 👇 www.harper.fast/resources/in... #OpenSource #GameDev #ATProtocol

Your tech stack wasn't built for AI coding agents. A unified runtime was. Start every project with npm create harper@latest #aicodingagent #claudecode #agenticengineering #unifiedruntime #harperdb #fullstackdev #devtools #vibecoding

What if the toughest part of agentic engineering wasn’t the model, but deployment? With Harper’s unified runtime and declarative design, AI goes from idea to live system without the human wiring. The last-mile problem is solved. 👇 www.linkedin.com/pulse/last-m...

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The build-your-own era is here. In 3 days, an AI ops assistant replaced $2400/month in SaaS for under $100/month. AI thrives on declarative backends (config.yaml, schema.graphql, resource.js). That's Harper. Build > Buy. buff.ly/QrJMnQd #VibeCoding #AgenticAI

I Built an AI Ops Assistant That Replaced $2,400/month in SaaS — In 3 Days, for Under $100/month

Last month, one of our engineers typed this into Slack: /incident what would cause basic...

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Open source doesn’t maintain itself. We talked with Jordan Harband (@LJHarb), TC39 member, NVM maintainer, and 500+ NPM packages, about JavaScript standards, dependency security, and the realities of OSS. buff.ly/GlXr9pz #OpenSource #JavaScript #WebDevelopment

🎙️ New Podcast Episode with Debbie O’Brien We’re excited to share our latest SELECT * Podcast episode featuring Debbie O’Brien, a leading voice in testing, and open source. Watch the full episode here: buff.ly/Vdv53Zi

Podcast | Open Source, Cycling and What's Next with Debbie O'Brien

Join Debbie O’Brien on the Select * Podcast as she shares insights on open source, and developer experience, and family.

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🎉 We’re honored! Harper has been named to Built In’s 2026 Best Places to Work in Colorado — including Best Startup and Best Overall. Huge thanks to the Harper team for making this possible 💜 buff.ly/WnRWVHJ

In our latest podcast, Austin Akers sits down with Ivan Hudson, to break down how modern teams can combine real-time data, edge computing, and machine learning to build smarter, faster applications. 👉 Full video on our website: www.harper.fast/resources/tu... #Harper #AI #EdgeComputing

If you’re using MQTT for IoT, edge, or real-time data, you know that the protocol is simple, but the infrastructure often isn’t. See how Harper runs MQTT natively, can persist messages, and run functions, all with no extra services. 👉 buff.ly/zXKgYkV

Tutorial | The Easiest Way to Use MQTT: A Hands-On Demo with Harper’s Built-In Broker

Learn how MQTT works and see a real-time demo using Harper’s built-in MQTT broker. Discover topics, Pub/Sub, QoS, retained messages, and how Harper simplifies IoT and edge data workflows. Watch how…

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Don't want to stitch together AWS IoT Core + Lambda + DynamoDB? Harper’s unified platform delivers the same capabilities but without the complexity tax. 🔗 buff.ly/AfgssdK #AWS #IoT #DevExperience

Comparison | Harper vs. AWS IoT Core: Why Unified Architectures Win for Real-Time Systems

Harper’s unified application platform fuses MQTT, database storage, and real-time logic into one high-performance runtime—eliminating AWS service sprawl, IAM complexity, and Lambda overhead. For…

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What if your home responded to gestures rather than voice commands? 👋💡 Harper Hack runner-up @devdevcharlie.com built a gesture-powered smart light system using Harper + Gemini + LIFX . Wild glimpse of a potential future. 🔗 www.harper.fast/resources/is...

Podcast | Is this the Future of Smart Homes?

Discover insights from Harper’s Technical Showcase as Charlie and Austin discuss innovative AI projects, database performance, and lessons from the Harper Hackathon in this behind-the-scenes conversat...

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Spin up Harper + Grafana locally in seconds. Single-node & 3-node cluster, fully monitored and ready to build fast. 👉 buff.ly/EcffISp

Tutorial | Harper + Docker + Grafana: Local Setup Guide

Learn how to set up Harper locally using Docker and monitor everything with Grafana. This step-by-step walkthrough shows developers how to launch single-node and clustered Harper environments, deploy…

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🎙️ Meet Trent, a HarperHack runner-up using Harper to build ConvoIQ, an AI business app to streamline workflows and build smarter dashboards. Catch this interview in our latest podcast episode 👉 buff.ly/GpgiIGW #HarperFast #Podcast #HarperHack #Developers

Podcast | Building an A.I. Tool in 3 Days

Discover how Trent leverages Harper and ConvoIQ to streamline operations, improve data workflows, and boost productivity. This deep-dive conversation highlights real-world use cases, automation…

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Happy Thanksgiving! 🦃🍁 We cooked up a Harper Thanksgiving Game using Google Antigravity, built on Harper, and deployed with Harper Fabric. Enjoy! Play: buff.ly/IUJ7yjo Blog: buff.ly/ItnARew Make it to the end? Screenshot it!

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In our Season 4 premiere of the SELECT* podcast, we sit down with our Harper Hack '25 winners Josh and Colin to discuss their hackathon winning app Mell. 🎧 Watch the full episode on the Harper website: www.harper.fast/resources/bu... #HarperHack2025 #Harper #AI #Developers #Innovation

Podcast | Building a Smarter 311 App

Discover how Harper Hack winners Colin and Josh built MELL, an AI-powered community reporting app. Learn about their inspiration, tech stack, UX approach, and how AI streamlines issue reporting for…

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Harper Learn #4 is live. Ivan shows how to simplify BigQuery pipelines by replacing Redis + custom APIs with a single Harper layer. Ingest once, get low-latency data access and built-in APIs with far less code. Watch here: buff.ly/HXxYC1n

Tutorial | BigQuery to Harper: Real-Time Data Access Without Redis or Custom APIs

Modernize your BigQuery architecture with Harper. Replace Redis and boilerplate APIs with a unified, low-latency data layer built for real-time delivery.

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AI now reacts to data, not just analyzes it. That demands real-time systems. E-commerce personalization, fraud checks, and industrial telemetry all need ms-level speed. Learn why old pub/sub struggles + what’s next: buff.ly/VXvE681 #AI #PubSub #RealTime

Blog | Pub/Sub for AI: The New Requirements for Real-Time Data

Harper’s unified pub/sub architecture delivers real-time data, low-latency replication, and multi-protocol streaming for AI and edge applications. Learn how database-native MQTT, WebSockets, and SSE…

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What if your app could respond in <1 ms? Meet the distributed microlith — a unified runtime that puts data, logic, cache & messaging in the same memory space. Global scale without the orchestration chaos. Full article 👉 buff.ly/hfU2I3V

Blog | Deliver Performance and Simplicity with Distributed Microliths

Distributed microliths unify data, logic, and execution into one high-performance runtime, eliminating microservice latency and complexity. By replicating a single coherent process across regions,…

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Ivan Judson is at it again. This week’s #HarperLearn shows how to take a local app and deploy it to a multi-node Harper cluster in minutes, going from “works on my machine” to “scales globally.” Plus a sneak peek at next week’s MQTT demo. 👉 buff.ly/hjTHNzy

Tutorial | From Local to Distributed Multi-Node Cluster in Minutes

See how to take a local Harper app to a distributed, multi-node cloud cluster with simple deployment steps, built-in scaling, and an MQTT real-world demo.

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