Every summer, on the strategy & analytics team here at Lucid, we invite a handful of interns to join us and learn how to become impact-driven data analysts. Recently, we asked a few of our interns what they liked about the internship experience, and are excited to share their responses…

Hi! 👋My name is Brock, and I work at Lucid. I am a Technical Project Manager and am constantly trying to track and report progress. Since learning about the data integration capabilities of Lucidchart, I’ve found that Lucid is the best place to keep track of progress. I can hear…

This article explores a specific edge case that can happen when OAuth 2.0 authorization servers use rotating refresh tokens to detect refresh token theft. That’s a mouthful, so let’s explore those ideas one by one. What is OAuth 2.0? OAuth 2.0 is a framework for authorization on the web, where…

As a programmer, you deal with memory all the time—it’s where you store variables and data. Most of the time, you probably don’t think too much about it, except maybe to not use too much of it. But behind the simple interface of getting and setting variables and allocating and…

Some of the most exciting innovation development innovation is happening in canvas-based applications, which are a fundamental part of Lucid’s Visual Collaboration Suite.   In this article, I will discuss the unique approach and mindset required for designing canvas-based interfaces, explore their benefits, and provide insights into Lucid’s design principles and…

Introduction It has become common to hear companies say “we are data-driven” or “we deliver solutions backed by data.” On a resume, candidates often list that they “perform data analytics” in their role. That all sounds really great and professional, but what do these phrases actually mean? My name is…

Integrations have become a new norm in a world of never-ending technological advancements. Products are spinning up left and right to solve real problems, many of which leverage integrations to connect with the rest of the user experience. This is no different than what we face here at Lucid as…

During the summer of 2020 we weren’t just building Lucidspark, we were also in the early stages of establishing our design system. We’d built the basics: Component library in Figma? Check. Code components? Check. Basic visualization for the code components? Check. We had a healthy grassroots culture growing around the…

You’ve just checked your corporate Gmail inbox, and there’s an email from someone you don’t recognize. You open it, and it seems…off. You take a screenshot (or better yet, download the email) and send it to your security team. Hopefully, they will be able to tell you whether or not…