A Local-First Case Study (14 minute read)
This developer created a local-first web app for trip planning. It was designed to address shortcomings in existing trip planning tools by offering quick data entry, easy comparison features, and support for both structured and unstructured data. The app was built using a local-first architecture using CRDTs and the Yjs library for real-time collaboration and offline functionality.
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A guide to destructuring in JavaScript (13 minute read)
Destructuring in JavaScript allows you to extract values from arrays and objects into separate variables. The ellipsis (...) in destructuring represents a "rest property," which captures remaining elements or properties into a new array or object. It also acts as the "spread operator," which expands iterables like arrays, objects, and strings into individual elements.
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OpenAI DevDay 2024 live blog (36 minute read)
OpenAI DevDay 2024 included announcements about a real-time API enabling voice interaction with AI models, improved model customization with fine-tuning for vision models, and cost reductions through prompt caching and model distillation. The company highlighted the importance of structured outputs for building reliable applications by unveiling its new Structured Outputs API, which guarantees accurate JSON schema adherence.
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Do All Problems Have Technical Fixes? (6 minute read)
The "tech imperative” is the idea that all problems can be solved with technology. While the underlying assumption is that technology itself is inherently good, the promotion of technology stems from a pro-attitude rather than a reasoned argument.
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Evolving GitHub Issues (Public Preview) (3 minute read)
GitHub Issues has been revamped with several new features, including sub-issues, issue types, and advanced search. The interface has also been updated, and the project item limit has been increased to 50,000 items. These features are now available in public preview.
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SlateDB (Website)
SlateDB is an embedded database that uses object storage for data persistence. Unlike traditional databases, it operates without physical disks and uses the object store's replication capabilities for high availability.
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Sourcebot (GitHub Repo)
Sourcebot is a code search tool that indexes and searches multiple repositories hosted on GitHub or GitLab. It has features like one-command deployment, multi-repo search, full file visualization, and more.
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2024 Ruby on Rails Community Survey Results (33 minute read)
The 2024 Ruby on Rails Community Survey gathered responses from over 2,700 developers across 106 countries, showing that Rails is still relevant in 2024. Stimulus.js has overtaken React as the most popular JavaScript library used with Rails, while PostgreSQL remains the preferred relational database.
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Bots, so many Bots (5 minute read)
ProductHunt has about 60% of user signups automated. This was discovered through a simple test, where an LLM prompt was injected into a product description, leading to a flood of automated comments.
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Mullenweg threatens corporate takeover of WP Engine (10 minute read)
Matt Mullenweg, CEO of Automattic, has escalated his conflict with WP Engine, demanding a more than 8% licensing deal for the use of WordPress and WooCommerce trademarks. This demand suggests a potential corporate takeover by Automattic, which is accusing WP Engine of perceived minimal contributions to the WordPress project. WP Engine has made counterclaims and attempts to mitigate the damage, but the conflict remains unresolved, with the possibility of a legal battle in the future.
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