The Daily Index — Wednesday, May 1, 2024 · TLDR Index

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PRINTING MUSIC WITH CSS GRID

This article describes a new way to show music notation responsively on the web using CSS Grid. The system defines musical staves as grids, allowing notes to be positioned by pitch (on the y-axis) and time (on the x-axis). This approach is responsive, allows for easy swapping of clefs and time signatures, and makes sure elements like chords and lyrics are aligned properly.

cruncher.ch · 10 min

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"GOOD ENOUGH" IS GOOD ENOUGH!

Creating software that is “good enough” is much better than trying to create software that is perfect. Software can always be iterated upon after release. HTTP and HTML are examples of imperfect technologies that have staying power thanks to their continuous improvement.

ep2013.europython.eu · 3 min

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THE BIGGEST PROBLEM IN TODAY'S WORK CULTURE - DISTRACTIONS

Distractions, usually from too many meetings, are the biggest problem in today's work culture. They prevent engineers from entering a “flow state” where they can do deep work and complete their tasks much faster. Managers can help by clustering meetings together and improving meeting culture. Engineers should protect their focus time and keep their phones away while in deep work.

open.substack.com · 7 min

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SVELTE 5 RELEASE CANDIDATE

Svelte 5 is now in the Release Candidate stage, which means the design of the framework is mostly set. There will probably be no breaking changes, which means developers can now try it out without worries about future changes breaking their project.

svelte.dev · 3 min

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AI LEADERBOARDS ARE NO LONGER USEFUL. IT'S TIME TO SWITCH TO PARETO CURVES

Current AI leaderboards aren't useful anymore because they don't account for the cost of running AI agents. Researchers should instead use Pareto curves to visualize the tradeoff between accuracy and cost. Surprisingly, simple baseline agents can be just as accurate as the complex, costly agents that top leaderboards.

aisnakeoil.com · 21 min

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HOW PERPLEXITY BUILDS PRODUCT

The AI-powered search engine Perplexity, which has tens of millions of users with less than 50 employees, uses AI internally to inform all aspects of building the company. It has small teams of 2-3 people that work in parallel to reduce any coordination costs. The company hires self-driven and very proactive engineers.

open.substack.com · 15 min

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AMAZON CODEWHISPERER IS NOW CALLED Q DEVELOPER AND IS EXPANDING ITS FUNCTIONS

Amazon's AI coding assistant CodeWhisperer has been rebranded as Q Developer and now includes testing, transformation, and autonomous feature implementation.

techcrunch.com · 5 min

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RUN0, A SYSTEMD BASED ALTERNATIVE TO SUDO, ANNOUNCED (MASTODON THREAD)

run0 is a sudo-like command that provides a more secure and user-friendly way to temporarily get sudo privileges while handling issues like the size of the sudo binary.

mastodon.social

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QUITTING ENGINEERING TO PURSUE ART FULL-TIME

Pablo Azócar made the leap from engineer to photographer to pen plotter artist.

staysketchy.com · 14 min