The Daily Index — Monday, May 20, 2024 · TLDR Index

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TLDR Web Dev

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VISUALIZING ALGORITHMS FOR RATE LIMITING

Rate limiting is used to control traffic on a service by blocking requests that exceed a set limit. Three common algorithms for rate limiting are fixed windows, sliding windows, and token buckets. Fixed windows are easy to understand and implement, sliding windows are better for high traffic, and token buckets allow for bursts of traffic while enforcing a long-term average rate.

smudge.ai · 8 min

TLDR Web Dev

HOW TO DOCUMENT YOUR JAVASCRIPT PACKAGE

JSDoc is used to document JavaScript packages. It helps users understand how to use your code and provides additional context within their workflow. The key is to provide clear and concise information: write succinct summaries, include accurate type information, use tags to describe parameters and return values, and provide examples for clarity.

deno.com · 15 min

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ASK HN: VIDEO STREAMING IS EXPENSIVE YET YOUTUBE "SEEMS" TO DO IT FOR FREE. HOW? (HACKER NEWS THREAD)

Engineers give their opinion on how YouTube seems to stream video for free. Google has special relationships with major US ISPs to get low bandwidth costs and also have the advantage of scale.

news.ycombinator.com

TLDR Web Dev

BUILDING A WAITLIST (THE WRONG WAY)

This developer used a waitlist approach to validate the demand for their failed product, PresetBot, an API to apply Lightroom presets on images. They used Google Ads to drive traffic to a landing page, but after attracting 250 signups and building the product, no one purchased it. The developer realized that most of the signups were likely from bots and click farms.

jrhizor.dev · 6 min

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netlify.com

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MERGING REMIX AND REACT ROUTER

Remix and React Router are converging, with Remix's features being integrated into React Router v7 to streamline the upgrade process for users.

remix.run · 7 min

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CHATGPT CAN TALK, BUT OPENAI EMPLOYEES SURE CAN'T

OpenAI's announcement of GPT-4o's new talking ability was overshadowed by the resignation of two key figures on its superalignment team, Ilya Sutskever and Jan Leike. While Sutskever gave a standard resignation message, Leike resigned due to conflicts about the direction OpenAI was going safety-wise.

vox.com · 8 min

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CODING MY HANDWRITING

This developer created cursive handwriting for their web projects. They created a tool to manually define paths for each letter, then adjusted these paths based on the surrounding letters to connect them smoothly.

amygoodchild.com · 8 min

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ASK HN: SAAS SUBSCRIPTION OR USAGE-BASED PRICING? (HACKER NEWS THREAD)

Usage-based pricing is great for core infrastructure for applications, where the growth of your customers' business means their spend with your business will also grow. Subscription pricing works best for end-user tools that help a certain function do their job better.

news.ycombinator.com

TLDR Web Dev

STAYING SHARP

Even if you are happy in your current job, it is useful to occasionally interview at other companies because it allows you to better assess your current role and potential opportunities while keeping your skills sharp in case you need to look for a new job later.

developing.dev · 2 min

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DEVELOPERS SPEND CLOSE TO 57% OF THEIR TIME FIREFIGHTING THAN INNOVATING

A recent Cisco study revealed that developers are spending 57% of their time troubleshooting application performance issues instead of innovating due to a lack of tools and visibility into the IT environment.

medium.com · 6 min