The Daily Index — Tuesday, November 5, 2024 · TLDR Index

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WRITING SECURE GO CODE

It's easier to write secure Go code with tools for static code analysis, such as go vet, staticcheck, and golangci-lint, which help identify potential security issues and improve code quality. This article covers the use of govulncheck for scanning code and binaries for known vulnerabilities and introduces fuzzing as a method for automatically testing code with randomly generated inputs.

jarosz.dev · 14 min

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THE MOST EFFECTIVE WAYS TO IMPROVE CORE WEB VITALS

Better Core Web Vitals mean better web page user experiences. To improve Core Web Vitals, focus on breaking up long tasks, minimizing JavaScript, and optimizing rendering to improve Interaction to Next Paint (INP). Images should be preloaded and a CDN should be used where possible to reduce Time to First Byte.

web.dev · 19 min

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PLEASE JUST STOP SAYING "JUST"

Using the word "just" in software engineering discussions can be detrimental. This is because "just" implies simplicity, which is very often not the case when building software.

sgringwe.com · 5 min

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GET ME OUT OF DATA HELL

This author worked in a data warehouse platform he calls the "Pain Zone." It had poorly designed code, illogical data structures, and a culture that prioritizes speed over quality. After deciding to resign, he decided that he prefers places that respect good code and craftmanship over speed.

ludic.mataroa.blog · 15 min

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BENCHMARKING RUBY PARSERS

Prism is a new Ruby parser that is much faster than other parsers. It's tested against other parsers like RubyParser, Ripper, and the Parser gem in different scenarios like parsing and walking the Abstract Syntax Tree (AST) and parsing directly to C structs. Prism is more than 10 times faster than the Parser gem and RubyParser when parsing and walking the AST, and it is 2.56 times faster than the traditional parse.y when parsing to C structs.

eregon.me · 8 min

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ANTHROPIC HIKES THE PRICE OF ITS HAIKU MODEL

Anthropic has released Claude 3.5 Haiku, which surpasses its predecessor in performance on various benchmarks. The company has decided to increase the price of the model fourfold from Claude 3 Haiku due to its increased intelligence.

techcrunch.com · 2 min

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REWRITE IT IN RAILS

This developer tried to rewrite a Rails application he was working on in Rust and Svelte. This effort failed due to the complexity and the lack of immediate user benefits. After returning to Rails, he realized that while learning new tech is fun as a developer, it comes with significant trade-offs.

dirkjonker.bearblog.dev · 10 min

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SHOPIFY COMPLETES REACT NATIVE MIGRATION

Shopify has completed migrating its mobile app to React Native, where 86% of its code is now shared between iOS and Android.

threadreaderapp.com · 3 min

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REASONS TO WRITE DESIGN DOCS

Writing design documents leads to better design, collaboration, knowledge sharing, and understanding the rationale behind decisions.

ntietz.com · 11 min

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THE OVERLOOKED GENAI USE CASE

Data analytics and decision support are the most overlooked GenAI use cases.

blog.sumble.com · 3 min

TLDR Web Dev

DIFFERENTIATING ROUTER.PUSH() AND REDIRECT()

Use router.push() for client-side navigation triggered by events in client components and use redirect() for server-side redirects within server components, server functions, or route handlers.

darios.blog · 3 min