The Daily Index — Monday, December 16, 2024 · TLDR Index

PROGRAMMING, DESIGN & DATA SCIENCE

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A HIGH-VELOCITY STYLE OF SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT

Write code not documents. Focus and express ideas in code and execute them often. Test ideas, play with variations of them, and make code easy to handle, read, mix, and match. Make errors and failures cheap. All things should move smoothly and tools should be accessible. This allows developers to stay busy all the time with no useless interruptions.

mihaiolteanu.me · 25 min

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WHAT IS VENTURE CAPITAL NOW ANYWAY?

Benchmark Capital started small and aimed to stay small. Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) set up shop to do the opposite - raise more money, do more deals, make more noise, and flash more attitude. Over the years, a16z's assets have grown to $44 billion. The gaps between the two firms highlights the divergence in the venture capital industry. This article looks at how the two firms have performed over the years and the implications for the venture capital industry.

links.tldrnewsletter.com · 18 min

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META URGES CALIFORNIA ATTORNEY GENERAL TO STOP OPENAI FROM BECOMING FOR-PROFIT

Meta is urging California's attorney general to block OpenAI's planned conversion to a for-profit company. It says that allowing OpenAI to become a for-profit company would set a dangerous precedent of allowing startups to enjoy the advantages of nonprofit status until they are poised to become profitable. OpenAI's conduct could have serious implications for Silicon Valley if its business model is proven valid.

links.tldrnewsletter.com · 7 min

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oneschema.co

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OPENAI ANNOUNCES A CHATGPT ORGANIZING SYSTEM CALLED PROJECTS

Projects in ChatGPT allows users to organize and customize chats to make it easier for users to complete projects.

mashable.com · 2 min

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COMPUTING INSIDE AN AI

AI could create a new mode of interaction where models play the role of computer applications, providing a richer and more powerful computing environment.

willwhitney.com · 14 min

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TSMC SAYS FIRST ADVANCED U.S. CHIP PLANT ‘DANG NEAR BACK' ON SCHEDULE. HERE'S AN INSIDE LOOK AT THE ARIZONA FAB

TSMC faced some problems adjusting to the US market but it has now overcome them and its plans are nearly back on the original schedule.

cnbc.com · 10 min

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SONY HASN'T BEEN THIS HOT SINCE IT MADE THE WALKMAN

Sony's stock has started to break out of a decades-long slump due to its efforts to transition to an original content and entertainment company.

cnn.com · 6 min

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PREFERRING THROWAWAY CODE OVER DESIGN DOCS

Design docs slow down the process for team members with less disciplined or skilled developers, are usually outdated pretty fast, and teams usually won't discover the real problems until they write code.

softwaredoug.com · 5 min