The Daily Index — Monday, September 1, 2025 · TLDR Index

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TERMINAL SESSIONS YOU CAN BOOKMARK: BUILDING ZELLIJ'S WEB CLIENT

Zellij's new built-in web client allows users to access terminal sessions from a browser. The web client uses a client/server architecture, with a Rust-based web server acting as a translation layer between the browser's websockets and the Zellij server's IPC channels. The web server supports unique URLs for each session, authentication using tokens, and separate WebSocket channels for terminal data and control messages. The client-side uses xterm.js for terminal emulation and incorporates custom integrations for features like mouse tracking and window titles.

poor.dev · 13 min

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YOU SHOULD DELETE TESTS

While automated tests are necessary for maintaining confidence when making code changes, they should be deleted when they are flaky. Tests that are flaky, too strict, too slow to run regularly, or outdated due to changed business requirements all harm developer productivity.

andre.arko.net · 5 min

TLDR Web Dev

USE ONE BIG SERVER

The conventional wisdom of scaling horizontally with distributed systems and microservices is not always true. Sometimes, using a single, powerful server is enough for most web services.

specbranch.com · 15 min

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THE DEFAULT TRAP: WHY ANTHROPIC'S DATA POLICY CHANGE MATTERS

Anthropic's recent policy change is that Claude user conversations are now used for training data by default unless users opt out. Users should stay informed and intentional about their data sharing.

natesnewsletter.substack.com · 6 min

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WHAT EVERY ARGUMENT ABOUT SIDELOADING GETS WRONG

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hugotunius.se · 3 min

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WE NEED TO SERIOUSLY THINK ABOUT WHAT TO DO WITH C++ MODULES

C++ modules should be removed from the standard if they cannot demonstrate a large (5-10x) compilation time speedup across multiple open-source projects, as the current implementation is overly complex, lacks a clear product owner, and doesn't provide enough benefit to outweigh the disadvantages for the average developer.

nibblestew.blogspot.com · 13 min

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AI MODELS NEED A VIRTUAL MACHINE

A standardized virtual machine for AI models is useful to improve security, interoperability, and management by decoupling model logic from integration logic, similar to the Java Virtual Machine.

blog.sigplan.org · 14 min

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MY PHONE IS AN EREADER NOW

The Minimal Phone is an Android phone with an e-paper display and a physical keyboard.

davepagurek.com · 16 min

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IS IT POSSIBLE TO ALLOW SIDELOADING AND KEEP USERS SAFE?

There's a dilemma of balancing user freedom to sideload Android apps with the need to protect vulnerable users from scams, which makes the sideloading discussion with Android difficult.

shkspr.mobi · 20 min