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TLDR DEV 2025-10-23

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01GENERAL

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On November 4-6, Miro will be running an exclusive masterclass series [4]. Over 1,000 technical leaders have already signed up - save your spot [4] for free access to all three sessions:

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02ARTICLES & TUTORIALS

RSC: DO THEY REALLY IMPROVE PERFORMANCE?

This performance analysis compared Client-Side Rendering, Server-Side Rendering, and React Server Components using a semi-real app, measuring metrics like LCP, data visibility, and interactivity gaps. The key finding is that Server Components alone don't improve performance in mixed client/server apps. The real benefits come from Streaming and Suspense combined with server-first data fetching, which achieved the best results (1.28s) but required a lot of refactoring and careful Suspense boundary placement.

developerway.com10 min read

DESIGNING SOFTWARE FOR THINGS THAT ROT

This dev wanted to upgrade his haphazard home fermentation system to a more structured, data-driven approach. He built a fermentation chamber with automated controls and a dashboard to track temperature and humidity, but realized he needed more context to interpret the data. So he developed an iOS app, Fermento, to track fermentation projects, hazards, and critical control points, enabling traceability over precision.

drobinin.com11 min read

03OPINIONS & ADVICE

SIMPLIFY YOUR CODE: FUNCTIONAL CORE, IMPERATIVE SHELL

The "Functional Core, Imperative Shell" pattern advocates for separating code into two distinct parts to improve testability and maintainability. The functional core contains pure business logic without side effects, operating only on provided data. The imperative shell handles side effects like database calls and email sending, orchestrating the functional core.

testing.googleblog.com2 min read

I SEE A FUTURE IN JJ

This dev is enthusiastic for the version control system, jj. jj has product-market fit, a dedicated team, and a growing user base within companies like Google, so it has potential for widespread adoption.

steveklabnik.com10 min read

ONE YEAR WITH NEXT.JS APP ROUTER — WHY WE'RE MOVING ON

Next.js's App Router and React Server Components don't have the ability to perform optimistic updates and redundant data fetching. As a result, this team migrated their frontend from Next.js to TanStack Start, a move that simplified their code, improved performance, and reduced costs.

paperclover.net22 min read

04LAUNCHES & TOOLS

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EVOLVING THE INTERNAL DEVELOPER PORTAL FOR THE AGE OF AGENTIC ENGINEERING

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SOLITO V5

Solito 5, used to bridge the gap between React Native and Next.js, drops the `react-native-web` dependency to embrace pure Next.js components on the web for easier integration and customization. This allows devs to use standard web props like `className` and `style` directly on Solito components. The move towards web-first files aims to simplify configuration for web consumers of React Native libraries.

solito.dev6 min read

OPEN NOTEBOOK

Open Notebook is an open-source alternative to Google's Notebook LM. It allows users to control their data, choose from over 16 AI providers, and organize multi-modal content for research. The platform supports podcast generation, intelligent search, and context-aware AI conversations.

github.comGitHub repository

05MISCELLANEOUS

THE SECURITY PARADOX OF LOCAL LLMS

Local LLMs are vulnerable to prompt injection attacks that can lead to code vulnerabilities. Researchers discovered that smaller models like gpt-oss-20b can be tricked into generating malicious code, including backdoors and immediate remote code execution, with much higher success rates compared to frontier models. These attacks exploit the weaker reasoning and alignment capabilities of local models, turning a developer's workflow into an attack chain.

quesma.com9 min read

OUR QUANTUM ECHOES ALGORITHM IS A BIG STEP TOWARD REAL-WORLD APPLICATIONS FOR QUANTUM COMPUTING

Google Quantum AI has achieved a major breakthrough with its "Quantum Echoes" algorithm, demonstrating the first verifiable quantum advantage over classical supercomputers. The algorithm, run on the Willow quantum chip, is 13,000 times faster than the best classical algorithms in modeling molecular structures. This advancement allows for more precise measurement of systems, from molecules to black holes, and opens doors for applications in drug discovery and materials science.

blog.google5 min read