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01ARTICLES & TUTORIALS

HOW 40 LINES OF CODE SPED UP IOS END-TO-END TESTS BY OVER 50%

Wealthfront improved its iOS end-to-end test suite performance by over 50% with a 40-line code change. It identified that the default XCTWaiter polling mechanism caused bottlenecks due to its fixed 1-second interval between checks. Initially, its team sped things up by implementing a custom waiter with a shorter polling interval of 0.1 seconds, but this overwhelmed its CI machines. They fixed this by implementing exponential backoff for the polling interval to adapt to CPU load.

eng.wealthfront.com8 min read

REACT ROUTER ERROR REPORTING FROM SCRATCH

This article goes over how to implement custom error reporting in React Router, moving beyond the default development error messages. Devs first need to enable source maps in production to map bundled code back to the original source. Then, a custom `handleError` function needs to be created that reads source maps and extracts relevant source code context to send detailed error reports via email. The article also provides code examples for setting up a custom server, reading source maps, and formatting error reports, along with tips for environments lacking filesystem access.

programmingarehard.com19 min read

02OPINIONS & ADVICE

SYNC ENGINES ARE THE FUTURE

Modern web apps, being distributed, require better data synchronization solutions. Current tools like XHR and fetch are not enough for handling the complexities of continuous data updates, failures, and out-of-order arrivals. The solution is in sync engines, client-side databases that manage data delivery and synchronization.

instantdb.com7 min read

HOW CURSOR (AI IDE) WORKS

AI IDEs like Cursor fork VSCode, integrate a chat UI, implement coding agent tools like `read_file` and `write_file`, and optimize internal prompts. Users should simplify tasks for the main LLM agent by using smaller models for sub-tasks and prove explicit context through "@file" syntax and well-commented code.

blog.sshh.io15 min read

TO GET AHEAD WITH AI, FINE-TUNE YOUR DATA STRATEGY

A clean data strategy is necessary for AI projects because the quality of AI depends on quality input data. That's why it's useful to have data quality processes and teams if your company is working on AI.

stackoverflow.blog8 min read

03LAUNCHES & TOOLS

Sponsored

INTRODUCING @CLERK/AGENT-TOOLKIT

An experimental package that integrates Clerk into AI agent workflows, empowering developers to build agentic systems with user and organization management. It works seamlessly with frameworks like

go.clerk.comSponsor

LOCALSCOPE

Localscope is a Python library that helps prevent bugs in Jupyter notebooks by restricting the variables a function can access, avoiding accidental use of global variables. It achieves this through a decorator, `@localscope`, that raises an exception if a function attempts to use a global variable that hasn't been explicitly allowed.

localscope.readthedocs.io4 min read

HPKV

HPKV is a high-performance, persistent key-value store that offers ultrafast speeds and low latency.

hpkv.ioTool

⌘K

⌘K is a fast, unstyled command menu React component that also functions as an accessible combobox. It automatically filters and sorts items, supports custom filtering, asynchronous results, and integration with Radix UI components.

github.comGitHub repository

04MISCELLANEOUS

THAT TIME I RECREATED PHOTOSHOP IN C++

Inspired by the need for a better manga reader, this developer aimed to replicate Photoshop's key features in an application called Fedit. He focused on creating a lightweight, portable program with a familiar interface, which eventually helped him land a job.

f055.net4 min read

PAST AND PRESENT FUTURES OF USER INTERFACE DESIGN

Practicality and cost-effectiveness often lead to touchscreens today, despite their limitations and complaints asking for tactile interfaces again. While new paradigms like smartphones emerge from necessity, the desktop interface is a mainstay due to its effectiveness.

datagubbe.se12 min read

HOW OPENAI IS BUILDING ITS MOAT

OpenAI is shifting focus from models themselves to building comprehensive application and integration layers to maintain its position. This involves improving ChatGPT with features and developing APIs that make LLM application development easier. The company seeks to lock developers into its ecosystem by providing a complete framework.

bdtechtalks.com5 min read