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Remember when devs were spinning up random cloud services without telling ops? Now it's AI tools. 30% of employees are using AI without telling their managers. Good luck explaining that the next time something breaks in production.
The CSS `zoom` property was a non-standard feature initially introduced by Internet Explorer. Despite its initial lack of standardization and quirks, `zoom` surprisingly ranked high in usage metrics due to a "hack" used to fix IE behavior. Eventually, developers and the CSS Working Group recognized the need for a standardized, layout-affecting zoom, leading to its formal specification and widespread support decades later.
When you see a `useEffect` updating a `useState` with a subscription, you should consider using `useSyncExternalStore` instead. This pattern, while common, can cause jank because React renders the component multiple times. `useSyncExternalStore` provides a cleaner API, allows specifying a server-side default value, and reduces jank by making sure the correct value is used on the initial render.
To improve clarity and scalability in Expo Router projects, organize your folder structure with a `/src` directory to separate app code from configuration files. Create `/components` and `/screens` folders for reusable UI elements and route-specific content, respectively. Finally, use a `/utils` and `/hooks` folders for utility functions and reusable React hooks, and a `/server` folder to manage API routes and server-side logic.
The self-trivialization of software development is the process of solving complex problems so thoroughly that they become routine and easily reusable. This trend is shown by the shift to high-level languages, the rise of open-source libraries, and the usage of AI-powered coding assistants. While it may seem like developers are working themselves out of a job, they are instead evolving to focus on architecture, integration, and innovation, freeing up their creativity.
PRs are often too large and complex, leading to shallow reviews and code quality issues. Smaller, focused PRs (under 300 lines of code) and commits tell a story that improves reviewability and understanding.
Your past self is a valuable mentor if you document important decisions you make to learn from them later. Write down the context, possibilities, and rationale behind decisions to later analyze and understand how your perspective has evolved. By revisiting past decisions, you can identify missed opportunities and improve your future decision-making process.
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PostgreSQL 18 comes with performance improvements via a new asynchronous I/O subsystem, faster major-version upgrades, and better query performance with features like skip scan lookups and optimized OR conditions. It also has support for virtual generated columns and access to the uuidv7() function.
Cloudflare is launching a private beta for its new Email Service, which allows developers to send transactional emails directly from Cloudflare Workers. This service combines Email Sending with their existing Email Routing product to provide a unified platform for managing all email needs.
Ollama has launched a new web search API to give its models real-time information and reduce hallucinations. The API is available through a REST endpoint and is integrated into Ollama's Python and JavaScript libraries, allowing models to conduct long-running research.
In 2003, AMD released the Athlon 64, a 64-bit CPU, challenging Intel's reluctance to extend the x86 architecture. Intel initially pursued its own 64-bit architecture, Itanium, aiming for a clean break from legacy systems and potential market dominance. However, AMD's Athlon 64 offered backward compatibility and strong 32-bit performance, appealing to users and businesses alike, leading to Intel abandoning Itanium and adopting AMD64 (renamed Intel64).
In response to recent security breaches, GitHub is improving npm security to safeguard the open source ecosystem. It is mandating two-factor authentication for local publishing, implementing granular tokens with limited lifespans, and promoting trusted publishing. Legacy tokens and TOTP-based 2FA will be deprecated, and token publishing access will be restricted by default.
OpenAI's ChatGPT Pulse is a new feature for Pro users that proactively delivers personalized research and updates every day based on user chats, feedback, and connected apps.
Google DeepMind has released updated versions of Gemini 2.5 Flash and 2.5 Flash-Lite, now accessible via Google AI Studio and Vertex AI, that are more efficient and better performing overall.
Immutable infrastructure, where servers are replaced entirely with new, pre-configured instances instead of being patched in-place, offers predictability, atomic deployments, trivial rollbacks, and forces good practices, though it may introduce slower deployments and initial complexity.
Returning to reading blogs and following RSS feeds is a way to escape the pitfalls of modern social media and recapture the personal connections of the early internet.