Promising stories like that of Theranos and FTX have ended with the discovery of fraud. But how were investors and so many others fooled by the founders of these companies? Each company had warning signs that were similar and when these warning signs came up, they deserved much more scrutiny than they actually got. For example, if it seems like only one person can get this company to work and/or if a lot of important data is missing or kept secret, then it might be a sign to take a closer look at the company.
As the demand for software applications continues to grow, the pressure on developers to deliver high-quality solutions in a timely manner has increased exponentially. No-code and low-code development tools have become popular to address this challenge. This article explores the world of low-code and zero-code development tools, the benefits, key features, use cases, challenges, and the future of this emerging field.
Coding interviews continue to get harder as more software engineers join the industry. Recognizing patterns in problem statements can help make interviews easier to both approach and solve. This article lays out 20 coding interview patterns that a developer should know if they are interviewing for a new job.
React is just one of many choices for frontend development. This blog will discuss frontend frameworks other than React that are popular and a good fit for web application development.
Vitest is a powerful unit testing framework primarily used for JavaScript and TypeScript. This post explores how to use Vitest and React Testing Library to help unit test React hooks in a way that makes them easy to maintain and extend.
Drata’s compliance automation is used at thousands of companies including Fivetran, Lemonade, and Superhuman. It’s rated 4.9 by 445 reviewers on G2. Why do customers choose Drata
Moderators of many Reddit communities are pledging to keep their subreddits private or restricted indefinitely. The majority of subreddits were to resume on Wednesday, but a thread on the r/ModCoord subreddit indicates that a growing number will continue the protest. Not all subreddits will be able to go dark indefinitely for various reasons. More than 8,400 subreddits have gone dark. Reddit briefly crashed on Monday due to the protest.
AMD's MI300X GPU for artificial intelligence will be available for sampling later this Fall and start shipping in greater volumes next year. Nvidia currently dominates the AI chip market with an over 80% market share. While AMD hasn't disclosed a price for the chip yet, its release could put pressure on Nvidia's GPUs, which can cost $30,000 or more. Lower priced GPUs could help drive down the costs of AI applications.
Precision Neuroscience, a startup co-founded by a founding member of Neuralink, has tested its safe, easy-to-place brain implant in people for the first time. The implant is made out of a flexible film and is placed into the space between the brain and skull through an incision less than a millimeter wide. It contains 10 times as many electrodes per square centimeter as a standard brain implant without the need for highly invasive surgery. The implant was able to read, record, and map the brain's electrical activity when tested on humans. Precision Neuroscience has yet to test its implantation procedure on people, but it has worked on miniature pigs.
There are now over 7,000 active satellites in orbit. Thanks to companies like SpaceX, private enterprises are able to launch machines into space. Many aspects of our world will change as the number of satellites and space-based services continues to grow. This article looks at what life might be like in the future and the opportunities that the Satellite Renaissance brings.
OpenAI has announced a sizable update to its large language model API offerings. A 16,000 context window version of gpt-3.5-turbo is now available, allowing developers to process around 20 pages of text in a single request. A new feature called function calling allows developers to more easily build chatbots capable of calling external tools, convert natural language into external API calls, or make database queries. The offerings update includes many price reductions. Some models will soon be deprecated.
A Reddit user recently posted a series of artistic QR codes created with a custom-trained ControlNet model. The Stable Diffusion community has figured out how to make the QR codes without a custom model. This article walks readers through the process of generating artistic QR codes.
Fern is an open source format for defining REST APIs. You can think of it like a programming language to describe your API - your endpoints, types, errors, and examples. Find out why companies like Scale AI and Flatfile already use Fern to develop their APIs and generate their SDKs, check us out on GitHub [https://github.com/fern-api/fern?utm_source=tldr].
Christian Selig's Reddit client Apollo has become the central figure in the latest protest over the new terms for Reddit's API. The new pricing for access to the API will mean that many third-party developers will have to close their apps or run at a loss. Thousands of subreddits have gone dark to protest the policy as the change will affect tools that many users rely on. Selig plans to shut down Apollo on June 30. This article features an interview with Selig where he talks about what he wants from Reddit, why he still believes in the platform, and whether he thinks there's any chance of keeping Apollo alive.
Generative AI and AR/VR headsets present two distinctly different visions of the future. AI removes UI and assists humans naturally, while AR/VR headsets introduce new UIs and immerse people into virtual worlds. Both are extraordinary technologies and may coexist in the future, but they are radically different takes on where things are headed.
The attack monitors characteristics such as power consumption, sound, electromagnetic emissions, and the amount of time it takes for an operation to occur to recover secret keys using cameras in iPhones or commercial surveillance systems.
Finishing projects requires work and courage, but doing so will result in a growing body of completed work and the confidence of knowing you are a person who finishes things.
The newly formed US Advanced Research Project Agency for Infrastructure will research projects that address a number of major themes, including climate change, road safety, clean energy, and environmental justice.
Reddit's CEO Steve Huffman has told employees to block out the noise from the ongoing protest and to be careful about wearing Reddit items in public to avoid the risk of being the subject of users' frustrations.
Million is an extremely fast and lightweight (<4kb) virtual DOM that makes React components up to 70% faster. It makes creating web apps with fast rendering and loading speeds easy (it's just wrapping a React component). Million.js reduces the overhead of React immensely by using a fine-tuned, optimized virtual DOM.
OpenAI has released new updates to the gpt-3.5-turbo and gpt-4 APIs. These updates introduce function calling capabilities, a new way to more reliably connect GPT's capabilities with external tools and APIs. The updates also include a 75% cost reduction of embeddings and a 25% cost reduction on input tokens for gpt-3.5-turbo. gpt-3.5-turbo now has a 16k context version.
Resend is a modern email sending platform focused on providing the best developer experience. With Resend, you can code your email using React instead of outdated HTML table layouts. It also provides higher performance and better observability compared to competing platforms.
Microsoft invested billions to get early access to the generative artificial intelligence technology of a much smaller OpenAI. The partnership is considered a smart move on Microsoft’s part. However, the relationship has produced conflict and confusion behind the scenes. For example, people within Microsoft have complained about diminished spending on its in-house AI and that OpenAI doesn’t allow most Microsoft employees access to the inner workings of its technology. Also, Microsoft and OpenAI sales teams sometimes pitch to the same customers. Despite these issues, Microsoft Chief Financial Officer Amy Hood has called it a “great partnership” where both sides benefit.
This article contains an interview with Rich Siegel, the creator of BBEdit, a HTML and text editor that is considered one of the most beloved developer tools since its first release in 1992.
Between GitHub, Jira/Linear, and Slack, engineering teams create a lot of data. But measuring the wrong things can destroy motivation and productivity. Swarmia has identified key metrics
The large number of subreddits shifting to private to protest Reddit's new API pricing terms caused Reddit to crash. Reddit started experiencing issues on Monday morning. The outage was fully resolved by 1:28PM ET. More than 7,000 subreddits have gone private or read-only as part of the protest. Some subreddits will return to normal on June 14, but others have decided to continue the protest until changes are made. Reddit said on Sunday that it wasn't planning any changes to what's been announced.
Twitter's new CEO Linda Yaccarino sent her first memo to employees on Monday, marking her start at the company. Yaccarino is a long-time advertising executive and her main task will be to rebuild Twitter's ads business. Elon Musk will continue overseeing Twitter's product and engineering teams. A copy of Yaccarino's full email to Twitter employees is available in the article.
Sol Reader is a VR headset built specifically for reading books. The device blocks all distractions while reading. It uses side-lit e-ink displays and comes with a remote. A full charge lasts for around 25 hours. The device is available for pre-order for $350.
N-Ark's floating city project, Dogen City, will be designed to handle rising sea levels and provide power, food, and water for up to 40,000 people. The city, which will measure 4 kilometers in circumference, will host tourism, medical facilities, and space rockets. N-Ark is planning for approximately 10,000 full-time inhabitants, with up to 30,000 tourists visiting at any time. The company plans to have Dogen City in use by 2030.
Chrome for Testing is a new Chrome flavor that targets web app testing and automation use cases. Setting up adequate browser testing environments is a commonly reported web developer pain point. Chrome for Testing doesn't auto-update and a versioned binary will be made available for every Chrome release. ChromeDriver releases will now align with Chrome releases.
Waku is a minimalistic React framework. It supports exportable builds, static site generation, and more. Diagrams showing how Waku's architecture works are available.
Fern is an open source format for defining REST APIs. You can think of it like a programming language to describe your API - your endpoints, types, errors, and examples. Find out why companies like Scale AI and Flatfile already use Fern to develop their APIs and generate their SDKs, check us out on GitHub [https://github.com/fern-api/fern?utm_source=tldr].
Apple's Vision Pro justifies its expensive price tag by delivering an incredible user experience. Apps for the device will likely go the same way as apps for iOS, meaning there will probably be a rush to the bottom with pricing and then a general user expectation that software should be free. While there might not be the same gold rush for apps on visionOS compared to on iOS, there are still many reasons for developers to be excited about the platform.
Online communities help people find a sense of belonging where they might struggle to do so in real life. When a community grows too fast, a stranger-culture emerges where people are more guarded. The sense of belonging to the community is eroded, and people feel more anonymous. Social media sites that are run like startups have to hit growth targets to impress investors. This unsustainable growth destroys communities and lowers the quality of interactions for users.
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