Welcome, Developers! 👋 Today's newsletter tackles AI skepticism in coding, explores experimental "vibe coding", and reveals survey insights on tech worker burnout and job satisfaction. We also examine a well-documented IRS codebase and explore progressive JSON. |
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Welcome, Developers! 👋 Today's newsletter tackles AI skepticism in coding, explores experimental "vibe coding", and reveals survey insights on tech worker burnout and job satisfaction. We also examine a well-documented IRS codebase and explore progressive JSON. |
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If users remember your login process, you’ve already lost. Not a hot take, just the truth. We built a login experience that’s downright forgettable. Multiple SSO options, custom branding, optional embedded wallets for EVM and Solana—and you can integrate it in just 5 minutes. |
If users remember your login process, you’ve already lost. Not a hot take, just the truth. We built a login experience that’s downright forgettable. Multiple SSO options, custom branding, optional embedded wallets for EVM and Solana—and you can integrate it in just 5 minutes. |
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🙃 My AI Skeptic Friends Are All Nuts A fun write-up from Thomas regarding AI-assisted coding where he doesn't shy from using strong language. "Some of the smartest people I know share a bone-deep belief that AI is a fad — the next iteration of NFT mania. I’ve been reluctant to push back on them, because, well, they’re smarter than me. But their arguments are unserious, and worth confronting. Extraordinarily talented people are doing work that LLMs already do better, out of spite."
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🙃 My AI Skeptic Friends Are All Nuts A fun write-up from Thomas regarding AI-assisted coding where he doesn't shy from using strong language. "Some of the smartest people I know share a bone-deep belief that AI is a fad — the next iteration of NFT mania. I’ve been reluctant to push back on them, because, well, they’re smarter than me. But their arguments are unserious, and worth confronting. Extraordinarily talented people are doing work that LLMs already do better, out of spite."
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🤔 How Tech Workers Really Feel About Work Right Now A survey of 8200+ tech workers reveals that nearly half are significantly burned out, with optimism declining across the board. Small companies also outperform big tech on nearly every happiness metric, while hybrid workers report 21% better job satisfaction than their office-bound colleagues. |
🤔 How Tech Workers Really Feel About Work Right Now A survey of 8200+ tech workers reveals that nearly half are significantly burned out, with optimism declining across the board. Small companies also outperform big tech on nearly every happiness metric, while hybrid workers report 21% better job satisfaction than their office-bound colleagues. |
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😴 Coding With My Eyes Wide Shut Nick experimented with vibe coding where he prompted AI to write code but never viewed it directly, only testing and iterating based on results. In just 2 hours, he and his teammate built a working GitHub Action with ~5,000 lines of TypeScript they never read. Not a recommended approach, but an interesting experiment nonetheless. |
😴 Coding With My Eyes Wide Shut Nick experimented with vibe coding where he prompted AI to write code but never viewed it directly, only testing and iterating based on results. In just 2 hours, he and his teammate built a working GitHub Action with ~5,000 lines of TypeScript they never read. Not a recommended approach, but an interesting experiment nonetheless. |
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🔧 Progressive JSON Just like how progressive JPEGs load fuzzy then crisp, Progressive JSON can stream data breadth-first using placeholders that resolve to complete objects over time. This approach allows clients to start processing partial data immediately rather than waiting for entire JSON payloads, fundamentally changing how we handle data transfer. |
🔧 Progressive JSON Just like how progressive JPEGs load fuzzy then crisp, Progressive JSON can stream data breadth-first using placeholders that resolve to complete objects over time. This approach allows clients to start processing partial data immediately rather than waiting for entire JSON payloads, fundamentally changing how we handle data transfer. |
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🔓 IRS "Direct File" Codebase Studying well-written codebases is invaluable for learning best practices, and the IRS tech team has just dropped a treat. The newly open-sourced "Direct File" is catching praise from developers at r/programming for being a clean codebase with robust documentation. The codebase is mostly JavaScript but makes use of Scala too. |
🔓 IRS "Direct File" Codebase Studying well-written codebases is invaluable for learning best practices, and the IRS tech team has just dropped a treat. The newly open-sourced "Direct File" is catching praise from developers at r/programming for being a clean codebase with robust documentation. The codebase is mostly JavaScript but makes use of Scala too. |
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🧰 The Toolbox Tools and products we're excited about today: |
🧰 The Toolbox Tools and products we're excited about today: |
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Cap Cap is a lightweight, open-source CAPTCHA alternative that uses SHA-256 proof-of-work instead of puzzles. It protects websites from bots through computational challenges while maintaining user privacy without tracking or data collection. |
Cap Cap is a lightweight, open-source CAPTCHA alternative that uses SHA-256 proof-of-work instead of puzzles. It protects websites from bots through computational challenges while maintaining user privacy without tracking or data collection. |
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sqlite-js SQLite-JS is a powerful extension that brings JavaScript capabilities to SQLite, enabling you to create custom functions, aggregates, window functions, and collation sequences using JavaScript code for flexible data manipulation within your database. |
sqlite-js SQLite-JS is a powerful extension that brings JavaScript capabilities to SQLite, enabling you to create custom functions, aggregates, window functions, and collation sequences using JavaScript code for flexible data manipulation within your database. |
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php-node php-node runs PHP applications within the same Node.js process, enabling direct communication between Node.js and PHP without network connections. This allows interesting possibilities like running WordPress with a Next.js frontend. |
php-node php-node runs PHP applications within the same Node.js process, enabling direct communication between Node.js and PHP without network connections. This allows interesting possibilities like running WordPress with a Next.js frontend. |
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If users remember your login process, you’ve already lost. Not a hot take, just the truth. We built a login experience that’s downright forgettable. Multiple SSO options, custom branding, optional embedded wallets for EVM and Solana—and you can integrate it in just 5 minutes. |
If users remember your login process, you’ve already lost. Not a hot take, just the truth. We built a login experience that’s downright forgettable. Multiple SSO options, custom branding, optional embedded wallets for EVM and Solana—and you can integrate it in just 5 minutes. |
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