🍔🧠 AWS DynamoDB: A Tech Deep Dive
PLUS: Apple unveils AI Safari browser 🍏, Cognitive load in coding 🧠, Frontend handbook for 2024 📚
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Food for Thought 🧠
A mindset, an example, and an action item to start the week
"Don’t be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.”
John D. Rockefeller
Mindset: Settling for the good inhibits greatness; this quote inspires us to embrace risk and continuously strive for excellence.
Example: Amazon started as an online bookstore but wasn't afraid to expand into e-commerce, cloud computing, and other ventures, becoming a tech giant.
Action item: Identify one area where you're settling for good, and make a plan to pursue a great opportunity instead.
The Rabbit Hole 🐰
Deep dives, trends, and resources curated to stay ahead
Tech Dive on DynamoDB
DynamoDB, AWS's fully managed NoSQL database, born from the lessons of Amazon's earlier projects like Dynamo and SimpleDB, offers unparalleled scalability, a serverless model for maintenance-free usage, and draws from extensive industry adoption, making it a powerhouse choice for high-demand applications.
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💾 SIDE DISHES 💾
ARTICLE (will we loose jobs?)
AI developers, really?
GITHUB REPO (reduce brain strain)
Cognitive Load in Software Development
ESSENTIAL (node-js)
The NodeJS performance API
ARTICLE (a new state in React)
What are React’s signals and how do they help?
ESSENTIAL (FastGreSQL)
How PostgreSQL achieved 150x speed up on pgvector
ARTICLE (empty your bucket)
How to protect S3 and your bill in AWS
TOOL (the frontend handbook)
A really well-put Frontend Handbook for 2024 by Frontend Masters
ARTICLE (tao-react)
How to style a React application
GITHUB (scary?)
Clone a voice in seconds with open-source
ARTICLE (million-labeling)
How Doordash scaled its labelling system to millions with AI
The Weekly Digest 🗞️
Software, AI, and startup news worth your time
🚀 Amazon Introduces Amazon Q to Revolutionize Software Development and AI (4 min)
Brief: Amazon unveils Amazon Q, a cutting-edge generative AI-powered assistant designed to boost software development productivity and facilitate data-driven decision-making within businesses.
🧠 OpenAI Introduces Memory Feature for ChatGPT Plus Users (4 min)
Brief: OpenAI integrates a new "Memory" feature for ChatGPT Plus users, enhancing the AI's abilities to retain and recall information across conversations, aiming to boost user engagement and conversational depth.
🤖 The Mysteries of the GPT-2 Chatbot: Unraveling the Potential Behind OpenAI's Latest Model (4 min)
Brief: OpenAI's cutting-edge gpt2-chatbot raises speculation as a potential GPT-4.5 release or a closely related model, showcasing impressive capabilities beyond its predecessors with distinct outputs, setting it apart from existing AI models.
🍏 Apple to Unveil AI-Enabled Safari Browser Alongside New Operating Systems (5 min)
Brief: Apple is testing a new version of Safari with UI updates, content blocking, and an AI tool called Intelligent Search, aimed at enhancing user experience and privacy controls.
🔍 OpenAI Might Launch Search Engine Before Google I/O (~3 min)
Brief: OpenAI hints at unveiling a search engine to rival Google, sparking anticipation amidst reports of an in-house event on May 9, in a potential move to overshadow Google I/O.
🚀 Github Introduces New AI-powered Features to Cloud Services (2 min)
Brief: Github unveils Copilot Workspace, a tool aimed at simplifying code writing and collaboration by providing automated suggestions and guidance on PRs created within repositories.
The Quick Byte 💾
One coding tip because you’re technical after all
This week’s coding challenge (by
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This week’s tip:
Currying is a technique in functional programming where a function with multiple arguments is transformed into a sequence of functions, each taking a single argument. Partial application is the process of applying some arguments to a function and returning a new function that accepts the remaining arguments.
Wen?
When you want to create reusable and composable functions by breaking down a function into smaller, specialized functions.
When you want to create higher-order functions that take other functions as arguments or return functions as results.
When you want to partially apply arguments to a function and create a new function with a pre-configured environment.
Why?
Promotes code reusability and modularity.
Enhances code readability by breaking down complex logic into smaller, more focused functions.
Enables functional composition and the creation of higher-order functions.
The Job Feast 💼
A fresh
cheesejob board if you’re looking for a change
Burp-A-Laugh 🤣
The most important meal of your day
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Love how personalized and creatively unique looking are these articles. Also great list as always Alex!