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Learn the top 10 Redis use cases for optimal caching
Dive into Grab's auth system architecture for scale
Master event-driven architecture with core concepts and patterns
Transform your career with AI automation and checklists
From Java to Go: why one team switched
🗞️ Tech and AI Trends
Meta builds humanoid robots for household chores
Create React App sunsets, marking end of an era
OpenAI implements voting powers against Musk takeover
👨🏻💻 Coding Tip
React's useId hook generates unique IDs for accessibility and SSR
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Top 10 Redis Use Cases
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Breaking Down Event-Driven Architecture — Core Ideas, Benefits, Drawbacks, and Use Cases
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3 Steps to Succeed at FAANG
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ARTICLE (calculator conundrums)
A calculator app? Anyone could make that.
GITHUB REPO (parse-o-rama)
OmniParser
ARTICLE (NASA knows best)
NASA has a list of 10 rules for software development
ARTICLE (rusty json magic)
Parsing JSON in 500 lines of Rust
ARTICLE (llm wizardry)
My LLM codegen workflow atm
GITHUB REPO (rusty ownership)
rustowl
ARTICLE (experience in fast forward)
Gaining Years of Experience in a Few Months
ARTICLE (java to go, oh my!)
We switched from Java to Go and don't regret it
ARTICLE (musk's wild ride)
Elon Musk's terrifying vision for AI
ARTICLE (nits and bits)
Death of a thousand nits
ARTICLE (pong across tabs)
Running Pong in 240 Browser Tabs
ARTICLE (gpu grievances)
We Were Wrong About GPUs
ARTICLE (append and forget)
Append-only programming
ARTICLE (platform team rescue)
10 Tips for Turning Around a Platform Team
🤖 Meta’s Ambitious Leap into Humanoid Robots for Household Chores (3 min)
Brief: Meta targets domestic chores with humanoid robots, merging AI and AR technology to develop a software platform for future home assistants.
🔚 Deprecating Create React App: A Shift in React Development (3 min)
Brief: React officially deprecates Create React App for new projects, urging users to migrate to alternative frameworks or build tools like Vite and Parcel to overcome its limitations in developing high-performance apps.
🤖 Elon Musk’s xAI Launches Grok 3 with Enhanced Capabilities and Expanded Features (3 min)
Brief: Elon Musk's xAI introduces Grok 3, its latest AI model boasting enhanced reasoning capabilities, a faster mini version, and new plans for voice mode and open sourcing.
🔬 AI Develops Enzyme for Plastic Digestion Challenges (3 min)
Brief: Researchers utilize AI to design an enzyme capable of digesting plastics, revealing the complexity involved in creating functional catalysts that can perform multi-step reactions.
🚀 OpenAI's GPT-4.5 to Debut Soon with GPT-5 on the Horizon (2 min)
Brief: OpenAI plans to launch GPT-4.5 next week, while GPT-5, featuring enhanced reasoning and free access, is set to follow — but don't expect true AGI just yet.
📉 Software Engineering Job Openings Plummet to Lowest in Five Years (3 min)
Brief: Software engineering job listings have dropped 35% since January 2020, reflecting a shift in hiring trends amid economic uncertainties and increased AI productivity.
This week’s coding challenge:
This week’s tip:
In React 18, the useId hook generates unique, stable IDs that persist across server and client rendering, making it particularly valuable for accessibility attributes and complex component relationships.
Wen?
Accessibility Requirements: When you need to associate form labels with inputs or create ARIA relationships between elements, especially in reusable components.
Server-Side Rendering: In applications using SSR where maintaining ID consistency between server and client is crucial to prevent hydration mismatches.
Multiple Component Instances: When the same component is rendered multiple times on a page and each instance needs unique identifiers that won't conflict.
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Thanks, Alex, for including my article.
Great list of articles here!