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codeinabox

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London based software development consultant

  • Self-hosting my websites using bootable containers

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  • This is a very technical way to self-host, and I feel there are easier ways to go about it. Is your end goal to be able to upload a website but avoid big tech platforms?

  • Tests Are The New Moat

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  • I wonder if we’ll end up in a situation of open source projects with closed source tests. Though I don’t know how that would work, because how would you contribute a new feature if the tests are closed? 🤔

  • Anti-libraryism: 10 web APIs that replace modern JavaScript libraries

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  • Check against Can I Use, all of the APIs, except for the following are supported by major browsers:

  • Anti-libraryism: 10 web APIs that replace modern JavaScript libraries

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  • The fact that people even bring javascript as the backend is a bit crazy to me.

    To clarify do you mean replacing JavaScript just on the backend? This article is about using JavaScript on the front end.

  • Anti-libraryism: 10 web APIs that replace modern JavaScript libraries

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  • I'm intrigued, what would you replace it with?

  • Node.js vs Deno vs Bun Performance Benchmarks

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  • Node.js vs Deno vs Bun Performance Benchmarks

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  • So to confirm, you don't trust blogs where the company is selling a product or service, even if they don't mention it in the article? If so, that would cover a lot of articles shared on this instance.

  • Node.js vs Deno vs Bun Performance Benchmarks

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  • For what? I don't see any products or services being promoted in this article.

  • Node.js vs Deno vs Bun Performance Benchmarks

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  • Evaluating AGENTS.md: Are Repository-Level Context Files Helpful for Coding Agents?

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  • The conclusion aligns with my own belief, which is that it's better to create a minimal context by hand than get agents to create it:

    We find that all context files consistently increase the number of steps required to complete tasks. LLM-generated context files have a marginal negative effect on task success rates, while developer-written ones provide a marginal performance gain.

    When I have got Claude to create a context, it's been overly verbose, and that also costs tokens.

  • Style Headings using the CSS :heading pseudo-class

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  • However in this case the opposite is true, as Chromium currently doesn't support this feature.

  • Style Headings using the CSS :heading pseudo-class

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  • Do you mean features only currently available in Chrome?

  • Style Headings using the CSS :heading pseudo-class

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  • Well spotted, the article states:

    The :heading pseudo-class is currently available in nightly builds only. You can test it now in:

    • Firefox Nightly (behind a flag)
    • Safari Technology Preview

  • Bias Toward Action

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  • There are some really good tips on delivery and best practice, in summary:

    Speed comes from making the safe thing easy, not from being brave about doing dangerous things.

    Fast teams have:

    • Feature flags so they can turn things off instantly
    • Monitoring that actually tells them when something’s wrong
    • Rollback procedures they’ve practiced
    • Small changes that are easy to understand when they break

    Slow teams are stuck because every deploy feels risky. And it is risky, because they don’t have the safety nets.

  • AI Agent Lands PRs in Major OSS Projects, Targets Maintainers via Cold Outreach

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  • I think there's many solutions to this, including setting a minimum account age to accept pull requests from, or using Vouch.

  • Something big is happening in AI

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  • I Started Programming When I Was 7. I'm 50 Now and the Thing I Loved Has Changed

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  • Guys, can we add a rule that all posts that deal with using LLM bots to code must be marked? I am sick of this topic.

    How would you like them to be marked? AFAIK Lemmy doesn't support post tags

  • Something big is happening in AI

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  • I try to stay well read on AI, and I regularly use Claude, but I'm not so convinced by this article. It makes no mention of the bubble that could burst. As for the models improving aren't the improvements slowing down?

    More importantly, the long term effects of using AI are still unknown, so that for reason the adoption trajectory could be subject to change.

    The other factor to consider is that the author of this article is a big investor in AI. It's in his interest to generate more hyperbole around it. I have no doubt that generative AI will forever change coding, but but I have my skepticism about other areas, especially considering the expensive controversy of Deloitte using AI to write reports for the Australian government.

  • Building at the Speed of Thought

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  • I find articles like this about agentic engineering both compelling and anxiety inducing. It's staggering what people are achieving with agents toiling away in the background. However, it also leaves me feeling insecure, as I have many ideas that I would love to build, and previously my excuse was a lack of time, and now I worry I have no excuse when an agent could potentially build it whilst I sleep.