Explores 'context plumbing' for AI agents, the engineering needed to move relevant context from various sources to where AI systems run.
Wikipedia's new guideline advises against using LLMs to generate new articles from scratch, highlighting limitations of AI in content creation.
Compares the energy use of a ChatGPT query to streaming Netflix, putting AI's carbon footprint into perspective.
A critique of AI's role in software development, arguing that output is not productivity and that expertise remains essential for solving real problems.
Learn how to use Background Responses in .NET's Microsoft Agent Framework to maintain AI agent state and resume interrupted tasks using continuation tokens.
An analysis of .ConfigureAwait in .NET, discussing its historical importance and modern relevance in different application contexts.
Ben Nadel discusses overcoming the mental block of modifying array elements during a .filter() operation in ColdFusion, arguing it's a valid practice.
A software engineer argues that tech culture has lost its original creative spirit and calls for a new counter-culture movement.
A guide to creating a plaintext RSS feed using the 11ty static site generator, exploring its benefits for syndication and command-line readers.
Explains why command line pipes appear stuck due to output buffering and how to fix it.
The author reflects on coining the term 'Central Bank Digital Currency' and critiques a controversial hypothetical use case involving 'digital meat rations'.
A developer discusses designing an inclusive SaaS dashboard, focusing on color blindness accessibility and user experience principles.
Developer debugs static file handling for PDF reports in a Django-based SaaS application during a live coding session.
A guide on migrating from OpenTracing.NET to OpenTelemetry.NET, covering key differences and implementation changes in .NET/C#.
Learn how to speed up Python I/O-bound tasks like downloading multiple URLs using the ThreadPoolExecutor for multithreading.
Explores JavaScript decorators for writing cleaner, more efficient code with examples in React and Angular.
Exploring the development of ng2lint, a configurable static code analyzer for Angular 2 and TypeScript projects to enforce style guides and best practices.
Exploring Aspect-Oriented Programming in JavaScript to handle cross-cutting concerns like logging, using the aspect.js library.
The author announces a self-published book on Python tips, tricks, and patterns, offering an early sign-up for a reduced price.
The author announces they will be giving their first conference talk on Webscraping in Python at EuroPython 2014.
