Orthogonal Thinking in Frontend Engineering
Exploring out-of-the-box ideas to enhance software development productivityContinue reading on Better Programming »
Read morePrint, Paint, and Program a Guardian to Track Humans and Dogs Using a Pi, Camera, and Servo
A Guardian that Tracks Pets using a Pi, Camera, and ServoIn the run-up to the new Zelda release, I realized you can build a stationary guardian robot with a servo and a camera. Adding a bit of machine learning, you can then make the guardian detect objects or people or pets
Read moreThe Overflow #190: Long live the new search!
Welcome to ISSUE #190 of The Overflow! This newsletter is by developers, for developers, written and curated by the Stack Overflow team and Cassidy Williams. This week: hear from the Stackers building our AI features, consider whether LLMs suffer from an overestimation of their abilities, and test whether you can have
Read moreTest My Code, Not My Limits
Photo by John Schnobrich on UnsplashWriting testable code might seem like a task done for the sake of easier testing, but it goes beyond that. Sure, testable code does make the testing process smoother, but the benefits don’t stop there.Testable code enforces good programming practices, such as low coupling, high cohesion, and
Read moreWhy everyone should be an AppSec specialist (Ep. 598)
Laura Bell Main, founder and CEO of SafeStack, tells us why everyone should be an AppSec specialist and what she’s doing to make that happen. She and Ryan discuss why developers don’t tend to think in terms of application security, how kids bypassing security controls underscore the importance of shifting
Read moreRevolutionizing .NET: Supercharging Distributed Architecture with AI!
Revolutionizing .NET: Supercharging Distributed Architecture with AI!=== Are you ready to embark on a journey that will revolutionize the world of .NET? Get ready to witness the power of Artificial Intelligence (AI) as it breathes new life into distributed architecture. In this article, we will explore how AI is transforming
Read moreAccess control in Swift like a boss
Or, more specifically, like a Staff EngineerContinue reading on Better Programming »
Read moreHot takes in IO: When reliability can be too much of a good thing
Introductory psychometric training will have you believe that you should always look for higher reliability (often times with a minimum threshold of .7) as an indicator of a good assessment. A high reliability metric indicates that the assessment is consistent in its measurement, which is a good thing… for the
Read moreGeneric repository for Firestore with Combine
Generic Repository for Firestore With CombinePhoto by James Harrison on UnsplashDuring my pet project, my code was turning into spaghetti. It was time to learn about generics, as I felt my Firestore repository was spiraling out of control. My code did not follow the advice I had learned from the books I’d
Read moreStructured Logging In Go Using Standard Library— Slog
Learn how to use log/slog from Go 1.21Continue reading on Better Programming »
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