iOS 17 @Observable and the Observation Framework
New in WWDC 23, the new approach to observing changes simplifies SwiftUI and solves the nested observable object problem.WWDC 2023 introduced us to the new iOS-17@Observable property wrapper along with a cleaned-up @State that now supersedes the previous @State @ObservedObject, @StateObject. This is fantastic — it’s always been a source of confusion for
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On today’s episode, we chat with Marcos Grappeggia, the product manager for Duet, an AI-powered assistant that can help you craft code by suggesting snippets—even full functions—as you write. Grappeggia explains why he thinks tools like this will augment, but not replace, the human developers at work today. Episode notes:
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Defining AI and ML When you think about artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML), what comes to mind? If it’s ChatGPT, AI-generated art, and autonomous pizza delivery, you’re not alone. These are just a few of the most buzzworthy developments in AI and ML from the past few years–and
Read moreStart Your Stream Processing Journey With Just 4 Lines of Code
A decade ago, I stumbled upon an intriguing big data project called Stratosphere. What immediately captured my interest was a particular section in its introduction: the ability to initiate a cluster on a single machine and execute MapReduce-based WordCount computations with just 3 lines of code! During a time dominated
Read moreOptimizing Anki Flashcards with Prompt Engineering
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Read moreBridging the Gap: My Journey to Becoming a Data Analyst at 34
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Read moreA Deep Dive Into Graph Analytics — Part 1 With Memgraph
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Read moreLet’s Build a Steganography CLI From Scratch
Steganography is the art and science of hiding information within other seemingly innocent data. Let’s build one in Rust from scratchSteganography is the art and science of hiding information within other seemingly innocent data or media, such as images, audio files, or text. It operates under the principle that the hidden
Read moreTransforming Reddit Summarization With Claude 100k and GPT 16k
Unlocking the power of larger context windowsImpossible typewriter, Illuminate Model. Image generated by Stable DiffusionThis is a follow-up to Building a Reddit Thread Summarizer With ChatGPT API. See that article for some context and information about how I built the app's first version.June 13th, 2023OpenAI has rolled out several exciting updates that improve
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