Chris’ Corner: Element-ary, My Dear Developer

I coded a thingy the other day and I made it a web component because it occurred to me that was probably the correct approach. Not to mention they are on the mind a bit with the news of React 19 dropping with full support. My component is content-heavy HTML

Chris’ Corner: Hot Off The Digital Linotype Machine

Typography stuff! I can’t help it, it’s a part of me. I bookmark great looking new typefaces (according to me) when I see them released or are just seeing them for the first time. Here’s some! Roslindale I think they are kiping this slogan from Caslon and it’s awfully bold

Chris Corner: Approaching CSS

We’ve been using Cascade Layers in our CSS here at CodePen quite a bit lately. A pretty clear non-complicated use case is that we tend to apply one class to stuff. That includes a “library” component. So imagine the prototypical Button, which would have a .button selector applying styling to

How to learn C++: An upskilling guide for beginners

Are you ready to learn C++? Whether you’re an aspiring developer exploring your first programming language or an experienced coder expanding your expertise, C++ is an excellent choice. Known for its efficiency, control, and adaptability, C++  is one of the most versatile programming languages powering a wide range of applications,

Charles Mah on taking a human-centric approach to AI in hiring

From conversational AI bots, to interview scheduling automation, to AI-powered screening tools, every week seems to bring a new AI innovation to the recruiting and talent acquisition space. To navigate this shifting landscape of TA technology, it helps to turn to a seasoned expert in the field who can put

Chris’ Corner: Hurry Toward Maximum Language

Let’s talk HTML this week. The 2024 HTML Survey results are published, so that’s as good a reason as any. I’m a bit too daft to extract anything terribly interesting from the results themselves, but the survey itself acts as a sort of list of things we all might do

Your customer teams need an AI Interviewer (really)

8-12 weeks: that’s how long it takes most companies to hire a Customer Success Manager (CSM). Throughout those weeks and months, hiring teams spend countless hours poring over resumes and interviewing candidates—and after all that, they may struggle to know who is the right fit. With CodeSignal’s AI Interviewer for

One of the world’s biggest web scrapers has some thoughts on data ownership

Or Lenchner, CEO of Bright Data, joins Ben and Ryan for a deep-dive conversation about the evolving landscape of web data. They talk through the challenges involved in data collection, the role of synthetic data in training large AI models, and how public data access is becoming more restrictive. Or

No code, only natural language: Q&A on prompt engineering with Professor Greg Benson

Will prompt engineering replace the coder’s art or will software engineers who understand code still have a place in future software lifecycles?

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