ICYMI, Mira Murati, CTO of OpenAI resigned 4 days ago:
OpenAI has been the highlight for two years now, be it for their newest models or for all the resignation and other board related drama.
We saw two major tech dramas last week. Another significant one was WordPress blocking WP Engine customers from updating and installing plugins and themes via WP Admin. This affected work for WordPress users, agencies, freelancers, and plugin developers.
Now let’s get back to some real tech. Let’s read about some nifty tricks and engineering deep dives.
Quick updates and tips
👉 Meta’s new small form glasses, Orion is here and it is COOL!
👉 How many of you knew about display: contents; in CSS? 👀
👉 Code to remove the status bar fill if you're running a PWA:
Learning resources
Article on “20 Patterns to Master Dynamic Programming” that can help you prepare for interviews.
Preparing for system design interviews? You must read this article on “40 Must-Read White Papers to Learn System Design and Software Architecture”.
If you would like to learn about webhooks and AI, follow this article to learn how to automate TL;DR posts on X.
Devtools and other community updates
Here’s an NPM package that can automates the creation and management of key files like CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md, BUG_REPORT.yml, and SECURITY.md for open-source projects.
Cloudflare dropped their dev starter pack, that brings together tools for builders into one easy pack. Check it out here.
Hacktoberfest is just around the corner and Appwrite is hosting a hackathon, you can read more in their announcement blog.
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