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How AI Takeover Might Happen in 2 Years

by Joshua Clymer

I’m not a natural “doomsayer.” But unfortunately, part of my job as an AI safety researcher is to think about the more troubling scenarios.

🚀 Read it!, ai, future


Do I Need This Node Dependency?

by Brian Muenzenmeyer

Advancements over time in Node.js are improving the out of the box experience.

📰 Good to know, nodejs


Tech's Dumbest Mistake

by Francesco Gadaleta

Why Firing Programmers for AI Will Destroy Everything

📰 Good to know, engineering, ai


Understanding the trade-offs of using Tailwind CSS

by Scott Boyle

Tailwind helps you build web pages quickly with a utility-first approach — but is it right for your project? Here we explore its benefits and trade-offs.

📰 Good to know, tailwind


The Economics of Being a Founding Engineer

by Daksh Gupta

When I graduated from Georgia Tech in May 2023, Facebook was one of the largest employers of computer science graduates from my class. Their approximate starting offer for new grad software engineers in the Bay Area was $200,000/year, which included $50k/yr of Meta stock.

📰 Good to know, startups


Replace your JavaScript Animation Library with View Transitions

by Stefan Judis

Bonus points: save space by removing the dependency!

📰 Good to know, animations


PostSpark

by Dan

Beautify Screenshots

🧰 Tools, images


Phase

by phase.com

Simple Animation For Product Designers

🧰 Tools, animations


TabBoo

by tabboo.xyz

Add random jumpscares to sites you're trying to avoid

🤪 Fun, extensions, bwoser


Designing backgrounds with LLMs and React

by Ben Shumaker

That's so hot!

📚 Tutorials, backgrounds


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