2024 AI Report: The Future of AI Development
sponsored by AssemblyAI

AI is evolving from an experiment to a core product pillar. In our 2024 AI Insights Report, discover how more than 200 tech leaders are integrating AI and multimodal tech into their roadmaps. Learn how developers are using cutting-edge APIs to stay ahead of the curve and build faster, more competitive AI products.

Writing down and searching through every UUID
21 minutes by Nolen Royalty

The article describes the creation of a website that displays all possible UUID v4 values. Nolen talks about about three main challenges: rendering trillions of UUIDs in a browser, displaying them in a random but consistent order, and implementing search functionality.

That's Not an Abstraction, That's Just a Layer of Indirection
5 minutes by fhur

This article discusses the crucial difference between true abstractions and mere layers of indirection in software development. True abstractions effectively hide underlying complexity and provide real value, while many so-called abstractions are just unnecessary layers that add cognitive overhead and performance penalties without meaningful benefits.

The 70% problem: Hard truths about AI-assisted coding
10 minutes by Addy Osmani

While AI tools dramatically boost coding speed and developer productivity, they haven't necessarily led to better software quality. Addy identifies two main approaches to AI-assisted development: "bootstrappers" who use AI to quickly generate initial codebases, and "iterators" who use AI for daily development tasks.

A 10 Year Retrospective of a Passionate Software Engineer
12 minutes by Boris Cherkasky

A personal retrospective of a software engineer's 13-year career journey, breaking down key learnings and achievements for each year. Boris progressed from basic coding in year one to becoming a technical leader, covering milestones such as team collaboration, system design, observability, and business metrics.

DSQL Vignette: Aurora DSQL, and A Personal Story
10 minutes by Marc Brooker

AWS has announced Aurora DSQL, a new serverless SQL database that offers PostgreSQL compatibility and active-active multi-writer capabilities across multiple availability zones or regions. The database provides strong consistency, snapshot isolation, and efficient transaction processing without requiring cross-region communication for reads and writes.