Dev
- Introducing Pkl (pkl-lang.org): Big news from Apple this week. Oh, well a second one besides the Apple Vision I guess ;). A new programming language for managing application configuration. I have never worked with any codebase that needed it but good to know of it even if their utility is debated. (Hacker News discussion link)
- Ruby’s Exceptional Creatures (exceptionalcreatures.com): Explore Ruby exceptions with cute anthropomorphized characters representing the various Exception classes. A friendly resource for someone starting out with Ruby.
- Figma’s Vector Networks (alexharri.com): Figma’s innovative approach to their Pen tool. I barely understood the math, but appreciate both the algorithm and the functionality
- The Big Little Guide to Message Queues (sudhir.io): A good introduction to Message Queue concepts and some details on various options when choosing a MQ stack for your app. Also some interesting threads on the Hacker News board
Design
- Designer News is Dead (solomon.io): I still have DN bookmarked but its been ages since I went there. Still sad to see it go.
- AI-generated portraits question the influence of historic figures in an era of smartphones (designboom.com): Wonder what Einstein’s favorite app is.
Misc
- Forget BoredApes And CryptoPunks, NFTs Are Making A Corporate Comeback (Forbes): I have been exploring collectibles for a long time and how they can power consumer experiences besides the speculative value space. I’ll share more about that here soon but there this article discusses the larger trend of corporations looking into collectibles in general.
- India’s ancient carpet weaving industry meets AI (bbc.com): Interesting look inside the Kashmir carpet industry and its changing face thanks to AI.
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