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Welcome to issue 195 of Programmer Weekly. Let's get straight to the links this week.

Quote of the Week

“There are two ways to write error-free programs; only the third one works” - Alan Perlis

Reading List

Meta's new LLM-based test generator is a sneak peek to the future of development
Meta's TestGen-LLM is a sneak peek to the future of developer productivity: specialized, orchestrated, and rigorously filtered.

Unlocking secret ThinkPad functionality for emulating USB devices
This is the story of how the author figured out a way to turn his ThinkPad X1 Carbon 6th Gen laptop into a programmable USB device by enabling the xDCI controller.

How I build and run behavioral interviews
The article discusses strategies for conducting effective behavioral interviews, emphasizing the importance of eliciting detailed responses to differentiate genuine experiences from fabricated ones, enhancing the assessment process for behavioral traits in candidates.

How Discord Moved Engineering to Cloud Development Environments
Discord transitioned all backend and infrastructure development to a Linux-based Cloud Development Environment, facilitated by Coder, as part of their efforts to enhance their engineering processes and improve developer experiences within their polyglot mono-repo environment supporting various languages and platforms.

Some Reflections on Writing Unix Daemons
The article explores Unix daemons, background programs handling tasks indefinitely. The author shares insights from 15 years of maintaining daemons, beginning with an overview of their nature and setup for a comprehensive understanding.

Watch and Listen

Generative AI Full Course – Gemini Pro, OpenAI, Llama, Langchain, Pinecone, Vector Databases & More
Learn about generative models and different frameworks, investigating the production of text and visual material produced by artificial intelligence.

A Hand-Crank Powered AI
Explore a Hand-Crank Powered AI designed for off-grid scenarios, ensuring access to vital information without electricity or internet. The manual generator powers a local version of ChatGPT, offering uninterrupted knowledge stored on a compact device, making it a functional survival tool for those valuing information in addition to traditional gear.

Kubernetes Events Are Broken (If You Are Building a Developer Portal)
Are you building a developer portal and relying on Kubernetes events to monitor and manage your cluster? You might want to rethink your strategy. In this video, we delve into the pitfalls and challenges of using Kubernetes events in developer portal contexts. Learn about Kubernetes events limitations, and how they prevent day 2 operations in Internal Developer Platforms (IDP).

How Netflix Really Uses Java
Paul Bakker discusses Netflix’ use of Java, emphasizing the use of microservices, RxJava, Hystrix and Spring Cloud.

Interesting Projects, Tools and Libraries

Perspective
A data visualization and analytics component, especially well-suited for large and/or streaming datasets.

notesollama
Use Ollama to talk to local LLMs in Apple Notes.

Pages CMS
Pages CMS is an Open Source Content Management System built for static websites (Jekyll, Next.js, VuePress, Hugo, etc).

PGlite
Postgres in WASM.

Calyx
Intermediate Language (IL) for Hardware Accelerator Generators.

GPTScript
Develop LLM Apps in Natural Language.

park-ui
Build your own Design System.

Claro
Claro is a statically typed JVM language that provides a well-lit path to building simple, highly concurrent, and scalable applications.

Cozystack
Free and Open Source PaaS-platform for seamless management of virtual machines, managed Kubernetes, and Databases-as-a-Service.

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