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The most recent articles from a list of feeds I subscribe to.
Automatically generating tests for JS/TS functions in VS Code with GitHub Copilot
Want to automatically generate tests for your JS/TS functions? GitHub CoPilot now does that. GitHubNext added a TestPilot experiment that can generate tests for a function by analysing it and scanning the docs and comments.
So, you want to safely authenticate with 2FA? App stores are still not the solution – “why the web is dead” revisiTED
Eight years ago I spoke at a TEDx conference where I vented my frustration at the app and app store model. I specifically called out that Apps are to me the biggest step back in software and content distribution we could do. Instead of an on-demand platform like the web where we could get the […]
Mansplaining in the run down shopping mall – hybrid search engines and chatGPT solutions will be an interesting challenge
The race to implement the functionality of ChatGPT into the traditional search interface is on with Microsoft barging ahead taking advantage of their OpenAI partnership and Google trying to fast follow with Bard. And the hype is turned up to 11 where Google’s demo giving a wrong answer leading to a 7% drop in their […]
An easy way to copy + paste from the browser Console #shorts
Copying and pasting from Console is annoying but there is a better way. The Console variable $_ contains the last result. You can use this with the copy() command to copy the data to the clipboard without having to highlight it.
MacOS can remove image backgrounds #shorts
Today I learned that MacOS can remove backgrounds from images, much like remove.bg does. All you need to do is right-click an image and select Quick Actions > Remove Background. For example, it turned this image into this one: