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This week, we’re diving into the chaos of new frameworks, must-know CSS snippets for 2025, and Ryan Peterman’s strategies for shipping code faster. Plus, Hugging Face explores the rise of AI agents, and Elon Musk’s recently sparked debate over tech talent and H-1B visas. Let’s get into it!
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😠 The Real Reason Developers Get Angry About New Tech
JavaScript frameworks seem to drop faster than you can refresh your feed. From Svelte's slick challenge to React, Solid's performance hype, to Qwik's rethinking of web app loading, each promises to outshine the rest. As devs, we dive into the demos, star the repos "just in case," and move on, because, honestly, how much more can we keep up with? Or do you handle it differently?
🖼️ 6 CSS Snippets Every Front-End Developer Should Know In 2025
Nerdy.dev’s latest post breaks down 6 must-know CSS snippets for 2025. These aren’t your average css snippets, they’re bigger, smarter, and packed with progressive enhancement to tackle the ever-evolving UI/UX demands of modern web design.
🛳️ Everything I Know About Shipping Code Faster
Ryan Peterman's just wrote a blog post, on shipping code faster so that you have more time to spend on growth. He dives into strategies for resolving ambiguity, coding faster, staying in the flow, and optimizing workflows, all to free up time for growth and creativity.
🤖 AI Agents Are Here. What Now?
Hugging Face’s latest post explores the rapid rise of AI agents and their transformative potential. It covers the spectrum of AI agent types, their risks, benefits, and real-world applications, while offering some interesting recommendations on navigating this new era responsibly.
💼 Does the tech industry really need so many workers on H-1B visas?
Elon Musk stirred controversy by claiming the U.S. lacks top engineers, suggesting immigration as the fix. His remarks clash with supporters of stricter immigration policies, as critics argue that the H-1B program undercuts American workers by favoring lower-paid foreign hires. Meanwhile, data suggests tech talent shortages may not be as dire as Musk implies. What’s the full story?
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My Plans for 2025 in an AI-Driven Market
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Favorite Tweets
twitter hype is out of control again.
we are not gonna deploy AGI next month, nor have we built it.
we have some very cool stuff for you but pls chill and cut your expectations 100x!
— Sam Altman (@sama)
8:32 AM • Jan 20, 2025
this is the first in 3D AI world..
Tencent just introduced new 3D AI model, Hunyuan3D-2, it lets you generate 3D models and even ANIMATE them 🤯
this is going to revolutionise the 3D industry
here's what you NEED to know:
— el.cine (@EHuanglu)
9:55 AM • Jan 21, 2025
Until next week,
Travis.
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