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🪅 Heap Heap Hurray Ed. #170
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Geek Gossip
#Klarna - The fintech platform’s CEO announced that they stopped hiring thanks to AI, but really, his company's still hiring humans, despite what he says - like, 50 job openings worldwide, and they just filled some new roles!
Latest Updates
With Christmas around the corner and New Years coming up, the news cycle is currently is slow. It’s Europe and USA’s biggest festival and the impact will be felt on Indian companies too so not much is happening. Most companies are looking at solidifying their current features or making minor improvements instead of blockbuster or game changing updates. We expect this to continue for the next two weeks until the New Year. Please bear with the limited content until then.
Youtube Cracks Down On Clickbait
YouTube, video sharing giant with over 2 billion users, announced it's taking stricter measures against clickbait titles and thumbnails, starting in India, to tackle misleading content, especially for breaking news and current events.
The Rise And Fall Of Thrive
Mumbai-based food delivery startup Thrive has announced the shutdown of its consumer app after four years of operation. This decision comes amid fierce competition in the food tech sector, dominated by industry giants Zomato and Swiggy. Thrive's cofounder and CEO Krishi Fagwani said it was a “difficult decision” and cited a lack of resources as the main reason for shutting down operations.
Nvidia Unveils New Jetson Orin Nano Super Developer Kit
Nvidia just announced a new tiny computer called the Jetson Orin Nano Super Developer Kit, which is like a super powerful Raspberry Pi for AI projects. It's really fast and only costs $249! This is a big deal because it makes it easier and cheaper for people to work on AI projects, especially hobbyists and makers.
Changelog
Million Lint - introduces Profile-guided optimization (PGO) for runtime performance measurement and automatic optimization of React applications.
Google Whisk - Added support for generating images using images as prompts, allowing users to provide visual cues for subject, scene, and style.
Trending Projects / Code Repositories
Markitdown | Python tool for converting files and office documents to Markdown.
Fun | ƒun - Local serverless function AWS Lambda development runtime
In Case You Missed It
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Job Board
Senior Full Stack Developer (Backend And Infra Focused) @ Yourtoken (Remote)
✨Experience : 2+ years (System Design | Microsoft Azure | React.js | Go | Microservices | Kubernetes | NodeJS | TypeScript)
💰Expected Salary : ₹28L – ₹36L / year
Senior / Lead Full-stack Web Developer @ Faraday (Onsite - Mumbai)
✨Experience : 4+ years (AI | Web Applications | DevOps | MERN Stack | LLMs)
💰Expected Salary : ₹12L – ₹25L / year
Android Engineer @ Pratilipi (Onsite - Bengaluru)
✨Experience : 2+ years (Android | Git | MVVM | REST | Kotlin | CleverTap)
💰Expected Salary : ₹15L – ₹35L / year
Lead Developer @ Mable (Remote)
✨Experience : 3+ years (Node.js | React.js | Go (Golang) | Kubernetes)
💰Expected Salary : $40k – $100k / year
Miscellaneous
Why Encapsulation Matters In React: Using Custom Hooks
Learn how using custom hooks in React can improve code organization, readability, and maintainability. Discover the problems with scattering React hooks throughout components and how encapsulating them in custom hooks can simplify your codebase.
The Power Of Feedback: A Key To Unlocking Your Team's Potential
Giving effective feedback is a crucial skill for any software engineer looking to climb the corporate ladder. It's a cheap and high-leverage way to improve the performance and behavior of your peers, and ultimately, your own success. To give good feedback, follow these principles: praise in public, criticize in private; use "I" language; be specific using situation-behavior-impact; be on the same side; and use a tight feedback loop. Mastering these skills will make you a more effective team player and leader.
Luon: A New High-level Programming Language
Luon is a new high-level programming language for the LuaJIT VM. It is a combination of Oberon and Lua, and offers a fresh take on the Lua language. The language has been announced with a whole new IDE.
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