🪅 Heap Heap Hurray Ed. #237

Rise and shine, it's a winning Wednesday!

#X - Haofei Wang, X's director of engineering, is leaving the company out of the blue. He was basically the glue between Elon Musk and the engineers, but now he's gone and nobody knows why. 🤷

ONDC Crosses 200 Million Transactions
ONDC (Open Network for Digital Commerce) is an Indian e-commerce network that allows multiple buyer and seller apps to connect and transact on a single platform. It's like a highway for digital commerce, allowing smaller businesses to compete with big players. Today, ONDC announced it has crossed 200 million transactions, driven by growth in segments like food, grocery, and mobility, with a goal to increase transactions 7-8 times by December 2025.

Swiggy Instamart Now Delivers Smartphones In 10 Minutes
Swiggy Instamart has ventured into the consumer electronics segment by offering smartphone deliveries across ten major cities in India. Customers can now order smartphones from top brands such as Apple, Samsung, OnePlus, and Xiaomi. All the smartphones are now available for doorstep delivery within 10 minutes.

Netflix - Adds support for HDR10+ streaming with AV1 codec for improved visual fidelity.

ChatGPT - Enhanced Advanced Voice Mode with reduced interruptions, improved personality, and nine distinct output voices.

Meta AI Studio - Added ability to create AI chatbots with custom voices, personalities, and conversation parameters.

DeepSeek App - Added support for DeepSeek-V3-0324, a 641-gigabyte large language model that can run on consumer-grade hardware and offers free commercial use under an MIT license.

Discord - Introduces redesigned desktop app with customizable themes, UI density options, and improved voice and video call controls, plus a reworked Game Overlay with reorganizable widgets and improved game compatibility.

NaN Glyph Filters - A collection of procedurally generated display fonts and the corresponding codebase used to create them. These fonts are free to use and modify, offering designers a range of unique typographic options. The project provides both the fonts and the scripts for generating them, facilitating customization and experimentation.

Motion Primitives Pro - Offers developers a suite of handcrafted motion components, sections, and templates to create engaging websites. Built with React, Next.js, Tailwind CSS, and Motion, it includes over 50 responsive components like CTA sections, FAQs, and hero sections. Think animated components.

Once UI - Once UI is an open-source design system and component library tailored for Next.js applications. It offers developers and designers a robust token and style system, facilitating rapid customization and consistent UI development. The platform includes a comprehensive set of pre-designed components, interactive documentation, and seamless integration with Figma for design prototyping. Additionally, Once UI Pro provides access to complete templates, fully designed pages, and modular blocks to expedite application development. ​

CIDR Notation Explained
An interactive way to learn about CIDR - You will learn about Classless Inter-Domain Routing (CIDR) notation, a way to specify a range of IP addresses. CIDR notation is used to connect subnets to internet gateways in AWS. You will understand how to read and write CIDR notation, including the concept of CIDR suffixes, and how to determine the range of IP addresses represented by a CIDR notation.

The Frontend Framework Trap
Don't waste time arguing over frontend frameworks, warns a 20+ year industry veteran. Frameworks become obsolete in 5 years, so focus on learning core web technologies instead. This approach may be less marketable today, but provides career longevity and better adaptability.

Google's Software Engineering Principles
Google's software engineering practices, as outlined in "Software Engineering at Google", emphasize a comprehensive testing culture, developer-driven automated testing, and effective code review processes. Key takeaways include cultivating a testing culture, writing tests before or alongside code, and establishing pre-merge reviews with a focus on small, manageable changes.