🪅 Heap Heap Hurray Ed. #253

Happy Thursday! Let's make the most before the weekend!

#Windows11 - Microsoft found even more bugs in the recently released Patch Tuesday updates for Windows 11 version 24H2. April 2025 security updates cause blue screens of death when restarting computers.

#VibeCoding - So, word on the street is that vibe coding is getting super popular and everyone's trying to get in on the action! Even non-techies are joining in and it's all thanks to tools like Cursor, Replit, and Lovable. The future is looking bright!

India Launches Probe Into Gensol Engineering Over Alleged Misuse Of EV Loans
Gensol Engineering and BluSmart Mobility (those popular Bangalore Airport City Cabs) are being investigated by India's market regulator. Gensol’s founders are barred from holding key positions in the company and participating in the securities market while the agency investigates. The regulator accused the Jaggi brothers of redirecting substantial loan amounts for personal use, including buying luxury real estate.

Atlassian's Jira Products Hit By Global Outage
Atlassian users reported experiencing degraded performance amid an 'incident' affecting multiple Jira products yesterday. Users are seeing error messages and experiencing troubles loading Jira user interface (UI) and dashboards. Widgets are also timing out or failing to render altogether.

OpenAI Unveils Codex CLI, A Local AI Coding Agent
Codex CLI is a coding “agent” designed to run locally from terminal software. It links OpenAI’s models with local code and computing tasks, OpenAI says. The company plans to dole out $1 million in API grants to eligible software development projects.

Patreon - Introducing Live Video, a feature that enables creators to stream live video content with real-time engagement tools, ad-free experience, and customizable streaming options.

Grok - Introduced Grok Studio, a canvas-like feature for editing and creating documents and basic apps, with code execution and Google Drive support.

HTML - Removed implicit semantic heading levels for “h1” elements based on nesting, resulting in consistent font-size and margin across all heading levels.

Gemini - Added Veo 2 video generator, allowing users to create short video clips up to 8 seconds in 720p resolution using a state-of-the-art video model with a focus on real-world physics and human movement.

ChatGPT - Added image library feature to store and access AI-generated images.

Snipping Tool - Added Text Extractor feature to the capture bar, allowing users to directly copy text from any image on the screen without taking a screenshot.

Anthropic Claude - Added Google Workspace integration for accessing information in Gmail, Google Documents, and Google Calendar, and introduced Research feature with thorough answers and citations.

Google - Redirects from country-code top-level domains (ccTLDs) to google[dot]com. That is, google[dot]co[dot]in will now redirect to google[dot]com

Devnexus 2025 - Refactoring to Modernize Java Applications - Venkat Subramaniam - At Devnexus 2025, Venkat Subramaniam explores practical techniques for modernizing Java apps through data-driven refactoring. He emphasizes measurable improvements, smart use of automated tools, and avoiding refactoring without purpose. The talk targets devs aiming to clean up and evolve legacy Java codebases efficiently.

Building AI Applications with LLMs | Sourabh Gawande | Conf42 Python 2025 - At Conf42 Python 2025, Sourabh Gawande shared practical strategies for building robust AI applications with LLMs. He covered handling LLM inconsistencies, implementing retries and timeouts, managing structured outputs, and using background jobs for long tasks. The talk also delved into evaluating prompt effectiveness and provided insights into foundational models.

Setting Up Mcp Servers On Claude
Learn how to set up MCP servers on Claude, a cloud-based platform, using Windows or Mac. Discover the step-by-step process and requirements needed to get started with MCP on Claude.

Hiring For Potential
Companies often overlook recent graduates, but they offer advantages like curiosity, adaptability, and loyalty. Firms like Palantir and Google successfully identify and develop young talent, reaping benefits like fresh ideas and faster growth.

Measuring Dev Productivity
Google's approach to measuring developer productivity focuses on minimizing interruptions, which can derail a developer's deep focus and cognitive context. Self-service tooling and account-level instrumentation can help reduce interruptions, enabling non-technical teams to answer their own questions and freeing up engineers for complex issues.