An Ode To Side Project Time — Smashing Magazine
A once-revered perk of some tech workplaces, the status of ‘side project time’ seems to have slipped in recent years. Frederick O’Brien believes it deserves a comeback.
Measuring productivity impact with Diff Authoring Time
Do types actually make developers more productive? Or is it just more typing on the keyboard? To answer that question we’re revisiting Diff Authoring Time (DAT) – how Meta measures how long it takes to submit changes to a codebase. DAT is just one of the ways we measure developer productivity and this latest episode […]
On-Device AI: Building Smarter, Faster, And Private Applications — Smashing Magazine
Shouldn’t there be a way to keep your apps or project data private and improve performance by reducing server latency? This is what on-device AI is designed to solve. It handles AI processing locally, right on your device, without connecting to the internet and sending data to the cloud. In this article, Joas Pambou explains what on-device AI is, why it’s important, the tools to build this type of
GitHub Availability Report: December 2024
In December, we experienced two incidents that resulted in degraded performance across GitHub services.
Documenting and explaining legacy code with GitHub Copilot: Tips and examples
Learn how to document and explain legacy code with GitHub Copilot with real-world examples.
How we built the GitHub Skyline CLI extension using GitHub
GitHub uses GitHub to build GitHub, and our CLI extensions are no exception. Read on to find out how we built the GitHub Skyline CLI extension using GitHub!
How Stripe Radar responded to a new wave of card testing
While Radar’s models predict the likelihood of fraud, we needed a new way to recognize verification attacks that were causing higher-than-average authorization rates. Learn about our three-layered approach to combatting this new fraud trend.
The Role Of Illustration Style In Visual Storytelling — Smashing Magazine
How do we determine the most suitable illustration style? How should illustrations complement and reflect your corporate identity? What will resonate most with your target audience? And regarding the content, what type of illustration would best enhance it, and how would it work for the age range it is primarily for? Thomas Bohm shares insightful examples and discusses the key qualities of effecti
Five years of React Native at Shopify (2025) - Shopify
Five years ago, we announced that React Native (RN) is the future of mobile at Shopify. Today, we are excited to share the progress we've made, lessons learned, and what the future holds. To recap, we decided to switch to RN for 3 main reasons: Write it once - Stop building the same features twice, once on iOS and once on Android Talent portability - Enable devs to work fluently across iOS, Androi
What's involved in getting a "modern" terminal setup?
Game Off 2024 winners
Secrets spilled, discovered, and hidden again—Game Off 2024 brought over 500 jaw-dropping submissions that redefined creativity in gaming. From cult quests for free furniture to spellbinding mysteries, these games will have you hooked. Ready to uncover the winners?!?
Highlights from Git 2.48
The open source Git project just released Git 2.48. Here is GitHub’s look at some of the most interesting features and changes introduced since last time.
ILA Evo: Meta’s journey to reimagine fiber optic in-line amplifier sites
Today’s rapidly evolving landscape of use cases that demand highly performant and efficient network infrastructure is placing new emphasis on how in-line amplifiers (ILAs) are designed and deployed. Meta’s ILA Evo effort seeks to reimagine how an ILA site could be deployed to improve speed and cost while making a step function improvement in power […]
Solo Development: Learning To Let Go Of Perfection — Smashing Magazine
The best and worst thing about solo development is the “solo” part. There’s a lot of freedom in working alone, and that freedom can be inspiring, but it can also become a debilitating hindrance to productivity and progress. Victor Ayomipo shares his personal lessons on what it takes to navigate solo development and build the “right” app.
Transforming how you work with v0
v0 lets all creators—not just developers—bring their ideas to life. Explore v0 use cases and prompt inspiration for designers, marketers, project managers, customer support, data analysis, and more.
Tight Mode: Why Browsers Produce Different Performance Results
I wrote a post for Smashing Magazine that was published today about this thing that Chrome and Safari have called "Tight Mode" and how it impacts page
The rise of the generalist
As AI handles specialized tasks with increasing sophistication, the ability to connect dots across domains has never been more valuable.
Six memos for the future of digital creation
We asked devs, designers, analysts, writers, PMs, card-carrying generalists to double click on some of their ideas. Here’s what they said.
Making space for a handmade web
There’s a resurgence of small, handcrafted sites challenging the current trajectory of the internet. Joining the movement is as simple as making your own.
Why developers should embrace creative coding again
Modern browsers have evolved beyond what most design tools can do. It’s up to us to break free from templates and tap into the web’s true creative potential.
The new competitive moat is emotion
With more apps than ever, features will only get you so far. It’s time to put resonance on the roadmap.
It’s time we expand our definition of design
More people than ever are using design in their daily work. By making our tools and processes more inclusive, we can empower everyone to practice design with confidence—regardless of their title.
How to scan GitHub Actions workflows for security issues
In the last few months, we secured 75+ GitHub Actions workflows in open source projects, disclosing 90+ different vulnerabilities. Out of this research we produced new support for workflows in CodeQL, empowering you to secure yours.
