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Frontend — Flags as Code in Next.js

Flags as Code in Next.js

The Flags SDK is a free open-source library that gives developers the tools they need to use feature flags in Next.js and SvelteKit applications.

VVercel·July 26, 2024Frontend
AI & ML — Integrating Image-To-Text And Text-To-Speech Models (Part 1) — Smashing Magazine

Integrating Image-To-Text And Text-To-Speech Models (Part 1) — Smashing Magazine

Joas Pambou built an app that integrates vision language models (VLMs) and text-to-speech (TTS) AI technologies to describe images audibly with speech. This audio description tool can be a big help for people with sight challenges to understand what’s in an image. But how this does it even work? Joas explains how these AI systems work and their potential uses, including how he built the app and wa

JPJoas PambouJoas Pambou·July 24, 2024AI & ML
Performance — How to choose the best rendering strategy for your app

How to choose the best rendering strategy for your app

Demystify Next.js rendering strategies: SSG, SSR, CSR, ISR, and PPR. Optimize your web apps for performance, SEO, and user experience. Learn when and how to use each approach with real-world examples and practical tips for modern web development.

VVercel·July 23, 2024Performance
AI & ML — Meet Caddy – Meta’s next-gen mixed reality CAD software

Meet Caddy – Meta’s next-gen mixed reality CAD software

What happens when a team of mechanical engineers get tired of looking at flat images of 3D models over Zoom? Meet the team behind Caddy, a new CAD app for mixed reality. They join Pascal Hartig (@passy) on the Meta Tech Podcast to talk about teaching themselves to code, disrupting the CAD software space, how […]

CWChris Wiltz·July 18, 2024AI & ML