Issue no.13: All systems go
Figma’s editorial newsletter about how products take shape—and shape our world.
GitHub Copilot CLI 101: How to use GitHub Copilot from the command line
Curious about using GitHub Copilot in your terminal? Here’s our guide to GitHub Copilot CLI, including a starter kit with the best prompts for a wide range of use cases.
TypeScript’s rise in the AI era: Insights from Lead Architect, Anders Hejlsberg
TypeScript just became the most-used language on GitHub. Here’s why, according to its creator.
Build better software to build software better
We manage the build pipeline that delivers Quip and Slack Canvas’s backend. A year ago, we were chasing exciting ideas to help engineers ship better code, faster. But we had one huge problem: builds took 60 minutes. With a build that slow, the whole pipeline gets less agile, and feedback doesn’t come to engineers until…
How AI Gateway runs on Fluid compute
The AI Gateway is a simple application deployed on Vercel, but it achieves scale, efficiency, and resilience by running on Fluid compute and leveraging Vercel’s global infrastructure.
GitHub Copilot tutorial: How to build, test, review, and ship code faster (with real prompts)
How GitHub Copilot works today—including mission control—and how to get the most out of it. Here’s what you need to know.
Six Key Components of UX Strategy — Smashing Magazine
Let’s dive into the building blocks of UX strategy and see how it speaks the language of product and business strategy to create user value while achieving company goals. Part of the Measure UX & Design Impact (use the code 🎟 IMPACT to save 20% off today).
Building a better testing experience for Workflows, our durable execution engine for multi-step applications
End-to-end testing for Cloudflare Workflows was challenging. We're introducing first-class support for Workflows in cloudflare:test, enabling full introspection, mocking, and isolated, reliable tests for your most complex applications.
Counting Customers in PostgreSQL
This blog post focuses on realtime methods of counting in PostgreSQL. This includes a use case walkthrough. Read to know more.
The Learning Loop and LLMs
LLMs are useful because they lower the threshold for experimentation. But we have to beware that we don't use them to try to shortcut the learning loop that's an essential part of a software developer's practice. We have seen this problem with tools like low-code platforms, they provide a rapid burst of initial development, but we cannot sustain them because they undermine the learning required fo
Video Invisible Watermarking at Scale
At Meta, we use invisible watermarking for a variety of content provenance use cases on our platforms. Invisible watermarking serves a number of use cases, including detecting AI-generated videos, verifying who posted a video first, and identifying the source and tools used to create a video. We’re sharing how we overcame the challenges of scaling […]
How To Leverage Component Variants In Penpot — Smashing Magazine
With component variants, design systems become more flexible, letting you reuse the same component while adapting its look or state with ease. In this article, Daniel Schwarz demonstrates how design tokens can be leveraged to manage components and their variations using Penpot, the open-source tool built for scalable, consistent design.
Building for the next wave of app monetization
Last week, Google announced that Android apps selling digital goods to US customers can now process in-app payments using third-party payment providers. Here’s a closer look at our solutions for app developers.
Build and deploy data applications on Snowflake with v0
The v0 Snowflake integration lets you build and deploy Next.js data applications with natural language. Your data stays secure in your Snowflake account.
Fresh insights from old data: corroborating reports of Turkmenistan IP unblocking and firewall testing
Cloudflare used historical data to investigate reports of potential new firewall tests in Turkmenistan. Shifts in TCP resets/timeouts across ASNs corroborate large-scale network control system changes.
Engineering a Rust optimization quiz
There are several Rust quizzes online, including one that’s literally called the “Unfair Rust Quiz” at https://this.quiz.is.fckn.gay/ , but when I was given the opportunity to record an episode of the Self-Directed Research podcast live on the main stage of EuroRust 2025 , I thought I’d come up with something special. The unfair rust quiz really deserves its name. It is best passed with a knowledg
GitHub Game Off 2025 theme announcement
GitHub’s annual month-long game jam is back for its 13th year! This November, make a game inspired by the theme WAVES—literal, digital, or emotional. 👋🏻 🌊 📡
Background Coding Agents: Context Engineering (Honk, Part 2)
This is part 2 in our series about Spotify's journey with background coding agents (internal codename: “Honk”) and the future of large-scale software maintenance. See also , , and .
1,500+ PRs Later: Spotify’s Journey with Our Background Coding Agent (Honk, Part 1)
This is part 1 in our series about Spotify's journey with background coding agents (internal codename: “Honk”) and the future of large-scale software maintenance. See also , , and .
Shuffle: Making Random Feel More Human
Shuffle has always been one of Spotify’s most-used features, and also one of the most misunderstood. For years, listeners have debated whether Shuffle is “truly random,” often noticing patterns or repeated tracks that didn’t feel random enough.
BGP zombies and excessive path hunting
A BGP “zombie” is essentially a route that has become stuck in the Default-Free Zone (DFZ) of the Internet, potentially due to a missed or lost prefix withdrawal. We’ll walk through some situations where BGP zombies are more likely to rise from the dead and wreak havoc.
Go and enhance your calm- demolishing an HTTP:2 interop problem
HTTP/2 implementations often respond to suspected attacks by closing the connection with an ENHANCE_YOUR_CALM error code. Learn how a common pattern of using Go's HTTP/2 client can lead to unintended errors and the solution to avoiding them.
A Glimpse of PostgreSQL Conference Europe 2025
This blog describes the experience of PostgreSQL conference Europe, 2025, held in RIGA, Latvia. Read and learn more about the conference.
Fading Light And Falling Leaves (November 2025 Wallpapers Edition) — Smashing Magazine
The new month is just around the corner, and that means: It’s time for some new desktop wallpapers! All of them are designed by the community for the community and can be downloaded for free. Enjoy!
