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title: "150: AI generated code, fingerprinting and OKRs vs. working"
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Manual coding is becoming less of a skill. How can we ensure the quality of generated code? Also, unpacking an APK can get you an AI model.

| WeAreDevelopers Dev Digest View in browser Issue 150 - Shifting manually to AI  WeAreDevelopers World Congress 9-11/7/25 - get 15% off using code devdigest Hello fellow developer, this time we talk in detail about how manual coding is becoming less and less of a skill and how to ensure that generated code is good quality. You find out that unpacking and APK can get you a full AI model, how Google's new stance on fingerprinting is a massive step back in privacy and mistakes to avoid that people working on large code bases did. You can start by watching this video or read the magazine article on the topic of developer tools in an AI world. More on the topic:  Can LLMs write better code if you ask them to “write better code”? The day I taught AI to read code like a Senior Developer What we learned copying all the best code assistants On LLMs and Code Optimization What's happening in AI Prompting Fundamentals and How to Apply them Effectively The 2025 AI Engineer Reading List My Favorite Website to Markdown Tools For LLMs The Definitive Guide to AI in 2024 Security and Privacy The Mac malware of 2024. FireScam Android spyware. iTerm2 is vulnerable and needs immediate updates. DoubleClickjacking - a new attack to prevent against. Google’s policy change towards Fingerprinting is a "Privacy Erosion" Software Development A letter to open-source maintainers You wouldn't download an AI, would you?  Advent of Code 2024 in pure SQL Mistakes engineers make in large established codebases Node.js now supports TypeScript by default Fun facts about SQLite Tips, Tricks and Tools Bandit - find common security issues in Python code. boardgame.io - game engine for turn-based games. ghostty - Fast, native, feature-rich terminal emulator. nodns.fyi - preview websites without changing DNS. BenchJS - run, compare, and share JavaScript benchmarks. Procrastination corner and Wonderful Weird Web Turn maps of different places into puzzles Where can you go by train in X hours? ISO 8583: The language of credit cards Career and Culture: Career Advice for New Tech Workers The Importance of Investing in Soft Skills in the Age of AI Hitting OKRs vs Doing Your Job How Do You Like What You’ve Built? Are you looking for opportunities or fancy a change? Companies to check: Software-Entwickler Java at AOK Systems Software-Entwickler Java / C# at PDV.group (Senior) Cloud Data Engineer Supply Solutions at msg IT Database Admin / Oracle  at Wilken (Fullstack) TS dev Produktentwicklung at ireo msg NDT Global AOK Systems Eltemate Dirk Rossmann More jobs here: Remote positions - Germany - Austria WeAreDevelopers, Liechtensteinstraße 111-115, 1090, Vienna Unsubscribe Manage preferences |
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