WeAreDevelopers Dev Digest

Issue 150 - Shifting manually to AI 

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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 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?

Companies to check:

1. Software-Entwickler Java at AOK Systems
2. Software-Entwickler Java / C# at PDV.group
3. (Senior) Cloud Data Engineer Supply Solutions at msg
4. IT Database Admin / Oracle  at Wilken
5. (Fullstack) TS dev Produktentwicklung at ireo

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