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WeAreDevelopers World Congress 9-11/7/25 - get 15% off using code devdigest

Hello fellow developer, this time we have an excellent Coffee with Developers talking about being a woman in tech in Machine Learning, we take an honest look at how LLMs really help developers, report on some security issues and ask if managers still should code. And we want you to have your say reporting how WebDev and AI work together. 

Data science, ML and AI in the Oil and Gas Industry

Dr. Katja Träumner, Head of Data Science and AI at NDT Global, discusses her career path from physics to data science. She highlights the role of AI in analysing pipeline data and addresses the need for gender diversity in tech. Katja advocates for flexible work conditions and encourages diverse candidates to pursue opportunities, emphasising the importance of representation and job satisfaction in smaller companies. Watch now!

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Talent Next25

What's happening in AI

  • How to help to write code - how to code with LLMs
  • How much LLMs actually boost real-world programmer productivity. 
  • State of Webdev AI survey - have your say!
  • How much energy will AI really consume? The good, the bad and the unknown
  • LLMs Don’t Know What They Don’t Know—And That’s a Problem

Security and Privacy

  • Learn about API security risks in a new course by Snyk
  • VSCode’s SSH Agent Is Bananas
  • Over a million PCs hit by malvertising and Apple fixes 3rd zero-day of 2025.
  • Polymorphic attack clones browser extensions to steal credentials
  • How to abuse VS Code’s bootstrapping functionality to add malicious extensions
  • Malicious Chrome extensions can spoof password managers in new attack

Software Development

  • TypeScript re-written in Go is 10-15x faster - video announcement
  • There are a lot of ways to break up long tasks in JavaScript.
  • Some terminal frustrations
  • Learning web extensions
  • Unspoken Git secrets

Tips, Tricks and Tools

  • Sidekick - Mac app to chat with an local LLM offline.
  • Waveform rendererer - to show some free sounds.
  • JavaScript image cropper with a playground to see examples.
  • GitHub assistant - explore GitHub repositories by asking questions.

Procrastination corner and Wonderful Weird Web

  • Public Domain Image Archive
  • The reality of dating apps
  • GeoCities in 1995: Building a home page on the internet
  • The secret history of the Manicule, the little jhand that’s everywhere

Career and Culture:

  • How to make your open source popular
  • The art of tech interviewing
  • I quit my FAANG job because it'll be automated by the end of 2025
  • Amazon loves AI, except when candidates use it in their job interviews
  • Should managers still code?
Are you looking for opportunities or fancy a change?

Companies to check:

  1. Software-Entwickler Java / C# at PDV.group
  2. IT Stores Developer Cloud/MicroServices at ALDI DX
  3. Software Engineering Lead at Riverty Group
  4. Senior Frontend Developer JavaScript at EXTEDO
  5. Full Stack Webentwickler at Technoly
  • ALDI DX
  • Riverty Group
  • EXTEDO
  • Transporeon | Trimble
  • Sartorius

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