Should we say please or lie to LLMs? Could you build an AI agent? The state of WebDev AI and running Python in production.

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Issue 165 - no need to be sloppy!

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Hello fellow developer, in times where saying "thank you" to an AI bot costs companies millions how should we deal with them instead? Be strict and not tell them where Sarah Connor lives or even lie when we request information? Apparently, the latter is a good idea. Also, learn to build an AI agent, how to run Python in production and how to cheat when using Tailwind. But first, let's do a deep-dive into LLMs with two absolute experts on the subject:

How to avoid LLM Pitfalls with Guillaume Laforge and Mete Atamel from Google

We sat down with Guillaume Laforge and Mete Atamel from Google to talk about avoiding pitfalls of LLMs when using, implementing or creating them. Go and learn more about the world of Large Language Models from experts who spent a lot of time in the field working for various companies. Watch the video.

What's happening in AI

  • State of WebDev AI survey results
  • BitNet: Microsoft shows how to put AI models on a diet
  • Local LLM inference and its limits
  • Wikipedia is giving AI developers its data to fend off bot scrapers
  • When you should lie to the language model

Security and Privacy

  • Chrome extensions with 6 million installs have hidden tracking code
  • MCP is the new interface for security tools
  • WordPress ad-fraud plugins generated 1.4 billion ad requests per day
  • New SSL/TLS certs to each live no longer than 47 days by 2029
  • “Slopsquatting” - AI-hallucinated names resembling popular libraries spread malware

Software Development

  • Making Sense of the AI Developer Tools Ecosystem
  • How to Build an Agent
  • An Intro to DeepSeek’s Distributed File System
  • How to run Python in production
  • When to use map() vs. forEach()

Tips, Tricks and Tools

  • Tailwind CSS Cheat Sheet
  • Network TCP Packet Sniffer
  • MCP-Shield detects vulnerabilities
  • vert.sh - a file converter
  • Core building blocks for AI apps.

Procrastination corner and Wonderful Weird Web

  • CSS hell
  • Checkbox races
  • 101 BASIC Computer Games and a A BASIC Interpreter.

Career and Culture:

  • The first ever "State of Devs" survey
  • Senior Developer Skills in the AI Age: Leveraging Experience for Better Results
  • LLMs Reduce Development Friction. Is That a Good Thing?
  • 20 years of Git: ‘Never a big thing for me,’ says inventor Linus Torvalds
  • Coding as Craft: Going Back to the Old Gym
  • Getting Forked by Microsoft
Are you looking for opportunities or fancy a change?

Companies to check:

  • Tech Lead - Cloud-Architektur & SaaS at ColorGATE Digital Output Solutions
  • Senior Project Engineer HiL Systems at VECTOR Informatik
  • Senior QA Automation Engineer at Eltemate
  • Solution Engineer at fulfillmenttools
  • Enterprise Architect at SD Worx
  • fulfillmenttools
  • SD Worx
  • VECTOR Informatik
  • SMG Swiss Marketplace Group
  • SKIDATA

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