This is one of the busiest weeks I have had in a long time...
I usually write articles daily, but I have not in just over a week. I have a good excuse.
I will launch two big new projects this week and do my first Hyrox event.
Project 1
I am starting a new conference called AI Crush (and it will be in Belfast next year), which will have two tracks: one for developers and one for leadership working in AI.
This is not another BS event asking, 'Will AI change things?' It is a conference all about solving problems with AI. We aim to make it the most practical AI conference in the world.
Join the site waitlist to be notified when the early bird tickets go on sale. I will also send out our CFP in the coming days and officially announce the conference, but since you are on my friends list, you have a sneak peek.
Project 2
I have built a community events app. It is not launched yet (but it will be later this week).
But I need help! If you or anyone you know organizes events on Meetup or Eventbrite, would you be willing to connect us?
I want to get some people to test our new events app and give us feedback. I would love to chat if you have any questions or anything related to the above, so reply to this email. Now, back to our usual program:
This Week Picks
Microsoft Notepad.exe is overpowered now... and 13 other major updates for devs (video)
Fireship shares a look at 13 major updates to developer tools and frameworks that you missed recently.
The Latest Drizzle Updates are AWESOME | The road to v1 (video)
In this video CJ talks about the new updates to Drizzle ORM and their path to v1.
C# Fundamentals: Variables and Data Types (3 min)
The second lesson in our C# fundamentals course.
5 Node.js Performance Optimization Techniques (4 min)
Today, I will share some techniques for optimizing your Node.js applications.
JSON Crack (tool)
Turn your JSON into an interactive graph! Very handy for complex JSON data.
Are AI Assistants Making Us Worse Programmers? (10 min)
Are we becoming too dependent on AI assistants?
Book of the Week
Communication is one of those things that I think holds a lot of people back in their careers. Ros Atkins Art of Explanation is an invaluable resource for developers looking to sharpen their communication skills.
Something Cool
A friend of Codú, Jhey is one of the most creative and impressive devs out there. He launched a new newsletter called The Craft of UI.
Quick Links
If you have any ideas or feedback, reply to this email.
Thanks, and stay awesome,
Niall
Founder @ Codú