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21 Aug 2026 edition

72 articles · 18 sources ·

Top topics: JavaScript · Python · Django

Python

Trouble operating Python Install Manager

Hi all, Like the topic title says, I’m having difficulties with the install manager. When I open the install manager, it says ‘You do not have the latest Python runtime.’ and then asks if I want to Install CPython now.…

Source: Python Discourse — Latest Christian
Python

PEP 843: Export Statement for DRY Re-exports

PEP 843 is ready for discussion. It adds a small statement, from x export y [as z], that does what from x import y [as z] does and also appends the name to __all__ in the same statement. # spam/init.py from…

Source: Python PEPs Neil Girdhar
Python

Hello, World (From NY)

Good Morning, this is my first post on discourse. I am a technology enthusiast and hoping to learn more about the CPython interpreter and python extensions. Other than the devguides, does anyone know a good place to…

Source: Python Discourse — Latest Alex Stone
Python AI Django

llm 0.32.1

Release: llm 0.32.1 Fresh installs of LLM stopped working the other day because the OpenAI Python library dropped its usage of httpx, and it turned out LLM depended on that library but only installed it via a transitive…

Source: Simon Willison's Weblog
Python AI Django

llm-openrouter 0.7

Release: llm-openrouter 0.7 Now that this plugin is compatible with LLM 0.32 it can display the reasoning traces for LLMs available through OpenRouter. Updated for compatibility with LLM 0.32. Models now use…

Source: Simon Willison's Weblog
Python AI Django

Stop Making TUIs

Stop Making TUIs Thomas Ptacek advocates for building real native user interfaces for even the smallest of personal tools, because coding agents have reduced the cost of getting a usable-enough GUI up and running to…

Source: Simon Willison's Weblog
Rust

Mixing atomics between C and Rust

Hi, is it legal to use atomics from both C and Rust at the same time? __atomic_store_n(armed, 1, __ATOMIC_RELEASE); And then on the same pointer: armed.load(Ordering::Acquire); Not C++ ! 2 posts - 2 participants Read…

Source: Rust Users Forum Ddystopia
Python AI Django

Quoting Matt Webb

After I released version 1.0, I figured I would have to do the rotations myself. So I sat down with ChatGPT and I didn’t get it to write the code, but I got it to educate me. With a patient, interactive tutor, I was…

Source: Simon Willison's Weblog
Rust

Is there a crate providing bindings to the Qt C++ API?

I would like to use Qt via the procedural style (as opposed to the declarative QML) and so far have found multiple crates that allow writing a QObject subclass in Rust and exposing it to QML/C++ (cxx-qt, qmetaobject,…

Source: Rust Users Forum meclondrej
Rust

Add maximum and minimum and other functions

There should be a convenience way to get the maximum of an array or a set. Which would work like this. assert_eq!([1,2,3].maximum(), 3); assert_eq!([1,2,3].minimum(), 1); 6 posts - 5 participants Read full topic

Source: Rust Internals Forum BennyLi
Java

Spring Boot Configuration Management Best Practices

Spring Boot provides comprehensive externalized application configuration support. It enables one application artifact to run in different environments by supplying values from various sources such as: In this article,…

Source: IntelliJ IDEA Blog Siva Katamreddy
Django Python

DSF Membership Open Space at DjangoCon US

If you are at DjangoCon US this year, join us for 45 minutes to talk about the Django Software Foundation. What: Django Software Foundation Membership Open Space When: Wednesday, August 26th, 1:00 pm to 1:45 pm Where:…

Source: Django Weblog Jeff Triplett
Java

Spring AI 2.0.1 Available Now

On behalf of the Spring AI team and everyone who has contributed, I'm happy to announce that Spring AI 2.0.1 has been released and is now available from Maven Central! Release notes | Upgrade notes | Reference…

Source: Spring Blog tzolov
JavaScript

How We Handle Client-Side CSV Merging Without Server Processing

When merging CSVs in the browser, handling mismatched columns and quoted cells changes everything. Here's how filetools does it. Last week we shipped CSV merge/split/transpose tools for filetools, and the most…

Source: DEV JavaScript feed Declan
JavaScript

How to Choose the Right Enterprise AI RAG System

🔍 Free AI Visibility Teardown: Want to know if ChatGPT & Perplexity cite your domain vs competitors? Request a Free Instant AI Search Teardown on AppWebSeo. What is an enterprise RAG system? An enterprise…

Source: DEV JavaScript feed Googleer
JavaScript

I Wrote a Sprite Packer Because TexturePacker Costs $40

Last month I was prototyping a 2D roguelike in Phaser. I had about 180 sprites — 16x16 tiles, a few 32x64 characters, UI buttons, particle effects. I loaded them individually because "I'll optimize later." Later came…

Source: DEV JavaScript feed Iven
JavaScript

# Week 3 - Task 2: Understanding JavaScript Core Concepts

JavaScript Event Loop Explained: Call Stack, Web APIs, Queues, Promises and setTimeout If you've ever looked at JavaScript code like this: console.log("Start"); setTimeout(() => { console.log("Timeout"); }, 0);…

Source: DEV JavaScript feed koushikmaya

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