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17 Oct 2026 edition

196 articles · 31 sources · 2 papers ·

Top topics: General · JavaScript · AI

Python AI Django

Inline rendering with document​.currentScript

Inline rendering with document​.currentScript Lean Rada describes a neat trick that takes advantage of the document.currentScript property. You can use that to drop in a tiny inline <script> element that replaces itself…

Source: Simon Willison's Weblog
Python AI Django

web-edit 0.1a2

Release: web-edit 0.1a2 web-edit (previously) is my tiny web app for browsing and editing files in a folder. I mainly built it for editing files on different machines via Tailscale. I added a "copy to clipboard" option…

Source: Simon Willison's Weblog
Rust

Rookie Question: &T vs Box<T>

As someone who is not professionally a programmer or officially educated as such, I am about two to three months into learning Rust, and most concepts I have been able to slowly reason my way through. Something I have…

Source: Rust Users Forum mordecai.brain.leak
JavaScript AI

Package Drift Weekly — 2026-10-17

Automated weekly digest from pkgdrift — LLM-refined package intelligence across npm, PyPI, Cargo (Rust), and RubyGems. Pipeline runs every 6 hours. This Week's Signal 15 packages tracked across alpine, cargo · 3 showing…

Source: DEV JavaScript feed pkgdrift
JavaScript

Build a Keyboard-Driven Test Grader in Plain JavaScript

Grading a stack of tests is repetitive: count the misses, convert to a percentage, look up the letter, repeat. It's a nice small project because the logic is tiny, but a few details decide whether the tool feels good to…

Source: DEV JavaScript feed QuickGradeCalc
Python

EuroPython: Humans of EuroPython: Emma Cooke

This week in our Humans of EuroPython series, we’d love to shine a light on Emma Cooke, a member of the Accessibility Team, and the ways she helped shape the EuroPython 2026 conference. Emma’s unique perspective took…

Source: Planet Python
JavaScript AI

LLM JSON output: one setting dropped valid JSON from 75% to 4%

Originally published at tensorust.com. TL;DR: On October 17, 2026 I asked three small language models for JSON 432 times, in a real Chrome tab, with the exact sampling settings my browser chat app ships. Llama 3.2 1B…

Source: DEV JavaScript feed Matt Busel

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