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04 Nov 2026 edition

86 articles · 14 sources · 5 papers ·

Top topics: JavaScript · Rust · Python

Python AI Django

datasette-llm 0.1a10

Release: datasette-llm 0.1a10 Fixes a bug that affected my agent.datasette.io demo site, where the set of available LLM models was not correctly restricted to just those in the configuration. Tags: llm, datasette

Source: Simon Willison's Weblog
Python

Joshua Mcshannon Joins the PSF as Infrastructure Engineer

The Python Software Foundation (PSF) is excited to announce our newest staff member and Infrastructure Engineer, Joshua Mcshannon, reporting to Director of Engineering Jacob Coffee. Joshua brings over 16 years of…

Source: Python Software Foundation Blog Jacob Coffee (noreply@blogger.com)
Rust

CLI project structure in Rust

Hello everyone, I’d like to start another command-line application, but I’m unsure about the directory structure for this type of project. Many of the applications I’ve created are in a single file – in this case, the…

Source: Rust Users Forum proRust
Python AI Django

datasette-apps 0.3a0

Release: datasette-apps 0.3a0 Datasette Apps adds support for hosting and editing custom HTML applications inside of Datasette. These can be created by hand, but it's easier to create them using LLMs via Datasette…

Source: Simon Willison's Weblog
Python

Draft to Document: Why I Made My Notes Look Like LaTeX Papers

On Reitz LaTeX, an Obsidian theme where you write like iA Writer and read like a LaTeX paper. Your notes are drafts while you write them. When you read them back, they should look like they matter. That sentence is the…

Source: Kenneth Reitz
JavaScript

Settings and the Keybindings editor

JSLab feature notes: one docs page, explained. Today: Settings and Keybindings and the command palette. Settings: one window, one search field ⌘, (or JSLab → Settings…) opens the Settings window. There's a search field…

Source: DEV JavaScript feed JSLab
JavaScript

OMID browserOptional describes the JavaScript environment.

The name browserOptional is easy to misread as permission to skip verification JavaScript. It describes the script's execution environment. Confusing those meanings can leave a player showing video while the required…

Source: DEV JavaScript feed Aleksander Sekowski
JavaScript React

Usestate in Reactjs

Usestate UseState is one of the React Hooks used to manage state in a component. Normally, when we use a local variable, changing its value does not trigger a re-render of the component. But useState allows us to store…

Source: DEV JavaScript feed Mukesh
JavaScript

JavaScript Copy to Clipboard: Build a Kaomoji Picker

Want a useful JavaScript copy to clipboard example that goes beyond copying “Hello world”? Let’s build a small kaomoji picker. Click a face, copy the complete expression, and paste it into a message, document, or…

Source: DEV JavaScript feed codingdudecom
JavaScript

JavaScript Copy to Clipboard: Build a Kaomoji Picker

Want a useful JavaScript copy to clipboard example that goes beyond copying “Hello world”? Let’s build a small kaomoji picker. Click a face, copy the complete expression, and paste it into a message, document, or…

Source: DEV JavaScript feed codingdudecom
JavaScript

How we designed a 60+ part modular boss system

When we started Boss Lab, the idea was simple: let players build their own boss monster out of parts, then watch it fight. The hard bit was making "build your own" feel meaningful instead of cosmetic. This post is a…

Source: DEV JavaScript feed Boss Lab Studio
JavaScript

NestJS vs Hono vs Fastify (2026): Benchmarked on Node.js 26

Cross-posted from my blog. The original, with any updates, lives on fabwaseem.com. "NestJS vs Hono vs Fastify" is one of the most common backend questions I see from TypeScript developers in 2026, and most answers are…

Source: DEV JavaScript feed Waseem Anjum
Python

Python Morsels: Unnecessary syntax in Python

Unnecessary syntax in Python isn't always unhelpful. An explicit return None, an else, a keyword argument, or a trailing comma can make your code more readable. Table of contents Return None An else-return An else on a…

Source: Planet Python

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