TILens Daily Edition
2026-09-04
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Stats: 24 articles, 8 sources, 1 research paper
Top topics: JavaScript, AI, Java

## News

- Writing a loan calculator means writing a root finder
  Source: devto-javascript
  Topic: JavaScript
  URL: https://dev.to/samlegjeldno/writing-a-loan-calculator-means-writing-a-root-finder-2fnc

- Grade the Guesses: A Bootcamp Lab With an Assumption Gate
  Source: devto-javascript
  Topic: JavaScript (+PostgreSQL)
  URL: https://dev.to/hackjs_7468/grade-the-guesses-a-bootcamp-lab-with-an-assumption-gate-42df

- 6 types of charts that backend developers must master
  Source: devto-javascript
  Topic: JavaScript
  URL: https://dev.to/processon/6-types-of-charts-that-backend-developers-must-master-58lj

- Do not stop your AI video timer at provider success
  Source: devto-javascript
  Topic: JavaScript
  URL: https://dev.to/freyavideo/do-not-stop-your-ai-video-timer-at-provider-success-3jm2

- Rendering 24 Shareable Images a Day With HTML, CSS and Playwright
  Source: devto-javascript
  Topic: JavaScript
  URL: https://dev.to/zongkai_sun_0946ae0d49db2/rendering-24-shareable-images-a-day-with-html-css-and-playwright-1mdd

- I Built a Movie Website 🎬 1.My Movie Website 2.I Built a Movie Website 3.Movie Website Project 4.Building a Movie Website 5.My First Movie Website
  Source: devto-javascript
  Topic: JavaScript
  URL: https://dev.to/any_flex_6f281441d9064819/i-built-a-movie-website-1my-movie-website-2i-built-a-movie-website-3movie-website-project-ap0

- Triage an Agent PR: Trust, Revert, or Test Each Hunk
  Source: devto-javascript
  Topic: JavaScript
  URL: https://dev.to/codejs_6920/triage-an-agent-pr-trust-revert-or-test-each-hunk-2di5

- I got tired of AI resume spam and ghost jobs, so I built an open-source CLI agent for developers
  Source: devto-javascript
  Topic: JavaScript (+AI)
  URL: https://dev.to/akash_kaintura6527/i-got-tired-of-ai-resume-spam-and-ghost-jobs-so-i-built-an-open-source-cli-agent-for-developers-173p

- Source Positions Are a Coordinate System, Not Just Line and Column
  Source: devto-javascript
  Topic: JavaScript
  URL: https://dev.to/mdfold/source-positions-are-a-coordinate-system-not-just-line-and-column-2epj

- Dead Ends, Then One Rule: A Pairing Session on Agent Assumptions
  Source: devto-javascript
  Topic: JavaScript
  URL: https://dev.to/appjs_7055/dead-ends-then-one-rule-a-pairing-session-on-agent-assumptions-3k1p

- Delta-State CRDTs: Solving the Bandwidth Problem Coordination-Free Replication Creates
  Source: java-code-geeks
  Topic: Java
  URL: https://www.javacodegeeks.com/2026/09/delta-state-crdts-solving-the-bandwidth-problem-coordination-free-replication-creates.html

- Your AI Agent's Reasoning Just Stopped Traveling Between Models
  Source: devto-javascript
  Topic: JavaScript (+AI)
  URL: https://dev.to/thebitforge/your-ai-agents-reasoning-just-stopped-traveling-between-models-3432

- Practical LLM Agent Development: Architecture, Tools and Best Practices
  Source: devto-javascript
  Topic: JavaScript (+AI)
  URL: https://dev.to/bitpixelcoders/practical-llm-agent-development-architecture-tools-and-best-practices-2n3p

- From Spec-Driven Development to Living Specifications in Java Projects
  Source: foojay-today
  Topic: Java
  URL: https://foojay.io/today/from-spec-driven-development-to-living-specifications-in-java-projects/

- Mockaroo Alternative: Unlimited Client-Side Mock Data Generator (Free, No Signup)
  Source: devto-javascript
  Topic: JavaScript
  URL: https://dev.to/jack_green_7b74cb2cdf9e23/mockaroo-alternative-unlimited-client-side-mock-data-generator-free-no-signup-jdo

- My Timer Kept Doubling — and It Took Me a Real Bug to Actually Understand useEffect
  Source: devto-javascript
  Topic: JavaScript (+React)
  URL: https://dev.to/blackjosh007/my-timer-kept-doubling-and-it-took-me-a-real-bug-to-actually-understand-useeffect-21o9

- Turn Code Security into an AI Battle Royale with DUALAI Arena 🤖🔥
  Source: devto-javascript
  Topic: JavaScript (+AI)
  URL: https://dev.to/raymond_thomas_b7fa91e5f1/turn-code-security-into-an-ai-battle-royale-with-dualai-arena-206c

- Debugging Async/Await Deadlocks in JavaScript: Proven Techniques to Resolve Event Loop Stalls
  Source: devto-javascript
  Topic: JavaScript
  URL: https://dev.to/deep_fix_71a17f6aa38ff28a/debugging-asyncawait-deadlocks-in-javascript-proven-techniques-to-resolve-event-loop-stalls-2mf7

- A VAST Tag Can Ship AdVerifications and Still Deliver Zero OMID Measurement
  Source: devto-javascript
  Topic: JavaScript
  URL: https://dev.to/aleksuix/a-vast-tag-can-ship-adverifications-and-still-deliver-zero-omid-measurement-3bjm

## Research

- SVG-Score: Human-Aligned Evaluation of Text-to-SVG Generation
  Source: arxiv-cs-ai
  Topic: AI Research (+AI, JavaScript, React)
  URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2609.03806

## Community

- August newsletter is out
  Source: simon-willison
  Topic: Python (+AI, Django)
  URL: https://simonwillison.net/2026/Sep/4/august-newsletter/

- How to Start an LLM-Assisted Java Project
  Source: adam-bien
  Topic: Java (+AI)
  URL: https://adambien.blog/roller/abien/entry/how_to_start_an_llm_assisted_java_project

- Reducing duplication in `TryFrom`
  Source: rust-users-forum
  Topic: Rust
  URL: https://users.rust-lang.org/t/reducing-duplication-in-tryfrom/142229

- Trey Hunner: Python Morsels now has spaced repetition
  Source: planet-python
  Topic: Python
  URL: https://treyhunner.com/2026/09/python-morsels-now-has-spaced-repetition/