While much attention regarding AI has been focused on developers using it to code, the impact of AI on software development goes far beyond code creation tools. Armando Solar-Lezama, Distinguished ...

The four-day workweek is far from widespread in the United States. Yet, its proponents argue that moving away from the five-day workweek is not just good for employee satisfaction and wellbeing; it ...

Rising expectations for rapid responses are draining the life from asynchronous customer support, according to a new study by a global customer support platform for e-commerce brands and online ...

Why it matters: JavaScript was officially unveiled in 1995 and now powers the overwhelming majority of the modern web, as well as countless server and desktop projects. The language is one of the core ...

This episode looks at the async–await pattern and the hidden traps that come with it. A small, harmless line of code set off a slowdown that baffled everyone involved. As we dissect the sequence, the ...

What if AI-assisted development is less of a threat, and more of a jetpack? This month’s report tackles vibe coding, along with new JavaScript tools and techniques to explore in your AI-assisted free ...

Rollercoaster Tycoon wasn’t the most fashionable computer game out there in 1999. But if you took a look beneath the pixels—the rickety rides, the crowds of hungry, thirsty, barfing people (and the ...

JavaScript’s low bar to entry has resulted in one of the richest programming language ecosystems in the world. This month’s report celebrates the bounty, while also highlighting a recent example of ...