The Code Report - June 30, 2024

Jul 1, 2024

The Code Report - June 30, 2024

Overview

  • Host: Celebrates surviving another month and warns about being closer to death.
  • Plans to cover multiple tech stories missed in June.

Story 1: AI's Impact on UI/UX Developers

  • Figma's AI Tools:
    • Generates UIs with a prompt.
    • Visual asset search based on appearance.

Story 2: Claude Sonet 3.5

  • New AI Model:
    • Proves AI is advancing, not plateauing.
    • Best LLM for writing code, better than GPT-4.
    • New feature: Artifacts for saving code snippets to build applications.
  • OpenAI's Critic GPT:
    • Designed to find errors in GPT-4's code.

Story 3: Etched's New Chip

  • Startup Etched:
    • Develops a chip with Transformer architecture burnt onto silicon.
    • Increased inference speed for Transformer models.

Story 4: Intel’s Lunar L Chip

  • Lunar L Chip:
    • More power-efficient x86 chip.
    • Suitable for laptops without overheating.
  • Meta's LLM Compiler Model:
    • Based on Llama, trained on 546B tokens of LLVM IR and assembly code.

Story 5: Kaspersky Anti-Virus Ban

  • Ban in the US:
    • Banned due to potential ties to Putin.

Story 6: Cloudflare Extortion

  • Incident with Online Casino:
    • Cloudflare demanded $120K upfront for Enterprise plan.
    • Poor handling by Cloudflare's sales team.

Story 7: Adobe Issues

  • New Terms and Conditions:
    • Claim ownership of content created using Adobe products.
    • Difficult to cancel Adobe subscriptions.
  • Lawsuit:
    • Sued by the US government for hard-to-cancel subscriptions.

Story 8: Apple’s DMA Violation

  • Digital Markets Act Violation:
    • Facing a $30B fine in the EU.

Story 9: Tech Lead Controversy

  • Abused YouTube Copyright System:
    • Previously, channel evolved from tutorials to controversial content.
    • Known for creating drama and satire.

Story 10: GitHub Drama

  • Open Source Contributor Incident:
    • Controversial pull request for Node.js 0.4 support.
    • Received over 200 downvotes.
  • Author’s Defense:
    • Denies conspiracy theories, claims good intentions.

Story 11: State of JS 2023 Results

  • JavaScript Frameworks:
    • React remains dominant.
    • Spelt is still loved; Vue.js is gaining popularity.
    • Fireship voted #1 JavaScript channel.

Story 12: YouTube's War with Ad Blockers

  • Server-Injected Ads:
    • Ads injected directly into video files, harder for ad blockers to block.
    • Example: KFC Double Down dog ad.

Conclusion

  • Reminder: Watch for more updates in the next video.