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🪅 Heap Heap Hurray Ed. #276
Daily dispatches from the world of technology.
Happy Tuesday! Keep the momentum going!
Geek Gossip
#AirPods - Apple's been working on a see-through version of the Beats Powerbeats Pro 2, and let's be real, it's giving us some serious futuristic vibes - it's probably just a prototype for now, but can you even imagine if they actually release it?
Latest Updates
Uber Eyes India's B2B Logistics Market
Uber is expanding its partnership with Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC), an Indian gov't-backed nonprofit, to launch a B2B logistics service, competing with the likes of Shiprocket and Shadowfax. The service will allow businesses on ONDC to access on-demand logistics through Uber's 1.4M driver network, initially for food deliveries, with plans to expand to e-commerce, grocery, and more.
Changelog
Microsoft Build event took place yesterday. Here are some updates from that event.
GitHub Copilot - Added Coding Agent for autonomous issue resolution and code development using GitHub Actions.
Windows Subsystem for Linux - Now open sourced, allowing developers to download, build, and contribute to the project.
Windows - Native support for Model Context Protocol (MCP) for seamless integration of AI apps and agents.
Trending Projects / Code Repositories
Awesome MCP Servers | A collection of MCP servers.
Pptx Gen Js | Build PowerPoint presentations with JavaScript. Works with Node, React, web browsers, and more.
Browserbee | AI-powered browser assistant ("Cline for web browsing")
In Case You Missed It
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Job Board
Full-stack Developer @ Turom (Onsite - Gurgaon)
✨Experience : 2+ years (Javascript | CSS | MySQL | Node.js)
💰Expected Salary : ₹20L – ₹30L / year
Senior Software Engineer @ SproutsAI (Onsite - Bengaluru)
✨Experience : 5+ years (Python | Java | MongoDB | PostgreSQL | Microsoft Azure | Golang | AWS | GCP | DevOps)
💰Expected Salary : ₹20L – ₹40L / year
Senior Java Backend Developer @ Noha[dot]ai (Remote)
✨Experience : 6+ years (Java | Hibernate | Struts | Spring Boot)
💰Expected Salary : ₹35L – ₹78L / year
Senior Data Engineer @ RevSure[dot]AI (Onsite - Bengaluru)
✨Experience : 4+ years (Python | Data Warehouse | ETL | Luigi | AWS)
💰Expected Salary : ₹25L – ₹40L / year
Miscellaneous
Understanding The Order Of useEffect Hooks In React
Learn why children components are rendered last but their effects are committed first. Explore React's internal concepts like the Fiber architecture and traversal algorithm to understand the component lifecycle and how useEffect hooks are executed.
Effective Communication In Code Reviews
To make code reviews more useful and pleasant for everyone, assume good intentions, prioritize people over code, and communicate with the goal of learning something new. Keep PRs educational and non-personal, and provide context with a short PR description.
Cursor's Codebase Indexing With Merkle Trees
AI IDE Cursor uses Merkle trees to index code fast, enabling efficient incremental updates. Merkle trees create a hierarchical structure where changes can be detected by comparing hash values, serving as a fingerprinting system for data.
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