Hacker News·3yIntroducing react.dev – React
Introducing react.dev, the new home for React and its documentation. The new site teaches modern React with function components and Hooks. It includes diagrams, illustrations, challenges, and over 600 new interactive examples. The previous React documentation site has now moved to legacy.reactjs.org.
Hacker News·3ychenfei-wu/TaskMatrix
TaskMatrix enables sending and receiving images during chatting by connecting ChatGPT and Visual Foundation Models. It supports features like grounding images, segmenting images, and image editing. It also introduces the concept of templates, which are pre-defined execution flows for complex tasks. TaskMatrix can seamlessly extend images to any size through collaboration with existing foundation models. The post also provides installation instructions and GPU memory usage for each visual foundation model. Contributions to TaskMatrix are welcome.
Hacker News·3y"Clean" Code, Horrible Performance
The post discusses the impact of 'clean' code rules on performance and provides examples comparing class hierarchy and switch statement implementations. It shows that following certain 'clean' code rules can lead to significant performance degradation.
Hacker News·3yWeb fingerprinting is worse than I thought
Web fingerprinting is a method of tracking users across different browsing sessions and websites using unique device and browser specifications. It is becoming a popular method of user tracking and can undermine online privacy. Firefox with resistFingerprinting=true or Tor Browser are recommended for protecting against fingerprinting.
Hacker News·3yServerless Maps - Now Open Source
Protomaps Mantle, a commercial solution for self hosting planet-scale maps without running any servers, is now open source and renamed. It includes features such as AWS Lambda and Cloudflare Workers functions, simple setup guides, and has been tested in production. It is used by Felt, OpenInfraMap, and The Washington Post. Protomaps CDN on Cloudflare is a cost-effective alternative to using the Google Maps API. Protomaps-on-CDN allows serving any tiled data at scale and offers free example datasets.
Hacker News·3yOpenAI Is Now Everything It Promised Not to Be: Corporate, Closed-Source, and For-Profit
OpenAI, once a non-profit organization committed to research for the positive human impact of AI, has shifted to a corporate, closed-source, and for-profit model. Questions arise about the responsible sharing and development of AI, as well as concerns about flaws in OpenAI's technology.
Hacker News·3yReact Is Holding Me Hostage
React is a popular JavaScript library for building user interfaces. While it has been widely adopted and has an evolved ecosystem, there are some drawbacks and alternatives to consider. React's reactivity model and use of React Hooks have brought improvements in code modularity and component readability, but they also introduce complexity and potential performance issues. Memoization can help optimize performance but can be challenging to implement correctly. React's state management relies on a tree-based structure and does not provide fine-grained reactivity like other frameworks, which can impact code readability and development ergonomics. Despite these challenges, React remains a popular choice due to its battle-tested nature, widespread use in the industry, and a large community of developers.
Hacker News·3ySamsung "space zoom" moon shots are fake, and here is the proof
Samsung's "space zoom" moon shots are fake, and here is the proof. Android Welcome to Reddit, the front page of the internet, and join one of thousands of communities. Google's "Space zoom" Moon shots have been posted on the social media site.
Hacker News·3yWant an unfair advantage in your tech career? Consume content meant for other roles
Consume content meant for people in roles you work with can provide a competitive advantage in the tech world. You can access it anytime, with no need to schedule a meeting, and you can even automate the process by subscribing to newsletters, channels, and podcasts. A little understanding and honesty can go a long way.