Desktop-TUI is a Rust-based terminal user interface that creates a desktop environment without graphics, similar to tmux. It allows users to parse shortcut files, display applications through stdout, move and resize windows, change tiling options, and handle file/folder selection for command arguments. The project uses ncurses backend and supports TOML configuration files for defining application shortcuts with customizable positioning and padding.

A backend developer with 1.5 years of experience shares their journey of dedicating 2 hours daily for 31 days to studying data structures and algorithms (1 hour) and system design (1 hour). The consistent practice transformed their technical understanding, interview performance, and workplace confidence. They progressed from struggling with basic concepts to recognizing DSA patterns and explaining system design topics like message queues, caching, and load balancing. The approach emphasizes discipline over motivation, with a simple routine of solving LeetCode problems and studying one system design concept daily through videos and diagrams.

DataGrip 2025.3 replaces query consoles with query files to improve workflow consistency. The change addresses longstanding issues where consoles lived outside project structure, were hard to find, and had limited context switching capabilities. Query files are now stored in a visible project folder, support full file operations, and maintain database context with improved visual indicators. Existing consoles will be migrated automatically with a one-release transition period

37signals created a micro fork of Chromium for their Omarchy Linux distribution to add live theming functionality. The modified browser is now available through the Arch User Repository, demonstrating how open source enables anyone to customize major software projects with the right skills and motivation.

The current hiring process for software engineers is fundamentally broken, wasting valuable time for both candidates and companies while failing to effectively distinguish between genuinely skilled developers and those relying on AI assistance. The traditional interview methods need significant reform to address these modern challenges and create a more efficient, accurate evaluation system.

Reka UI is an open-source UI component library for building accessible and customizable design systems and web apps using Vue.js. It emphasizes accessibility, customization, modularity, flexible state management, developer-centric experience, and performance. Reka UI is the evolved version of Radix Vue, adhering to principles that enhance user interaction and developer ease. The components are unstyled, allowing developers to style them with any CSS solution.

An engineering director shares his 8-month career break experience, exploring entrepreneurship through indie products and startup ventures. After trying to build a parenting app, creating a newsletter monetization strategy, and co-founding a BigQuery analytics startup, he discovered his preference for stability over risk and team collaboration over solo work. He's now returning to full-time engineering management while continuing his newsletter for engineering managers and taking on an evangelist role at a YC startup.

Animations should serve a clear purpose rather than being added for decoration. Key considerations include frequency of use (high-frequency interactions should avoid animations), speed (UI animations should stay under 300ms), and user goals. Examples demonstrate how purposeful animations can explain features, provide feedback, or improve perceived performance, while unnecessary animations can slow down workflows and frustrate users.

The massive tech layoffs since 2023 aren't primarily due to AI, overhiring, or economic downturns, but rather a tax policy change. Section 174 of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act eliminated the ability to immediately deduct R&D expenses, forcing companies to amortize them over 5-15 years instead. This created immediate cash flow problems and higher tax bills for tech companies, leading to over 500,000 layoffs. The policy was designed to offset corporate tax cuts in 2017 but has driven companies to move R&D operations overseas and cut US-based engineering jobs. The change particularly hurt startups and growth companies that relied on R&D write-offs to manage their tax burden while investing in innovation.

Storybook 10 is transitioning to ESM-only builds, eliminating dual CommonJS/ESM support to reduce package size by 15%, simplify maintenance, and align with JavaScript ecosystem standards. The change requires Node.js 20.16+ and valid ESM configuration files, but maintains backward compatibility for most addons. This move follows years of ecosystem preparation and recent Node.js improvements that enable smoother ESM adoption.

Aspire 9.5 introduces a preview 'aspire update' command for automatic upgrades, single-file AppHost support that eliminates the need for project files, enhanced dashboard with multi-resource console logs and GenAI visualizer, and new integrations for OpenAI, Azure Dev Tunnels, and YARP static file serving. The release focuses on simplifying the developer experience for building distributed applications.

A beginner's exploration of Rust fundamentals after 6 hours of learning, covering key concepts like ownership, borrowing, structs, enums, and memory management. The author compares Rust's unique ownership system to Java's garbage collection, explains how references work with borrowing rules, and demonstrates practical examples of data structures and method implementations. The post highlights Rust's safety guarantees through compile-time checks and its approach to modularity with default privacy.