urban weekly #110
weekly tech news so you don't have to read all the internet
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You Need To Become A Full Stack Person - I’ll start off by saying that I am not at all an AI doomer - by any stretch. ai, engineering
Error chaining in JavaScript - Cleaner debugging with Error.cause javascript, error-handling
The (lazy) Git UI You Didn't Know You Need - Lazy approach to Git tools git, lazygit
the terminal of the future - This post is part 6 of a multi-part series called the computer of the next 200 years. terminal
We ran over 600 image generations to compare AI models - We’ve been making photo apps for iOS for long enough that we have gray hairs now, and using our experience we ran over 600 image generations to compare which AI models work best for which image edits. ai, image-generation
Collaboration sucks - Be the driver engineering, collaboration
Embedding TypeScript - Hako is all you need hako, typescript
The Forty-Year Programmer - In 2024, I’ll have been a programmer for 40 years. engineering, career
Code and Tools
Valdi - Valdi is a cross-platform UI framework that delivers native performance without sacrificing developer velocity. ui
Ribir - Non-intrusive GUI framework for Rust/WASM ui, rust
git-rewrite-commits - AI-powered git commit message rewriter using GPT ai, git
AnimateIcons - A sleek React library for animated SVG icons that move with purpose. Transform static designs into engaging user experiences with smooth, performant animations. react, icons, svg
Render.js - A Node.js raytracing renderer with RenderMan RIB format support, implemented in pure JavaScript. raytracing, javascript
Tusk Drift - Node.js SDK for capturing and replaying API calls made to/from your service api, sdk
Travels - A fast, framework-agnostic undo/redo core powered by Mutative JSON Patch undo, redo
Stripe AI - One-stop shop for building AI-powered products and businesses with Stripe. stripe, ai
Gerbil - A desktop app for running Large Language Models locally. llm, ai
Tutorials
Building a 3D Infinite Carousel with Reactive Background Gradients - Learn how to build a smooth, infinite 3D carousel where each image drives a reactive, canvas-based background gradient that adapts to its colors. gsap, carousel
Published on 2025-11-17, last updated on 2025-11-13 by Adam
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Adam Urban is fullstack engineer, loves serverless and generative art, and is building side projects like weeklyfoo.com, flethy.com and diypunks.xyz in his free time.
