Cross-Site Requests

CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery) and CORS (Cross-Origin Resource Sharing) are both security mechanisms addressing cross-site requests. CSRF prevents unauthorized actions by ensuring requests originate from the correct site, while CORS allows specific cross-origin requests via preflight checks. The Same-origin policy typically allows cross-site writes (like POSTs) but restricts reads. The introduction of the SameSite cookie attribute has further affected cross-site requests by limiting cookie transmission. Browsers play a crucial role in enforcing these policies, and current adoption rates for security features vary. In summary, both CSRF and CORS are necessary for maintaining web security amid evolving standards.

https://smagin.fyi/posts/cross-site-requests/

A CSS-Only Star Rating Component And More! (Part 1)

CSS-only star rating component created with an input range element, styled with CSS to represent stars. The design uses masking techniques to display the star shape based on the input value. The component can be adjusted for star quantity via the max attribute and supports half-star ratings by modifying step values. Accessibility features include outlines for keyboard focus. Code examples show how to implement variations using gradients or SVGs for different shapes, maintaining a clean, single-element structure.

https://css-tricks.com/a-css-only-star-rating-component-and-more-part-1/

Leaderboard

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WebDev Arena Leaderboard Summary: Real-time AI coding competition by LMArena. Top models at the moment:

  1. Claude 3.7 Sonnet (Anthropic)
  2. Claude 3.5 Sonnet (Anthropic)
  3. DeepSeek-R1 (DeepSeek)
  4. early-grok-3 (xAI)
  5. mini-high (OpenAI)
  6. Claude 3.5 Haiku (Anthropic)

Various models from Google, OpenAI, and others ranked below.

https://web.lmarena.ai/leaderboard

Cline

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Cline is an autonomous coding agent for VSCode designed to enhance developer productivity through collaboration and versatility. With 842.8k installations and 32.5k stars, it streamlines workflows, automates coding tasks, and integrates seamlessly with various AI models and external databases. Cline is open-source, secure, and offers features such as error monitoring, customizable checkpoints, and a supportive community, allowing developers to work more efficiently and innovatively.

https://cline.bot/

Troubleshooting: The Skill That Never Goes Obsolete

Extreme TLDR: Troubleshooting, the skill of finding and fixing system issues, is essential across various domains. It entails understanding systems, observing symptoms, isolating problems, and systematically testing hypotheses. Effective troubleshooting balances information gathering with attempts to fix issues, considers the stakes involved, and relies on patience, creativity, and adaptability. Learning from experience and maintaining a positive outlook towards the system can enhance troubleshooting efforts.

https://www.autodidacts.io/troubleshooting/

Yes, Claude Code Can Decompile Itself. Here’s the Source Code.

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Claude Code can decompile itself; source code linked. It showcases AI's abilities in deobfuscation and transpilation. The author, Geoffrey Huntley, discusses software development, using LLMs for source code analysis, and the ease of creating competing software from existing code. He emphasizes unprecedented access to tools that can bypass software licensing restrictions, potentially disrupting proprietary software markets. Clean-room techniques allow rapid cloning of software, posing challenges for companies with shallow protective measures. This signals a significant shift in software engineering dynamics, urging developers to adapt quickly.

https://ghuntley.com/tradecraft/

How to Turn ChatGPT Into Your AI Coding Power Tool

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Extreme TLDR: Utilize ChatGPT as a coding tool to enhance programming output by: giving small tasks, using iterative prompts, testing code, and rewording prompts if needed. Avoid proprietary coding requests, and leverage AI for general coding knowledge, patterns, CSS selectors, and regular expressions. Check legal issues and generate useful variable names for better code clarity.

https://www.zdnet.com/article/how-to-turn-chatgpt-into-your-ai-coding-power-tool-and-double-your-output/

The 6 Best AI App Builders in 2025

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TLDR: Best AI App Builders 2025:

  1. Softr: Easiest to use, rapid app generation from prompts, free plan, paid starts at $59/month.
  2. Microsoft Power Apps: AI-based editing, flexible for non-tech users, from $20/user/month.
  3. Quickbase: Enterprise-grade apps with advanced data governance, $35/user/month (20-user minimum).
  4. Airtable Cobuilder: Fast data views integration with Airtable, free with Airtable, paid from $20/user/month.
  5. Create: Build apps with a single prompt, easy to use, free plan, paid from $19/month.
  6. Databutton: AI agent-based building, good control, starts at $20/month.

Key features evaluated: prompt interpretation, functionality building, no-code, customization tools, easy publishing.

https://zapier.com/blog/best-ai-app-builder/

RapidAPI for Mac

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RapidAPI for Mac is an advanced HTTP client designed for macOS, enabling users to test and describe APIs with an intuitive interface. It supports JSON Schema, Swagger, and RAML, and offers teamwork features for synchronizing API projects. Nokia has acquired Rapid technology to enhance Network API solutions. The tool is free for users and offers a paid plan for teams.

https://paw.cloud/

Postman: The World’s Leading API Platform

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Postman is a leading API platform for collaborative development, used by 35+ million developers. It streamlines API lifecycle processes, enabling prototyping, testing, and documentation to be done in one place, enhancing team collaboration, and reducing errors. The platform offers workspaces for real-time updates and utilizes AI for debugging and testing. Trusted by 500,000 companies, including Fortune 500 firms, Postman integrates with various tools to optimize development workflows.

https://www.postman.com/

Superglue

superglue is an open-source server that simplifies data retrieval from complex APIs, allowing easy access to JSON, XML, CSV, and Excel formats. It seamlessly integrates data into applications, and users can explore project management features like Jira and Shopify through this interface.

https://superglue.cloud/

Postgres as a Graph Database: (Ab)using pgRouting

Postgres as Graph Database Using pgRouting: pgRouting, a Postgres extension for geospatial routing, enables basic graph functionalities and can be combined with PostGIS. It can model graphs for various applications beyond GIS, like task scheduling (using directed acyclic graphs for dependencies) and resource allocation in distributed systems (optimizing paths for data). It also supports recommendation engines utilizing knowledge graphs to analyze connections between entities (like YouTube videos or users). The algorithms implemented in pgRouting, such as Dijkstra’s and A*, help find optimal paths in these networks, showcasing versatile applications of Postgres as a graph database.

https://supabase.com/blog/pgrouting-postgres-graph-database

A Few Words About Indie App Business

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Indie App Business Insights – Charlie Monroe

Charlie Monroe shares advice on starting an indie app business based on personal experience. Key points include:

  1. Patience and Realism: Success often takes time; initial apps may fail. Start small and improve based on feedback.
  2. Employment Consideration: Full-time jobs can hinder growth; freelance work may provide necessary funds while supporting app development.
  3. Collaboration Decisions: Going solo gives total control but can lead to burnout; partnerships share workload risks but can also lead to conflicts if not aligned.
  4. User Engagement: Make feedback easy to gather and respond promptly to build loyalty and adapt the app to user needs.
  5. End of Business Preparedness: Acknowledge that apps can become irrelevant; diversify offerings to ensure stability.

Monroe emphasizes the importance of understanding the long-term commitment required for indie app success, while urging new developers to stay grounded and realistic about their expectations.

https://blog.charliemonroe.net/a-few-words-about-indie-app-business/

GitHub – PragmaticMachineLearning/probly

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Probly is an AI-powered spreadsheet application that integrates spreadsheet functions with Python data analysis and visualization. It uses a modern architecture with a Next.js frontend and Pyodide for Python execution in the browser. Users can get started quickly with Docker or install manually, setting up an OpenAI API key for advanced features. Key functionalities include intelligent suggestions, local data analysis, and interactive charts, suitable for various applications.

https://github.com/PragmaticMachineLearning/probly

Yaak

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Yaak: An offline, Git-friendly API client for HTTP, GraphQL, WebSockets, and more. Built for speed with Rust and ReactJS, it stores data as plain-text and supports NodeJS plugins. Features include integrated Git UI, dynamic requests, multiple windows, and easy data importing from various sources. Rated highly for its clean interface and efficiency compared to competitors like Postman and Insomnia. Developed by Greg, who sought to create a tool without mandatory accounts. Available on Mac, Windows, and Linux.

https://yaak.app/

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