DPI #02 - Weekly updates
Welcome friends to the second newsletter - this one will be a bit different from the first. The focus is going to be on the latest news from the tech industry, some useful links and a few productivity "hacks". I'd love to hear what you think 😉.
News
General
- There are now over 100 million developers using GitHub. Pretty impressive, if you ask me!
- Twitter is going to remove the free access to its API and will introduce a paid tier starting on February 9th.
- The White House is calling for changes to the Apple and Google app stores in order to make the app market more competitive. Will the duopoly cease to exist?
Artificial Intelligence
- New paid ChatGPT plan is available for $20 USD per month (United States only at this time).
- Tool for detecting AI generated content by OpenAI. It's not perfect, but still a step in right direction.
- Microsoft announced extended partnership with OpenAI last week. Expect more products like Bing and Teams to be powered by ChatGPT.
JavaScript
- TypeScript 5.0 beta has been announced. Major features are reimagined Decorators and various performance and package size optimizations.
- Astro 2.0 has been released with many new features. It's a blazingly fast, UI agnostic framework (supports Vue.js, React, Svelte and many more).
- Vue.js introduced certification program.
.NET / Microsoft
- New releases .NET 7.0.2 and 6.0.13
- JetBrains have released ReSharper and Rider roadmaps for 2023.1.
- ReSharper 2023.1 EAP2 now available.
- Azure Load Testing is now generally available.
- Azure native New Relic observability service is now available.
- Microsoft Teams Premium is now available. Powered by AI 😀
Life hacks
I've been using OneNote at work to keep track of my work day. Everything from daily stand-up and meeting notes to more code reviews, notes, and tasks. It's a great way to keep track of what you've been up to and have a quick reminder when you get started on Monday.
On the last day of the month, I usually do a monthly review. This could help you convince your company why you deserve that raise or help you with your regular 1-1 with your manager.
I write short bullet points that I can share with my manager or with my co-workers at any given time.