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    Swizec's articles in the "ai" category

    I aim to write mindblowing emails with real insight into the career and skills of a modern software engineer. "Raw and honest from the heart!" as one reader described them.

    Below are 54 articles filed under ai. Enjoy ❤️

    The programming tutorial SEO industry is dead

    20 years ago greybeards laughed at us for Googling. Now they laugh when we ask ChatGPT. But the leverage is 🚀
    March 28th, 2023

    Build semantic search in an afternoon? Yep 🤯

    Learn how to build a powerful semantic search engine in just 2 hours with the OpenAI API.
    March 15th, 2023

    Building browser extensions with NextJS

    NextJS can be used to build browser extensions. This is a novel way of building extensions that allows developers to use familiar tools and technologies. Here's how
    February 8th, 2023

    Building apps with OpenAI and ChatGPT

    Generative AI has made big strides in recent years. Diffusion models make decent art and modern large language models can out-write even the best college student on a deadline. Over the holidays I tried it out by building an app.
    January 6th, 2023

    Stable Diffusion on an iPad 🤯

    When's the last time a piece of tech blew your mind? I tried stable diffusion on my new ipad and wow
    November 22nd, 2022

    Reader question: useReducer or XState?

    Following up from my article about XState and Stately.ai, fellow reader S. asked if `useReducer` could ever be relevant when using state machines in React code. Yes! Here's how
    November 11th, 2022

    When your brain is breaking, try Stately.ai

    Two years ago I wrote about using XState after building a UI interaction so twisted my brain leaked out my ears. It helped. Now the creators have made something even better – Stately.ai 😍
    November 8th, 2022

    WorkInProgress kills your progress

    If it takes 6 engineers 10 days to complete 6 projects in parallel, why does it take 8 days when you work together 🤨
    August 21st, 2021

    Why a coding AI like Github Copilot won't take your job

    It might. What's your job? If you're in the *"write code to exact specifications"* business ... now's a good time to start leveling up. The AI's not ready yet.
    July 7th, 2021

    Time is funny in Ruby


    March 29th, 2017

    Magic shiny paint


    September 23rd, 2016

    Adventures in homelessness


    September 30th, 2013

    A month on the road


    September 2nd, 2013

    Longtrip, surf's up dude


    August 19th, 2013

    Da Vinci - The Genius


    February 26th, 2013

    A week in Paris


    October 22nd, 2012

    Making our irc bot talk


    April 25th, 2012

    Selling to girls


    March 20th, 2012

    Music and The Zone


    November 29th, 2011

    Shaved! \o/


    December 1st, 2009

    Coraline 3D was fab


    May 25th, 2009

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