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JavaScript Cookbook: Programming the Web

JavaScript Cookbook: Programming the Web

Build skills in modern JavaScript. Learn from simple, short examples that cover developer tools, language fundamentals, and Node and Express.

2021

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Adam Scott, Matthew MacDonald, et al.

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A Free JavaScript Beginner Book!

Here’s something useful for any young person in your life. (Or something useful for yourself, if you’ve ever said “Explain it to me like…

1 min readDec 4, 2020

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A Free JavaScript Beginner Book!

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What is Apple Planning in the AI Race?

Rumors swirl about secret technology and a deal with Google

6 min readApr 10, 2024

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What is Apple Planning in the AI Race?

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The Current Architecture of a Basic LLM Application

We’re starting to design a new type of software. What does it look like?

9 min readMar 26, 2024

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The Current Architecture of a Basic LLM Application

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Who Will Win the Generative AI Race?

A competition between technology, openness, and compute

6 min readMar 11, 2024

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Who Will Win the Generative AI Race?

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Running Your Very Own Local LLM

Tools like Ollama let you experiment with large language models on an average PC

7 min readMar 4, 2024

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Running Your Very Own Local LLM

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Google Gemini: Are Big Context Windows the Killer Feature?

Goggle’s upcoming LLM makes a massive move

6 min readFeb 27, 2024

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Google Gemini: Are Big Context Windows the Killer Feature?

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Have ChatGPT’s Hallucinations Improved?

Or “Is Mazen Rawashdeh really a cybercriminal?”

6 min readFeb 19, 2024

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Have ChatGPT’s Hallucinations Improved?

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The Linuxification of Windows Continues

The sudo command is just the latest example of Microsoft’s newfound love for Linux

4 min readFeb 9, 2024

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The Linuxification of Windows Continues

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Spotlight on C# 12

Here are the C# language features that made the cut in .NET 8

8 min readJan 11, 2024

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Spotlight on C# 12

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The Web You Know Is About to Be Broken

How we underestimate the effect of generative AI

7 min readAug 8, 2023

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The Web You Know Is About to Be Broken

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Matthew MacDonald

Matthew MacDonald

10.9K Followers

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Teacher, coder, long-ago Microsoft MVP. Author of heavy books. Join Young Coder for a creative take on science and technology. Queries: matthew@prosetech.com

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