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Issue 258: Four ways to build a custom LLM

Welcome to ISSUE #258 of The Overflow! This newsletter is by developers, for developers, written and curated by the Stack Overflow team and Cassidy Williams. This week: Code quality for mobile apps, what’s wrong with your PR process, and whether public computers are rife with malware (spoiler: probably).

From the blog

From bugs to performance to perfection: pushing code quality in mobile apps

Ben and Ryan talk all things mobile app development with Kenny Johnston, Chief Product Officer at Instabug. They explore what’s unique about mobile observability, how AI tools can reduce developer toil, and why user experience matters so much for app quality.

Four approaches to creating a specialized LLM

Wondering how to go about creating an LLM that understands your custom data? Start here.

Build a data-centric, event-driven architecture

In this AWS article, learn how MongoDB Atlas, available to try for free in AWS Marketplace, can provide data access without the complexity of moving data around or relying on individual service endpoints.

Interesting questions

How can I get rid of the "File Access Denied"?

“Please pardon my frustration, but Windows file access permissions are really extremely bad.”

Is there just one Zero?

“Zero of anything looks exactly the same.”

Could rocket exhaust eventually lead to detrimental effects from interplanetary space pollution?

Don’t know if you’ve heard, but space is pretty big.

How are all public computers (libraries, etc.) not full of malware?

Not to burst your bubble, but…

Links from around the web

Netscape and Sun announce JavaScript

JavaScript is 29 years old!

How to improve INP: React

Interaction to Next Paint (INP) is a web performance metric based on the responsiveness of an app to user interactions. Here are some great tips for improving your own app's INP.

Your PR process is killing morale and productivity

Are the comments on your pull requests valuable or just noise?

15 lessons from 15 years of indie app development

After 15 years of development, you learn a thing or two! Actually, 15.


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