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Issue 260: The data is the key

Welcome to ISSUE #260 of The Overflow! This newsletter is by developers, for developers, written and curated by the Stack Overflow team and Cassidy Williams. This week: Why AI apps need quality data now more than ever, the specifics of state sales tax, and the principles of accessibility that should guide your design decisions.

From the blog

“Data is the key”: Twilio’s Head of R&D on the need for good data

In this episode, Ben and Ryan sit down with Inbal Shani, Chief Product Officer and Head of R&D at Twilio. They talk about how Twilio is incorporating AI into its offerings, the enormous importance of data quality in achieving high-quality responses from AI, the challenges of integrating cutting-edge AI technology into legacy systems, and how companies are turning to AI to improve developer productivity and customer engagement.

WBIT #2: Memories of persistence and the state of state

Bottom line: let React do the React things.

Failing fast at scale: Rapid prototyping at Intuit

Have an idea? Turn it into a prototype first.

Interesting questions

Is sales tax determined by the state in which the SELLER is located, or the state in which the PURCHASER is located?

Is it any consolation to know that you were correct until 2018?

What to do about potential employers requesting academic documents that would reveal my age?

“I am actually quite a bit older than my CV would suggest and I don’t want this to influence the hiring process.”

What are the legitimate applications for entering dreams in Inception?

"I can’t have this conversation again."

Should I include my legal name on my CV if my preferred name is not reflected on my diplomas?

“Will this raise confusion/alarm bells?”

Links from around the web

Resolving an unusual wifi issue

Sometimes solving internet issues requires more than restarting your router.

Relatively new things you should know about HTML heading into 2025

Your browsers now support some nice new(ish) features in HTML worth knowing about!

How to approach accessible web interface design

Some very high-level guiding principles for approaching web accessibility to keep in your back pocket as you're building.

Stimulation clicker

If you need a distraction and appreciate a really well-done browser experience, look no further.


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