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Please let this be Peak LLM (News)

Jun 24, 2024

10:54

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Søren creates a font that's also an LLM, Hugo discusses the demise of dynamic websites, Mathew reviews GitHub Copilot Workspace, and Stephan argues against mocking in testing. They cover web development trends, AI tools, and static site generators.

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Quick takeaways

Integration of LLM inference engine into font files for advanced text generation.

Evolution from dynamic to static site generation in website development cycles.

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Innovative Font File as Language Model

A font file named Llama .ttf created by Sorin Fuglide Jorgensen encompasses a large language model and an inference engine within it. By leveraging the font shaping engine HarfBuzz's WASM shaper in applications like Firefox and Chrome, text can be shaped with arbitrary code, potentially embedding a complete LLM inference engine that operates locally. This creative approach hints at the possibility of integrating advanced text generation capabilities without relying on external features.

Intro

3min

Evolution of Website Creation and the Demise of Mildly Dynamic Websites

2min

Announcement of Microsoft Teams integration and review of GitHub Co-pilot workspace

3min

Exploring Mocking as an Anti-Pattern and Static Site Generators History

3min

Søren Fuglede Jørgensen builds a font thats also an LLM, Hugo Landau writes about the demise of the mildly dynamic website, SQL Studio is the simplest little database explorer ever, Mathew Duggan reviews GitHub Copilot Workspace & Stephan Schmidt lays out the case against mocking + what to do instead.

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