Changelog Master Feed The overlooked power of URLs (Changelog News #168)
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Nov 3, 2025 Discover how URLs can act as powerful state containers, illustrated through a unique PrismJS configuration. Hear about practical insights into Cloud Code features that can enhance user adoption. A critical look at how AI is reshaping technical interviews reveals the challenges of undetectable answers. An intern shares a success story of rewriting a TikTok service in Rust, significantly boosting performance and cutting costs. Lastly, learn about TOON, a serialization format that promises to optimize LLM token usage.
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URL Reconstructed A Full Dev Setup
- Ahmad Alfy found a comment containing a URL that fully reconstructed his PrismJS setup.
- The single link encoded themes, languages, and plugins so no database or local storage was needed.
URLs As State Containers
- URLs can act as state containers encoding intent and configuration without servers or storage.
- The podcast argues we underuse URLs' virtues compared to heavy state libraries.
Cherry-Pick Cloud Code Features
- Read Shrivu Shankar's feature dump to cherry-pick useful Cloud Code workflows.
- Use others' writeups to avoid learning every feature surface by trial and error.