Font designer Søren Fuglede Jørgensen creates a font that doubles as a language model and inference engine, while Hugo Landau discusses the decline of mildly dynamic websites. Mathew Duggan shares his review of GitHub Copilot Workspace, and Stephan Schmidt argues against excessive mocking in testing, offering alternative approaches.
Innovative font file integrates large language model (LLM) for local text generation.
Web development trends showcase shift from dynamic to static sites and impact on mildly dynamic websites.
Deep dives
Innovative Use of Font Files and LLMs for Text Generation
A font file named Llama .ttf developed by Sorin Fuglide Jorgensen incorporates a large language model (LLM) and an inference engine within it, utilizing the font shaping engine HarfBuzz. This innovative approach allows for running the LLM within the font file to generate text locally in applications like text editors without requiring additional features. This unconventional but potentially groundbreaking concept demonstrates how text generation can be achieved directly through a font file.
Evolution of Website Development from Static to Dynamic
The podcast delves into the historical progression of website development, highlighting the transition from handcrafted HTML websites to the era of dynamic web apps facilitated by technologies like PHP. The emergence of static site generators signaled a return to simpler, static websites, bridging the gap between static and dynamic approaches. The discussion reflects on the cyclical nature of web development trends, emphasizing shifts from dynamic to static websites and the impact on the concept of mildly dynamic websites.
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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