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Syntax Snack Pack: TikTok Just Forked VS Code πŸ‘€

Published 2 months agoΒ β€’Β 3 min read

A Tasty Treats NEWSLETTER for Web Developers

Issue #37:

  • ByteDance just launched their own AI code editor called Trae, and it's giving Cursor a run for its money (totally not because they forked VS Code or anything)
  • A spicy take twofer on API design – should your frontend be the boss of your backend?
  • Plus: A fresh batch of CS papers that'll make you sound smart in meetings

​ByteDance Launches a Cursor Competitor ​

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TikTok just forked VS Code?!

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ByteDance launched Trae - an AI code editor meant to compete with Cursor, Copilot and Windsurf.

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Wes gave it a shot and it's very close to Cursor - especially the Agent mode. Video Here​

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​Computer Science Papers Every Developer Should Read​

CJ'S LINK

Deepen your knowledge by reading foundational papers in computer science. The article provides a guide and on ramp if you’ve never read a research paper before.

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​CSS ATTR getting an upgrade​

FROM: wes TO: YOU

Have you ever wanted to access HTML attributes in CSS? Looks like we’re about to get that. Una from Chrome team details a really neat use case.

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​Things People Get Wrong About Electron​

HAND-SELECTED BY CJ

This article clears up many criticisms and misconceptions people have about Electron.

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​ArkType: A new TypeScript Data Validator​

wes'S LINK

ArkType is a runtime validation library that can infer TypeScript definitions 1:1 and reuse them as highly-optimized validators for your data.

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​Introduction to WebAssembly​

cj'S LINK

What is wasm anyway? This article breaks it down.

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All Hail The Algorithm

Some good stuffβ„’ we posted this week

The Feed

New episodes 2Γ—/week + other video content sprinkled in!

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SHAMELESS PLUG

Building a strong testing culture doesn’t have to be painful. Join Chetan Patil & Tom Hu as they go over how they made testing part of their team’s DNA.

Some teams build back-end APIs first, Brotzky argues your front-end should dictate your back-end

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  • CJ

"separation of concerns" has been a guiding principle for many facets of web development, but it might be a false premise

  • CJ

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