🔥Programming with AI: ChatGPT vs. DeepSeek – Which One Wins? 🤖⚡

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Explore the future of front-end development, AI-powered customer service, and the growing role of open-source AI. Learn how to build a JavaScript runtime from scratch using C, master JavaScript UI components, and debug CSS custom properties with a pure CSS mixin. Stay ahead with insights into WebAssembly, AI-driven accessibility, and the next generation of development tools.

Discover tools to streamline your workflow and enhance efficiency. Manage Kubernetes clusters effortlessly with Dashboard’s powerful UI, optimize JavaScript performance using UglifyJS, and organize photos seamlessly with Memories for Nextcloud. Plus, explore LMS by Frappe, an intuitive open-source learning management system for structured content delivery.

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Building a JavaScript Runtime from Scratch using C programming - This guide walks through setting up and understanding a lightweight JavaScript runtime using JavaScriptCore (JSC) and libuv. It covers project setup, architecture, and key components like the JS engine, event loop, and system API bridge. The focus is on integrating asynchronous execution with native system functions in a single-threaded environment.

The Future of Front-End Development - Front-end development in 2025 will be shaped by AI-powered coding assistants, component-first frameworks, and WebAssembly going mainstream. Native modules will reduce the need for bundling, while design systems, headless CMS, and AI-driven accessibility will redefine workflows. Sustainability, smarter dev tools, and the rise of no-code/low-code will further transform how we build the web.

The Definitive Guide to JavaScript UI Components - JavaScript UI components simplify web development by providing prebuilt, reusable elements like DataGrids, inputs, charts, and navigation tools. They enhance consistency, save development time, and ensure browser compatibility. This guide explores the most popular UI components, compares open-source vs. commercial options, and provides a step-by-step example of integrating a DataGrid into your application.

Pure CSS Mixin for Debugging Custom Properties - Easily preview the values of your CSS custom properties—no JavaScript required. This guide introduces a native CSS mixin that displays computed values as pseudo-elements, making debugging more intuitive.

Open Source AI is Powering Real-World Applications - Developers worldwide are leveraging open-source AI models to build custom solutions and deploy them on their own terms, driving innovation and flexibility in AI development.

Enhancing Customer Service with Generative AI - AI won’t replace customer support, but it can make it more efficient. Imagine offering AI-generated responses instantly while a customer waits—potentially resolving issues on the spot and reducing response times. Raymond Camden suggests that this approach could streamline support and improve customer satisfaction.

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Problem: I wanted to see which AI would give me a better solution.

Prompt: here is some vue code. i need to trim the value before it gets passed into the "update" method:
 
<InputText type="text" v-model="contact.email"
   aria-placeholder="Email"
   @blur="update('contact', contact)"
   class="border"/>

ChatGPT

<InputText
  type="text"
  v-model="contact.email"
  aria-placeholder="Email"
  @input="contact.email = contact.email.trim()"
  @blur="update('contact', contact)"
  class="border"
/>

DeepSeek

<InputText
  type="text"
  v-model="contact.email"
  aria-placeholder="Email"
  @blur="contact.email = contact.email.trim(); update('contact', contact)"
  class="border"
/>

Both solutions are good, and will do exactly what was asked. Personally, I did like Deepseek’s solution better because it seems simpler, and it does not add another event listener to the mix.

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dashboard - a sophisticated UI for managing Kubernetes clusters and Workloads. Dashboard supports an extension mechanism that allows developers to independently provide additional functionality to Rancher.

memories – A fast, modern, and advanced photo management suite designed to run seamlessly as a Nextcloud app.

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