🔥 Master Chrome DevTools and Explore New CSS Functions

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Hello Developers!

In this edition, we delve into the latest advancements in web development and AI integration. Explore Chrome's prototype of CSS Custom Functions, enabling dynamic styling with the new @function and if() constructs. Learn how to optimize images for web performance to enhance user experience. Understand techniques to improve your site's Largest Contentful Paint (LCP) by addressing resource load durations. Discover methods to ensure ChatGPT utilizes the most recent documentation for accurate code generation. Additionally, we discuss the importance of empathy in engineering management and how AI is transforming usability testing.

Dive in and keep coding!

How To Use Chrome's Developer Tools - The developer tools in Chrome let you inspect website content, view what files are loaded when visiting a page, generate detailed performance reports, and more.

CSS @function + CSS if() = 🤯 - a first look at Chrome’s prototype of Custom Functions.

Using Parallel Looping in BoxLang - Raymond Camden explores enhancing a file search script's efficiency by implementing parallel execution in BoxLang, significantly reducing processing time.

How to Use attr() in CSS for Columns, Colors, and Font-Size - the author celebrates the recent implementation of enhanced attr() functionality in browsers like Chrome, enabling CSS to utilize attribute values more effectively.

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Review: Browser Use - AI agents to control web browsers

By extracting and structuring interactive elements—such as buttons, input fields, and links—from web pages, it allows AI systems to navigate websites, automate tasks, and perform actions akin to human users. This functionality is particularly beneficial for automating complex workflows, data extraction, and enhancing web accessibility for AI-driven applications.

This morning, I utilized an automation tool to expedite my job application process. By customizing a demo script to interface with my resume, I was able to apply to multiple positions efficiently. While the script performed adequately, I believe tasks requiring meticulous attention should still be handled manually.

I did ask ChatGPT to tell me more about this tool, and ChatGPT generously shared this video with me.

browser-use - Browser Use is an AI-powered tool that enables AI agents to seamlessly interact with and control web browsers.

code2prompt - A CLI tool to convert your codebase into a single LLM prompt with source tree, prompt templating, and token counting.

databend - 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮, 𝗔𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀 & 𝗔𝗜. Modern alternative to Snowflake.

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