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Learn how to style HTML <details> and <summary> elements using modern CSS techniques, and improve your prompts for better results in the developer console. Explore context chips in survey design to refine feedback and understand alignment faking in large language models. Master virtual environments in Python, and discover how AWS is driving the next generation of AI development. Plus, master how to get the current date in DD/MM/YYYY format using vanilla JavaScript.

Explore powerful tools to enhance your projects: Agently, an AI Agent Application Development Framework that lets you build native AI agent applications with minimal code, leveraging structured data and plugins for easy customization. Use SeleniumBase for web automation and testing with Python APIs, even bypassing bot detection. Simplify workflows with KaibanJS v0.12.0, which integrates seamlessly with Zapier or Make, handling schema validation and secure multi-app automation. Finally, check out activepieces v0.38.3, now featuring a time range picker for date filters on tables like runs and audit logs, to streamline your data management.

Dive in and keep coding!

• Styling HTML <details> and <summary> with modern CSS.

• Improve your prompts in the developer console.

• Context Chips in Survey Design: “Okay, but how does it feel?”

• Alignment faking in large language models.

• Virtual Environments in Python.

• Powering the next generation of AI development with AWS.

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Get the Current Date in DD/MM/YYYY Format (vanilla JS)

The getCurrentDate function formats the current date into a user-friendly DD/MM/YYYY format.

const getCurrentDate = () => {
  const date = new Date();
  
  // Zero-pads single-digit days
  const day = String(date.getDate()).padStart(2, '0'); 

  // Zero-pads months (0-indexed)
  const month = String(date.getMonth() + 1).padStart(2, '0'); 
  
  const year = date.getFullYear();
  
  return `${day}/${month}/${year}`;
};

console.log(getCurrentDate()); // Example Output: "12/29/2024"

How it works:

1. new Date(): Creates a Date object representing the current date and time.

2. date.getDate(): Extracts the day of the month.

3. date.getMonth() + 1: Extracts the zero-indexed month, adds 1 for correct representation.

4. date.getFullYear(): Gets the 4-digit year.

5. padStart(2, '0'): Ensures single-digit days and months are zero-padded.

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• SeleniumBase - Python APIs for web automation, testing, and bypassing bot-detection.

• KaibanJS v0.12.0 - New Tools Update - Seamlessly integrate with Zapier or Make (formerly Integromat) to trigger workflows, handle structured data with schema validation, and execute secure, multi-app automation scenarios effortlessly.

• activepieces v0.38.3 - New Feature - add time range picker to date filters on tables like runs and audit logs.

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