OpenAI Eyes $3B Windsurf Acquisition to Challenge GitHub Copilot in AI Coding
#AI #OpenAI #Windsurf #AICoding #AItools #CodeGeneration #DeveloperTools #AIAssistants
To put the "large" package size a little more into perspective: I don't know of any other feature-comparable JS vector library which provides all of the following:
- Generic n-dimensional float, int, uint, boolean vectors
- Size optimized versions for 2D/3D/4D (all types)
- Multiple-dispatch wrappers (auto-delegating to available optimized versions)
- Memory-mapped vectors and optimized versions for various memory layouts (e.g. SOA/AOS)
- Optimized versions of many vector-scalar ops
- Optimized compound operations (like multiply-add etc.)
- Vector randomizations (several approaches)
- 99% of GLSL vector operations & conversions
- Vector versions of most of JS `Math` ops
- Vector interpolations (linear, bilinear, cubic, quadratic...)
- 10 different distance functions & metrics
- Swizzling & vector coercion/extension
- Dozens of additional graphics, statistics & ML-related operations
Just a quick #ThingUmbrella update to say that I've already replaced the https://thi.ng/vectors package on the develop branch and after LOTS of deep experimentation have decided NOT to split up the package. There will be a few (minor) breaking changes, mainly because of enforcing more consistent naming and more granularity in some source files (therefore possibly changed imports, though only if you use direct ones for individual functions...). All in all, I've managed to keep the impact on users to a bare minimum (likely unnoticeable for most), even though it's pretty much a complete rewrite of the entire package (with all its ~900 functions)... This package is now almost 10 years old and I'm very happy how this refactor turned out!
In terms of file size impact: The FULL minified pkg bundle is now 56.4KB vs previously 48.5KB, however the code density has improved and the brotli-compressed pkg size is only 15.1KB (only 1KB larger than before), which I found absolutely incredible! 
I also have to state once more that this package (and most others in #ThingUmbrella) are _designed for tree shaking_ and bundling. Hardly any project would ever use the full set of functions provided here all at once, most will only use a small/tiny subset...
Also — more importantly — many of the 185 example projects in the repo are now showing between 2-25% smaller final bundle sizes. Some also have become slightly larger, but so far I found the most by only ~2%...
Related to this change: I've also updated the https://thi.ng/color & https://thi.ng/matrices packages to be free from dynamic code generation now! The only packages still using `new Function(...)` are the following, but for those it's unavoidable and dynamic code generation is a core feature:
- https://thi.ng/pixel (custom pixel format definition/compilation)
- https://thi.ng/pixel-convolve (custom image convolution kernel compilation)
- https://thi.ng/shader-ast-js (Shader AST to JavaScript compilation)
I will do more testing over the coming days, then release new version(s) ASAP...
Now available in the #VisualStudioMarketplace #CodeFactory for #VisualStudio is a free open-source tool allowing users to author custom #DotNet #CodeGeneration commands.
https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=CodeFactoryLLC.CFRTVS2022
Now available in the #VisualStudioMarketplace #CodeFactory for #VisualStudio is a free open-source tool allowing users to author custom #DotNet #CodeGeneration commands.
https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=CodeFactoryLLC.CFRTVS2022
From #API specifications to code with OpenAPI: generating client and server source code.
Last 'piece' of the year diving into what I presented at #apidays Paris. The role of #OpenAPI, the power of #CodeGeneration, the way to manage SDKs and deliver valuable #DeveloperExperience.
https://medium.com/geekculture/from-api-specifications-to-code-with-openapi-76d13c12203b
Mostly, software interfaces are only defined by their signature and without a formal description of the admissible behavior and timing assumptions.
#ComMA provides a family of domain-specific languages that integrate existing techniques from formal behavioral and time modeling and is easily extensible.
#SoftwareEngineering
#Interfaces
#Modelling
#ModelChecking
#CodeGeneration
