[Dev Catch Up #31] - OpenAI unveiled o1 models, Introducing Phind 405B, Pixtral 12b, switching from Nextjs to remix, and much more.
[Dev Catch Up #31] - OpenAI unveiled o1 models, Introducing Phind 405B, Pixtral 12b, switching from Nextjs to remix, and much more.
Bringing devs up to speed on the latest dev news from the trends including, a bunch of exciting developments and articles.
Welcome to the 31st edition of DevShorts, Dev Catch Up!
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OpenAI recently unveiled their latest series of o1 AI models and it brought significant improvements in reasoning and coding capabilities. Learn more about this model and get a detailed demo from the article published by OpenAI.
Analyzing code is important for developers because it maintains the integrity of the applications and protects user’s data. Here is an article with which developers can find four easy ways to analyze their Java and Kotlin code for security problems.
Race to achieve Artificial General Intelligence is picking up and OpenAI has made advancements with it by engineering a Structured Output mode with 100% reliable JSON schema adherence. This podcast by Latent Space talks about the the ENTIRE OpenAI product suite across ChatGPT-latest, GPT-4o and the new o1 models, and how they are delivered to AI Engineers in the API via the new Structured Output mode, Assistants API, client SDKs, upcoming Voice Mode API, FineTuning/Vision/Whisper/Batch/Admin/Audit APIs, etc.
Now, we will head over to some of the news and articles that will be at a place of interest for developers and the tech community out there.
Good to know
Writing convenient SQL queries is a top priority for developers and the same can be achieved with Slonik, which is a battle-tested SQL query building and execution library for Node.js. This article demonstrates the integration of Slonik with Express.js.
Mistral announced their first-ever multimodal model, Pixtral-12B. It is natively multimodal and trained with interleaved image and text data which reflects its strong performance on multimodal tasks and excellence in instruction following. Find more details about this model from the official Mistral article.
Relational databases play a major role for storing essential data for a lot of organizations but using it comes with challenges. One of the major challenges among them is the N+1 query problem. This article from Mixpanel shows the finding and optimization of N+1 queries in a relational database which results in the upping of app performance and responsiveness.
Trained under 10 billion parameters, Yi coder, a series of open-source code large language models (LLMs) delivers state-of-the-art coding performance. This article discusses this small and mighty LLM in detail.
Lastly, we will take a look at some of the trending scoops that hold a special mention for the community.
Notable FYIs
Searching for a simple and fast meta-framework for creating full-stack websites or Web APIs ends with HonoX. With file-based routing, fast rendering, and other features, it stands tall as a great framework for developers. Check it out from the official GitHub repository here.
In today’s AI-driven tech world, Apache Kafka has emerged as a cornerstone for modern data streaming. Here are some of the best practices to set up the most cost-efficient Kafka clusters for your use-cases.
NuminaMath, a large language model, won the AI Math Olympiad. Learn everything about this model from the vision and inspiration to the components and training process from this interview-based article featuring the lead engineers of the project.
Remix is a full stack web framework that lets you focus on the user interface and work back through web standards to deliver a fast and resilient user experience. ChatGPT moved from using Next.js to Remix to make their websites faster than ever. This article demonstrates how switching to remix will help a developer make faster websites.
If you operate Linux frequently, using Fish shell instead of the traditional command-line shells like Bash and Zsh will give you a refreshing out-of-the-box experience. Here are 10 reasons that make Fish shell stand out from the rest.
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