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Did tech interviews get more difficult thanks to AI?
https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/1kkxbbe/did_tech_interviews_get_more_difficult_thanks_to/

Hi everyone! I’m a Software Engineer with over 5 years of experience working as a Full Stack developer. Unfortunately, the startup I was working at is going through a financial crisis, and they laid off almost the entire engineering team, except for the founding engineers. This month, I’ve been going through several interviews, but there’s a consistent roadblock: the Live Coding stage. I’ll be honest, it’s been a few years since I regularly practiced complex algorithms. The reality is, our day-to-day jobs don’t usually involve inverting binary trees. But man, I swear interviews have gotten waaaay harder. It feels like I have to jump back on the LeetCode grind just to land an average job. Has anyone else experienced this? I feel like this trend got worse as more people started heavily relying on AI. I miss the days when companies asked you to complete a take-home project that emphasized system design, architecture, and good practices, rather than putting you through a one-hour gauntlet of DP problems. And sure, I get it, these tests evaluate how you think and how well you communicate your thought process. But let’s be real, I’m pretty sure they’re expecting a perfect score.  submitted by /u/IlChampo (https://www.reddit.com/user/IlChampo)
[link] (https://www.rsaconference.com/library/blog/the-dark-side-of-ai-dependency-risks-in-software-development) [comments] (https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/1kkxbbe/did_tech_interviews_get_more_difficult_thanks_to/)

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Understanding StructuredClone: The Modern Way to Deep Copy In JavaScript
https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/1kkxith/understanding_structuredclone_the_modern_way_to/

submitted by /u/Clarity_89 (https://www.reddit.com/user/Clarity_89)
[link] (https://claritydev.net/blog/javascript-structured-clone-deep-copying) [comments] (https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/1kkxith/understanding_structuredclone_the_modern_way_to/)

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I Switched from Vercel to Cloudflare for Next.js
https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/1kky0p5/i_switched_from_vercel_to_cloudflare_for_nextjs/

Not sure if sharing a blog aligns with the sub's guidelines, but I wanted to share my experience of hosting a Next.js app on Cloudflare Workers. I just wrote a guide on deploying it using OpenNext, it's fast, serverless, and way more affordable. Inside the post: Build and deploy with OpenNext Avoid vendor lock-in Use Cloudflare R2 for static assets Save on hosting without sacrificing features Give it a try if you're looking for a Vercel alternative Whether you're scaling a side project or a full product, this setup gives you control, speed, and savings.  submitted by /u/prateekjaindev (https://www.reddit.com/user/prateekjaindev)
[link] (https://blog.prateekjain.dev/i-switched-from-vercel-to-cloudflare-for-next-js-e2f5861c859f) [comments] (https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/1kky0p5/i_switched_from_vercel_to_cloudflare_for_nextjs/)

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Programming Paradigms: What we Learned Not to Do
https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/1kkz73p/programming_paradigms_what_we_learned_not_to_do/

submitted by /u/trolleid (https://www.reddit.com/user/trolleid)
[link] (https://lukasniessen.medium.com/programming-paradigms-what-weve-learned-not-to-do-b60afb3d1d79) [comments] (https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/1kkz73p/programming_paradigms_what_we_learned_not_to_do/)

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Explain LLMs like I am 5
https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/1kl03x2/explain_llms_like_i_am_5/

submitted by /u/andrewfromx (https://www.reddit.com/user/andrewfromx)
[link] (https://andrewarrow.dev/2025/may/explain-llms-like-i-am-5/) [comments] (https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/1kl03x2/explain_llms_like_i_am_5/)

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Redis Is Open Source Again. But Is It Too Late?
https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/1kl0wkn/redis_is_open_source_again_but_is_it_too_late/

Redis 8 is now licensed under AGPLv3 and officially open source again.
I wrote about how this shift might not be enough to win back the community that’s already moved to Valkey. Would you switch back? Or has that ship sailed?  submitted by /u/abhimanyu_saharan (https://www.reddit.com/user/abhimanyu_saharan)
[link] (https://blog.abhimanyu-saharan.com/posts/redis-is-open-source-again-but-is-it-too-late) [comments] (https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/1kl0wkn/redis_is_open_source_again_but_is_it_too_late/)

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Embeddings are underrated
https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/1kl8dgw/embeddings_are_underrated/

submitted by /u/iamkeyur (https://www.reddit.com/user/iamkeyur)
[link] (https://technicalwriting.dev/ml/embeddings/overview.html) [comments] (https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/1kl8dgw/embeddings_are_underrated/)