> Markdown version of [/magazine/rss.xml?page=14&q=Gerry+Schneider](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/rss.xml?page=14&q=Gerry+Schneider). Every page supports `.md` or `Accept: text/markdown`. Links point to the HTML versions so they work for humans too. Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Magazine ## GitHub Actions: Auto-Comment on New Issues **By:** Daniel Cranney **Published:** June 5, 2025 GitHub Actions let you automate tasks within your repository. While many developers use them for continuous integration or deployment, they can be used to automate all kinds of tasks and supercharge your repository. In this tutorial, we’ll set up a simple automation that posts a comment whenever ... [Read more](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/593-github-actions-auto-comment-on-new-issues) ## How to Get Better at Pair Programming **By:** Daniel Cranney **Published:** June 3, 2025 As the finals of CODE100 approach, our contestants are practicing for four rounds of competitive coding, including a pair programming round. With this in mind, we thought we would share some tips on how to be a better pair programmer and how to avoid the common pitfalls of coding collaboratively... [Read more](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/592-how-to-get-better-at-pair-programming) ## Dev Digest 170: All things MCP, huge login data leaks and web privacy **By:** Daniel Cranney **Published:** June 2, 2025 Inside last week’s Dev Digest 170 . 🙌 MCP - Hype or hope? 🤖 Hidden costs of AI coding 😬 2 billion Discord messages leaked 🕵️ W3C releases web privacy principles ⚠️ Detecting malicious unicode 🎂 The history of JavaScript and Java at 30 ▦ A Tailwind grid generator 💰 2.5 years of AI goldrush has ye... [Read more](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/591-dev-digest-170-all-things-mcp-huge-login-data-leaks-and-web-privacy) ## Dev Digest 169: Computers under pressure, AI's future & the why of Vim! **By:** Daniel Cranney **Published:** May 26, 2025 Inside last week’s Dev Digest 169 . 📝 Figma’s 2025 AI report 🤖 How AI products can and should evolve 😲 The truth about VPNs ⚡ How to create great animations 💻 The Compute Pressure API 🔥 A Google Chrome extension to pick and test fonts 💼 Rise of the frontier firm 🟩 Why people really need Vim 🗞️ J... [Read more](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/590-dev-digest-169-computers-under-pressure-ai-s-future-the-why-of-vim) ## Spot the Mistakes: CSS **By:** Daniel Cranney **Published:** May 21, 2025 Our community has had a great time solving our spot the mistakes challenges, so we thought we’d keep it rolling with another one. This time, we’ll be setting our sights on CSS. See if you can spot the 6 mistakes in our code. Let us know on socials if you spot them, or check out the answers at the... [Read more](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/589-spot-the-mistakes-css) ## Dev Digest 168: Hacking Postgres, Blocking Meta and Fixing CSS **By:** Daniel Cranney **Published:** May 19, 2025 Inside last week’s Dev Digest 168 . 📊 The state of OpenAI’s GPT models 🤖 20% of Salesforce code written by AI 👩‍💻 Hacking Postgres 🙅‍♂️ How to block Meta AI from your Instagram 🔧 How to fix common CSS mistakes 💻 Make your GitHub profile stand out 🥱 Why big companies are slow ✈️ A paper plane dat... [Read more](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/588-dev-digest-168-hacking-postgres-blocking-meta-and-fixing-css) ## 7 VSCode Extensions That Actually Make You More Efficient (2025 Edition) **By:** Daniel Cranney **Published:** May 14, 2025 When it comes to development IDE’s, Visual Studio Code is tough to beat. It’s open-source, lightweight, deeply customisable and has a huge community around the globe extending its functionality and developing its features. With this in mind, it’s no surprise that its now the most popular IDE, ro... [Read more](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/587-7-vscode-extensions-that-actually-make-you-more-efficient-2025-edition) ## Dev Digest 167: Open Source AI, Passwordless Microsoft and Vibe Coding **By:** Daniel Cranney **Published:** May 12, 2025 Inside last week’s Dev Digest 167 . 🖼️ Is vibe coding killing creativity? 🌳 Is ChatGPT not as bad for the environment as we think? ⚠️ 95% of AppSec fixes don’t reduce risks 🔑 Microsoft going passwordless 🧠 How to detect memory leaks in your apps 🟨 View and interact with PDFs in JavaScript 👨‍💼 Do... [Read more](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/586-dev-digest-167-open-source-ai-passwordless-microsoft-and-vibe-coding) ## Vibe coding, creativity, craft and professionalism… are we making ourselves redundant? **By:** Chris Heilmann **Published:** May 5, 2025 “Vibe coding”, creativity, craft and professionalism… are we making ourselves redundant? In a time of “vibe coding” and instant creation at the push of a button or speaking to the computer, how do we stand out as professionals? Is the immediacy of creation to anyone a nail in the coffin of digita... [Read more](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/579-vibe-coding-creativity-craft-and-professionalism-are-we-making-ourselves-redundant) ## Dev Digest 166: Sycophancy, Zip bombs and AI Native Development **By:** Daniel Cranney **Published:** May 5, 2025 Inside last week’s Dev Digest 166 . 🔥 The hottest AI job of 2023 is already obsolete 🙌 Sycophancy as an AI dark pattern 👨‍💻 The hidden cost of AI coding 🔝 2025’s Top OSINT Tools 🐞 Bugs in AI chatbot apps 🙅‍♂️ Saying “no” to abstract code 🖼️ Image enhancement and editing in the browser 💰 A line o... [Read more](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/585-dev-digest-166-sycophancy-zip-bombs-and-ai-native-development) ## How to Make Your GitHub Profile Stand Out (Without Writing a Line of Code) **By:** Daniel Cranney **Published:** May 2, 2025 A GitHub profile is more than just a list of repositories — it’s a portfolio, a resume/CV, and often the first impression others will have of its owner. If you’re applying for a job, contributing to open-source, or building your personal brand, a polished profile can make a real difference and sh... [Read more](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/584-how-to-make-your-github-profile-stand-out-without-writing-a-line-of-code) ## Spot the Mistakes: HTML Tables **By:** Daniel Cranney **Published:** April 30, 2025 When it comes to HTML, tables don’t get the respect they deserve. Despite being a part of HTML since 1997 - and with many others tags from the time now being deprecated - tables are considered by many to be awkward, verbose and perhaps even unnecessary (I know what you’re thinking, could we just ... [Read more](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/583-spot-the-mistakes-html-tables) [Next page](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine?page=15)