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WeAreDevelopers LIVE • Feb 12, 2025

Honeypots and Tarpits, Benefits of Building your own Tools and more with Salma Alam-Naylor

Chris Heilmann , Daniel Cranney , Salma Alam-Naylor

Salma Alam-Naylor warns that relying on AI shortcuts destroys true developer mastery. Stop chasing generative wrappers. Learn why crafting inclusive tools and custom honeypots builds better software.

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#1 about 6 min

Coding environment setups and configuring git on windows

The challenges of configuring varied operating systems and using graphical interfaces for version control on a windows machine.

#2 about 6 min

European union investment initiative for artificial intelligence

How recent european infrastructure funding aims to expand core artificial intelligence capabilities rather than basic wrapper tools.

#3 about 5 min

Preserving human cognitive skills against artificial intelligence automation

The necessity of manually solving problems to preserve analytical skills and prevent superficial generative code.

#4 about 2 min

The push for generative ai in software applications

How product managers advocate for image to code translation to bypass standard application development workflows.

#5 about 7 min

Outsourcing personal organization and schedules to ai assistants

Evaluating the utility of using agents like mistral to schedule tasks and automate personal priorities.

#6 about 2 min

International refusals to sign ai safety declarations

The political and data privacy issues driving countries to resist signing universal artificial intelligence agreements.

#7 about 4 min

Breaking doomscrolling habits with an endless wikipedia feed

A conversational web application that remixes endless feeds into engaging wikipedia trivia to prevent doomscrolling.

#8 about 2 min

Reviewing the uk government playbook for artificial intelligence

Examining the dense bureaucratic guidance released by governments to ostensibly improve public technology literacy.

#9 about 5 min

The value and constraints of conventional commit standards

How strict syntactical rules for commit messages can benefit open source consistency while constraining personal projects.

#10 about 2 min

Local image optimization strategies for front end development

Building automated workflows to optimize image size locally using command line executables and folder watchers.

#11 about 6 min

The flawed logic of replacing engineers with generative code

Why using generative prompts for isolated applications fails to replace the infrastructure planning of senior developers.

#12 about 4 min

Why deep learning cannot be rushed by artificial intelligence

The physiological reality that deep concept retention requires extended study time and cannot be artificially bypassed.

#13 about 1 min

Exploring the security risks of mobile screenshot folders

How new forms of mobile malware specifically parse device screenshot galleries to steal saved credentials.

#14 about 1 min

Adding interactive whimsy to vs code with virtual pets

Introducing interactive virtual pets directly into code editors to add whimsy to modern developer environments.

#15 about 2 min

Checking website color combinations for visually accessible design

Simulating various sight deficiencies natively within browser developer tools to verify brand color compliance.

#16 about 1 min

Analyzing network traffic locally with open source security tooling

How open source packet tracking software monitors background machine traffic to ensure local network security.

#17 about 3 min

Deflecting attackers using honeypot endpoints and data tarpits

Implementing fake vulnerability paths and endless content streams to effectively stall automated malicious web scrapers.

#18 about 1 min

Running local artificial intelligence models for secure offline processing

Deploying standalone models entirely offline to batch process sensitive business documents without uploading data.

#19 about 3 min

Using local ai lip reading for media transcription accessibility

Executing transcript generation directly from subject mouth movements as an offline accessibility feature.

#20 about 3 min

Identifying gamification flaws in wearable health tracking devices

How wearable technology users intentionally obscure physical movements to inflate gamified internal fitness metrics.

#21 about 3 min

The integration of open source mp3 audio compression formatting

Exploring the expiration of compression patents and real-world audio differences in stripped format frequencies.

#22 about 8 min

Overcoming extreme web hostility with voice operated coding tools

The extensive process and cognitive overhead involved in learning customized dictation scripts to replace keyboard events.

#23 about 11 min

Why current voice recognition algorithms fail true accessibility standards

Highlighting the disconnect between robust accessibility needs and the inconsistent voice control currently bundled in mainstream editors.

Matching moments

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Exploring artificial intelligence as a solution for web accessibility

Chris Heilmann +2 · LIVE

2:03 min

Adapting to future accessibility and inclusivity standards using AI

Madalena Costa Madalena Costa · WWC 2024

1:46 min

Introduction to AI code generation and developer habits

Prashanth Chandrasekar Prashanth Chandrasekar · WWC 2023

10:17 min

Discussion on AI hallucinations and practical developer workflows

Akmal Chaudhri Akmal Chaudhri · LIVE

3:45 min

Balancing AI tool mandates with developer trust and productivity

Chris Heilmann +2 · LIVE

4:06 min

Prioritizing web accessibility standards over artificial intelligence hype

Chris Heilmann +3 · LIVE

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