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Germany runs on paper invoices, and typing an IBAN twice to be sure gets old. This dev pointed Codex at the EPC QR standard, wrapped qrencode in Go, then paid a real bill with it. The TUI looks like a 90s post office. { author: Viorel PETCU }
So, I Vibe Coded A Way Out, Again.
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Has Generative AI made Apps Script redundant? This dev says no, and lays out 12 use cases where GAS is the deterministic layer: MCP servers on Web Apps, schema guardrails on Gemini output, and hybrid batching. { author: @tanaikech + @GoogleDevExpert }
Redefining the Role of Google Apps Script in the Era of Generative AI
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A notification suppressed whenever the tab was visible. Then a user mentioned the second monitor. This dev's fix was deleting the clever optimization entirely. Submitted for the Summer Bug Smash. { author: Dhruv Jani }
The Optimization That Was Too Good: Why Our Push Notifications Only Worked When You Weren't Looking
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150,000 tickets for The Odyssey in 70mm IMAX sold out almost instantly. This dev talks to the builder of a service watching every US showing: durable execution, debounced alerts, serverless workers on Cloud Run. { author: Tilde A. Thurium + @GoogleAI }
Building a viral Imax ticketing app that never crashes
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Code detectors flag clean, textbook code as machine written, punishing anyone who follows convention. This dev's answer is a local-first VS Code extension that records the process behind a codebase, not its final shape. { author: whaiman }
Why the "AI" Badge Doesn't Matter and How to Restore Trust in Our Code
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