Can we design sports shoes that don’t squeak? Here’s what the science says

Taking inspiration from Leonardo da Vinci’s studies of friction, the ‘sneaker squeak’ question cuts to a deep problem in physics.
InfoQ

Vercel Releases React Best Practices Skill with 40+ Performance Rules for AI Agents

Vercel has launched "react-best-practices," an open-source repository featuring 40+ performance optimization rules for React and Next.js apps. Tailored for AI coding agents yet valuable for developers ...
IEEE

A Review of Approaches to Detecting Software Design Patterns

Abstract: Design patterns play a crucial role in modern software engineering, providing reusable solutions to common design challenges. Among the most influential collections of design patterns is the ...
IEEE

JS/TS-Smell: A Metric-Enriched Dataset for Code Smells and Anti-Patterns in JavaScript and TypeScript

Abstract: Quality source code is essential for software maintainability, reliability, and long-term evolution. However, code smells and anti-patterns, structural and design deficiencies continue to ...
The Guardian

The end of the paper trail? Australia’s largest garment pattern supplier is closing and sewers are worried – but pragmatic

For many sewers, choosing paper patterns from one of Simplicity McCall’s ‘big four’ brands was an in-store ritual. But others say digital patterns are the way of the future Decades ago, in the ...