François Zaninotto
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Generative UI is about letting agentic apps create user interfaces on the fly.
A new specification called MCP Apps emerges, backed by Anthropic & OpenAI, to standardize https://it.It's very early stage ; to get an idea of the potential, try the popular MCP UI.
https://blog.modelcontextprotocol.io/posts/2025-11-21-mcp-apps/
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Etsy's Web Performance team implemented the Speculation Rules API (SRA) to prefetch product listing pages from search results, resulting in significant performance gains (20-24% improvement in metrics like TTFB, FCP, and LCP). #WPO https://www.etsy.com/codeascraft/search-prefetching-performance
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Imagine a phone that draws its own interface, just for you.
We built a proof-of-concept OS that ditches app silos for a truly generative UI. It's controlled by voice or text and handles links, images, and navigation on the fly.
This opens a fascinating new chapter for human-computer interaction, with both huge possibilities and valid concerns.
Best of all? It's open-source. Come explore the future with us.
#GenerativeUI #UX #AI #Innovation #OpenSource #LLM
https://marmelab.com/blog/2025/07/21/thumbless-os-what-if-ai-was-the-heart-of-the-system.html
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The new DataTable component in #ReactAdmin offers a better Developer Experience than the previous Datagrid, thanks to the unique strenghts of client-side components. #React
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Most software developers never work on finishing products because startups are all about MVPs. As a consequence, modern apps only work 80% of the time... #engineering #leadership #leanstartup https://bobbylox.com/blog/tech-takes-the-pareto-principle-too-far/
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mitmproxy2swagger: Automagically reverse-engineer REST APIs via capturing traffic #DevTool #REST #API #OSS https://github.com/alufers/mitmproxy2swagger
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Some developers believe they can make money by building a popular open-source library.
In my experience, tech skills aren't enough to build a profitable product. You need Sales & Marketing skills. And since developers with sales & marketing skills are rare, it means you need to hire a dedicated team.
Such a team was a key enabler to reaching 1M€ in revenue with our Open Core product, React-Admin.
#OpenBusiness #OpenSource #ReactAdmin
Full story:
https://marmelab.com/blog/2023/12/08/open-source-profit-4.html
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New blog post: "From Open-Source Project to Marketable Product"
It explains how we turned #ReactAdmin, a popular #OpenSource library, into a profitable product.
Engineering a great solution that solved real pain points wasn't enough ; we had to design a product strategy, and we used the 4ps of Marketing: Product, Price, Place, and Promotion.
https://marmelab.com/blog/2023/11/22/open-source-profit-3.html
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The big 3 Cloud providers claim that moving infrastructure to their cloud cuts CO2 emissions by up to 96%. How much if this claim is greenwashing?
The Boavizta collective took a closer look at the figures, methodologies, and sources. Their conclusion: this is Marketing, not Science.
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🚀 I'm excited to share our story: How #ReactAdmin became a profitable #OpenSource project!
💰 Peek behind the curtain at nearly €1M in revenue while staying open-source.
📊 No secrets, just real numbers and experiences.
💸 Get the full picture here: https://marmelab.com/blog/2023/11/13/open-source-profit-2.html
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How long does it take to reach product-market fit for B2B startups? Longer than you think. #LeanStartup https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/finding-product-market-fit
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Using ChatGPT for User Research: Can #AI identify pain points, competitors, personas, user journeys, and KPIs for an app idea? It sure can bootstrap the work for a real Product Owner to take over. #LeanStartup #Design https://babich.biz/using-chatgpt-for-user-research/
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useEffect is the hardest part of #React - and the most error-prone. What if we could build entire React apps without this hook? It's possible, but you need a framework - like #ReactAdmin.
https://marmelab.com/blog/2023/02/01/react-without-useEffect.html