5 Quick Links for Devs: Week 43, 2025
Claude Skills Are Awesome, Maybe a Bigger Deal Than MCP
By Simon Willison
Claude Skills function as "collections of files that describe to Claude how to use an arbitrary tool or carry out a set of specific actions." They eliminate the need to write detailed instructions repeatedly for common tasks—similar to pre-loading knowledge rather than explaining it fresh each time.
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Tauri — Create Small, Fast, Secure, Cross-Platform Applications
A Rust-based framework for building desktop applications with web technologies for the frontend. It offers a lighter alternative to Electron, though developers may encounter OS-specific rendering challenges since it doesn't bundle Chromium.
Related: Wails
What's New in ECMAScript 2025
By Paweł Grzybek
ES2025 introduces useful features including regex helpers and the Promise.try method, which "elegantly wraps both sync and async operations" with practical, everyday applications.
Related: ES2025 slides by Christophe Porteneuve
How to Fix Any Bug
By Dan Abramov
Abramov demonstrates his debugging methodology while incorporating Claude into his workflow. The approach emphasizes: Reproduce → Isolate → Locate → Fix
I Am Sorry, But Everyone Is Getting Syntax Highlighting Wrong
By Tonsky
An exploration of syntax highlighting effectiveness in code editors. The argument: "if everything is highlighted, nothing is highlighted"—suggesting overly colorful themes may reduce information clarity.
Related: Syntax Highlighting critique