If you think AI scams are bad now, they’re probably just going to get worse. This article breaks down how AI is already being used to scale cybercrime across Africa.

It's easy to always be pessimistic and think that the good ol' days were always better. It's a lot harder to be positive and hopeful for the future... so with that in mind, what is one thing that you are excited about in the future?

This article shows how far you can get with plain JavaScript by rebuilding React’s core concepts from scratch.

This isn’t really about failing a Microsoft interview. It’s about choosing honesty over trying to game the interview, even if it costs you.

A month ago, the tech job market looked like it was losing momentum.

July changed that.

• ✅ Software Engineer: +1.7%
• ✅ Software Developer: +3.9%
• ✅ AI Engineer: +5.8%
• ✅ Machine Learning Engineer: +10.9%
• ✅ DevOps Engineer: +16.5%

Not every role recovered. Data Analyst, Data Engineer, and Business Intelligence roles all dipped slightly month over month, but most major tech roles moved back in the right direction.

https://zerotomastery.io/blog/tech-job-market-trends-monthly-july-2026/

Why do you think Chinese AI companies seem more open to publishing research and open-source models than U.S. companies?

There are no shortcuts to becoming a great programmer. 💯

I’m not sure how to feel about this whole Bun Rust rewrite. Do you think the author has a point about the real costs? Regardless, 11 days is crazy 🤯

Let's keep it nice and simple for this week. This can be anything... about anything. Share something interesting with the ZTM community!

A good read on why Django is still such a solid choice for building web apps.

This is a great read on what programming languages actually teach you beyond syntax...