WeAreDevelopers LIVE - Markdown, Liquid and Checkouts

AI won't replace you, it'll just clear your backlog. A Shopify engineer explains how AI helps teams finally polish products and tackle legacy issues.

#1about 4 minutes

Understanding Shopify's role in modern e-commerce

Shopify provides the tools for merchants to create online stores, with a significant focus on the checkout experience.

#2about 7 minutes

How to recognize and avoid sophisticated phishing attacks

A real-world example of a phishing attack reveals how urgency and clever UI mimicry can trick even technical users.

#3about 7 minutes

Why AI agents are primarily used for software engineering

AI agents are being adopted in software not to replace engineers, but to augment them to tackle large roadmaps and clear technical debt.

#4about 5 minutes

The risk of generative AI making creative work boring

Over-reliance on generative AI for content, design, and code can lead to a homogenous and unoriginal digital landscape.

#5about 5 minutes

The shift from social networks to attention-driven media

Modern platforms prioritize engagement metrics over genuine connection, contrasting with the chronological and community-focused nature of the Fediverse.

#6about 3 minutes

Gmail is ending POP support and what it represents

The deprecation of the POP email protocol sparks a conversation about the evolution from offline email clients to modern, cloud-based platforms.

#7about 4 minutes

Exploring unique and creative projects on the web

A look at fascinating niche projects, including a font based on 13th-century monk numerals and the artist behind famous death metal logos.

#8about 6 minutes

Running AI agents like OpenClaw securely in the browser

Using the browser's native sandbox and file system access provides a zero-infrastructure way to run personal AI assistants while addressing some security concerns.

#9about 1 minute

Tools for simulating network conditions and making HTTP requests

An overview of a network simulator for testing latency and packet loss, alongside resources for handling HTTP requests in Node.js.

#10about 5 minutes

The pros and cons of using Markdown instead of HTML

Markdown is gaining traction for its token efficiency with AI, but it lacks the semantic expressiveness of HTML for complex web content.

#11about 3 minutes

Modern AI models have reduced the need for prompt engineering

Advanced AI models are now capable of understanding context so well that the specialized skill of prompt engineering is becoming less critical for AI-assisted coding.