The HackerNoon Newsletter: Code Smell 293 – You Should Avoid Adding isTesting or Similar Flags (3/7/2025)
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How Tethers USDT Became Essential While Meme-Stablecoins Became Compliant
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Your Writing Has a Fingerprint—And This Cutting Edge AI Model Can Identify It,
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By @juancguerrero [ 2 Min read ] Regulatory gold stars or global adoption? Discover how Tethers market focus made it essential while meme-stablecoins became regulatory trophies. Read More.
By @authoring [ 5 Min read ] Using grammatical structures from parsed text, this study explores a new method for detecting authorship, improving accuracy in AI and fake text identification. Read More.
By @vineethvatti [ 11 Min read ] I worked on optimizing object detection for autonomous vehicles using Atrous Spatial Pyramid Pooling (ASPP) and Transfer Learning. Read More.
By @mcsee [ 3 Min read ] When you add flags like isTesting, you mix testing and production code. This creates hidden paths that are only active in tests. Read More.
By @hackernooncontests [ 2 Min read ] Write about decentralized cloud computing for a chance to win $700 in the #blockchain Writing Contest, hosted by Aleph Cloud HackerNoon. Submit by May 7! Read More.
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