Broader Frontends

Current Tech Spotlight

In Broader Frontends, currently, there’s a strong focus on Codex, ChatGPT, WebXR, 3DGS, visionOS, Rust. Additionally, I also keep track of trends in front-end development and UI design.
Author : Kazuhiro Hara
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When building a site, I think it is very important to ask whether you yourself like that site. Do you enjoy it? That is why making it into something you like has meaning. Thinking about users can come afterward. First, it needs to be something you like and want to update every day. Without that, it will become something that is neither updated nor improved.

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The circle in the Yori Hiroi Frontend logo represents an expanding range of interests. To describe the nuance, it is less like Nobunaga's circle and more like Zeno's circle, meaning an interest that covers a broad range. So things like Vision Pro are included in that scope. Conversely, I am also interested in APIs and the layers underneath them.

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I do not know when I will use it, but lately I have been spending spare time trying out the Swift web application framework Vapor. For me, it also feels like an environment where I can casually touch Swift through WSL on a Windows machine.

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This might be something surprisingly few people know. The Remix logo does not take you anywhere when you left-click it, but if you right-click it, it navigates to the brand introduction page, including the logo: https://remix.run/brand

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I added share buttons to individual article pages. If you read an article and like it, share it and support the site!

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The Third Engawa AI x XR Is on September 12! Let's Talk About AI and XR

The third "Engawa AI x XR" will take place on Saturday, September 12, so this post is an announcement for it. I'll cover what kind of event it will be, as well as some reflections and adjustments based on what we learned from the previous session.

One change is the event title. Until last time, we had chosen a separate title for each event in addition to the series name. Starting this time, though, we're simply calling it "Engawa AI x XR #3 @ Motoyawata." In the end, everyone just calls it "Engawa," so I decided this would make things clearer.

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The Real First Engawa AI x XR Ended Successfully

Engawa AI x XR sign placed in front of the venue

The first Engawa AI x XR event was held on August 1. As I have written about a few times, the real first session was canceled because of a typhoon. So the second session became our first event.

The photo, by the way, shows the Engawa AI x XR sign placed in front of the venue. The venue is set a little back from the street, like part of a row house, so I made the sign to make it easier to find. I wrote on it in chalk to give it a more analog feel.

This report is a little overdue, but here it is.

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Steam Machine Review: This Device May Also Influence XR

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The long-rumored Steam Machine suddenly went on sale on June 23. Personally, I thought it would launch around the same time as Steam Frame, meaning a little later, so it caught me completely off guard. But I had already decided before launch that I was going to buy it, so I went to the sales site on release day and purchased one. It arrived on June 30. I have spent some time setting it up, and now that a few things have become clear, I will write a review.

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