Visual
We track 20 posts about Visual from 14 engineering blogs. Most active: Microsoft Python Engineering, Etsy, Pamela Fox. Latest post: Sep 24, 2026.
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New on the LernerPython practice system: A visual debugger (opens on the source site)
I’m a big fan of exercises, which is why the LernerPython platform includes hundreds of them — all using my in-browser practice system, which handles Python, Pandas, and Git, along […] The post New on the LernerPython practice system: A visual debugger appeared first on LernerPython.
The accessibility audit that lowkey turned into a visual identity refresh (opens on the source site)
There's a version of this story where we tell you we always knew it would be this big. We didn't. When Brand Design and Product Design teams here at SurveyMonkey first started talking seriously, the conversation was modest. Our accessibility scores needed work. Some of our color choices weren't meeting contrast standards. We had a to-do list, not a vision. That conversation — and the work that followed — became Project Catalyst: a full visual identity refresh launched in August that touches everything from our product UI to our marketing, our type system to the way our design components…
How I Used a Pinterest Board to Get Better Visual Results From Claude Design (opens on the source site)
I’ve been building out a portfolio site for my creative work. While I have hesitations about mixing AI with my art, I decided to use this website as an opportunity to try out Claude Design. Like most people who’ve tried generating a design with AI, I ran into the same issue over and over. I’d […] The post How I Used a Pinterest Board to Get Better Visual Results From Claude Design appeared first on Atomic Spin.
Practicing Playwright: Visual Testing With Playwright (opens on the source site)
If you want to do some basic visual checking to see if there has been any deviation from your baseline of images, you can use Playwright. It's built in! Playwright can take a snapshot of a web element, a visible viewport, or a full page, and save it in your Git repository as a baseline, failing the test if the image, page, or viewport does not match up. Caution: From what I have been reading, this can quickly cause your code repository to balloon in size, since Chrome, Firefox, and WebKit would each store its own golden screenshot in your repo. Also, images on Mac, Windows, and Linux all…
Practicing Playwright: Visual Testing With Playwright (opens on the source site)
If you want to do some basic visual checking to see if there has been any deviation from your baseline of images, you can use Playwright. It's built in! Playwright can take a snapshot of a web element, a visible viewport, or a full page, and save it in your Git repository as a baseline, failing the test if the image, page, or viewport does not match up. Caution: From what I have been reading, this can quickly cause your code repository to balloon in size, since Chrome, Firefox, and WebKit would each store its own golden screenshot in your repo. Also, images on Mac, Windows, and Linux all…
Uncovering the Shape of Fraud with Cosmos Explorer: Visual Metaphors Behind Millions of… (opens on the source site)
Feedzai ·
Uncovering the Shape of Fraud with Cosmos Explorer: Visual Metaphors Behind Millions of TransactionsThe Data Visualization Research team is developing Cosmos Explorer, an interface that leverages universe-related visual metaphors to convey information about the billions of transactions processed by Feedzai. Pedro Cruz, professor at Northeastern University, partnered with Feedzai to bring this idea to life by contributing with his creativity and expertise to solve this challenging visualization problem.https://medium.com/media/1b2ecfadd91d204640462f89fa6ff67f/hrefWhen we look out into the…
Python in Visual Studio Code – March 2026 Release (opens on the source site)
Microsoft Python Engineering ·
The March 2026 release of the Python and Jupyter extensions for Visual Studio Code is now available. Keep on reading to learn more! The post Python in Visual Studio Code – March 2026 Release appeared first on Microsoft for Python Developers Blog.
Python in Visual Studio Code – November 2025 Release (opens on the source site)
Microsoft Python Engineering ·
The November 2025 release brings new Pylance features including improvements to Copilot Hover Summaries and a Code Action to convert wildcard imports to explicit imports. Keep on reading to learn more! The post Python in Visual Studio Code – November 2025 Release appeared first on Microsoft for Python Developers Blog.
A Modern Guide to Using OAuth 2.0 with C# and Visual Studio Code (opens on the source site)
Master OAuth 2.0 in .NET 9.0! This tutorial covers using OAuth 2 to acquire tokens and access Microsoft Graph user data.
Python in Visual Studio Code – October 2025 Release (opens on the source site)
Microsoft Python Engineering ·
The October 2025 release of the Python and Jupyter extensions for Visual Studio Code are now available. This release includes improvements to the Python Environments extension, Copy Test ID functionality, and enhanced environment activation when using Copilot Chat. Keep on reading to learn more! The post Python in Visual Studio Code – October 2025 Release appeared first on Microsoft for Python Developers Blog.
Python in Visual Studio Code – September 2025 Release (opens on the source site)
Microsoft Python Engineering ·
The September 2025 release includes pipenv support in the Python Environment Extension, a new experimental hover feature with GitHub Copilot and Pylance, and more! The post Python in Visual Studio Code – September 2025 Release appeared first on Microsoft for Python Developers Blog.
A visual introduction to vector embeddings (opens on the source site)
For Pycon 2025, I created a poster exploring vector embedding models, which you can download at full-size. In this post, I'll translate that poster into words. Vector embeddings A vector embedding is a mapping from an input (like a word, list of words, or image) into a list of floating point numbers. That list of numbers represents that input in the multidimensional embedding space of the model. We refer to the length of the list as its dimensions, so a list with 1024 numbers would have 1024 dimensions. Embedding models Each embedding model has its own dimension length, allowed input types,…
A visual introduction to vector embeddings (opens on the source site)
For Pycon 2025, I created a poster exploring vector embedding models, which you can download at full-size. In this post, I'll translate that poster into words. Vector embeddings A vector embedding is a mapping from an input (like a word, list of words, or image) into a list of floating point numbers. That list of numbers represents that input in the multidimensional embedding space of the model. We refer to the length of the list as its dimensions, so a list with 1024 numbers would have 1024 dimensions. Embedding models Each embedding model has its own dimension length, allowed input types,…
How Machine Learning Transforms Visual Validation in Game Development: A DevOps Success Story (opens on the source site)
In today’s competitive gaming landscape, visual fidelity can make or break a title’s success. Yet as game worlds grow increasingly complex, traditional methods of ensuring visual quality are breaking down. Manual visual verification has become increasingly impractical. Even when teams scale up testing, small rendering anomalies can introduce severe regressions that go unnoticed until later stages of development, leading to delayed releases and drained resources.Existing image comparison tools, such as Structural Similarity Index (SSIM) from OpenCV, fall short in real-world game development…
Efficient Visual Representation Learning And Evaluation (opens on the source site)
Etsy ·
Etsy features a diverse marketplace of unique handmade and vintage items. It’s a visually diverse marketplace as well, and computer vision has become increasingly important to Etsy as a way of enhancing our users’ shopping experience. We’ve developed applications like visual search and visually similar recommendations that can offer buyers an additional path to find what they’re looking for, powered by machine learning models that encode images as vector representations. Figure 1. Visual representations power applications such as visual search and visually similar recommendations Learning…
Efficient Visual Representation Learning And Evaluation (opens on the source site)
Etsy ·
Etsy features a diverse marketplace of unique handmade and vintage items. It’s a visually diverse marketplace as well, and computer vision has become increasingly important to Etsy as a way of enhancing our users’ shopping experience. We’ve developed applications like visual search and visually similar recommendations that can offer buyers an additional path to find what they’re looking for, powered by machine learning models that encode images as vector representations. Figure 1. Visual representations power applications such as visual search and visually similar recommendations Learning…
A visual guide on troubleshooting Kubernetes deployments (opens on the source site)
Learnk8s ·
Master Kubernetes troubleshooting. Debug pod failures, resolve common errors, and diagnose deployment issues with proven strategies.
Streamlining Developer Productivity with the PayPal Visual Studio Code Extension (opens on the source site)
Paypal ·
In the ever-evolving landscape of software development, productivity and efficiency have become paramount to success. Developers are constantly juggling multiple tasks, from navigating complex codebases to integrating third-party services, all while maintaining the highest quality standards. To address these challenges, it is crucial to equip developers with the right tools and capabilities to optimize their workflows and enhance their overall experience.How the PayPal Visual Studio Code Extension Simplifies Developer ExperienceThe PayPal Visual Studio (VS) Code extension offers a streamlined…
Visual Studio Code: Features, Customizations and Extensions to Make You More Productive (opens on the source site)
Microsoft's Visual Studio Code is a powerful code editor — let's look at lesser-known features, customizations and extensions that make you more productive!
Eliminating Visual Debt (opens on the source site)
Today we're talking about Visual debt in our code. As an introduction, I suggest to watch this short tutorial about visual debt by @jeffrey_way. The concept is simple: let's take the example from Laracasts and re-visit the steps taken to remove visual debt. interface EventInterface { public function listen(string $name, callable $handler) : void; public function fire(string $name) : bool; } final class Event implements EventInterface { protected $events = []; public function listen(string $name, callable $handler) : void { $this->events[$name][] = $handler; } public function fire(string…
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