Act18-25Ag - AI Programming Tips - Laravel Language - Unreal Push - FreeLibro Bootstrap 5 +

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Welcome to another week. I'm here to tell you about all the updates that occurred between August 18th and 25th.

Community Books

As always, we're starting with the community versions of my books. Remember, these are completely free versions, which are part of the full books, although they only represent a percentage of them.

We already have Laravel, Django, and Livewire, and now we've added Bootstrap, so you can get started with these technologies for free:

• https://academy.desarrollolibre.net/libro/laravel
• https://academy.desarrollolibre.net/libro/primeros-pasos-con-django-5
• https://academy.desarrollolibre.net/libro/primeros-pasos-laravel-livewire
• https://academy.desarrollolibre.net/libro/primeros-pasos-con-bootstrap/

• TERCER LIBRO Comunitario (GRATIS 100Pag): Laravel 12 Livewire Ingles - YA Disponible - https://youtu.be/OhT3FsdPUpQ
• CUARTO LIBRO Comunitario (GRATIS 50Pag): Bootstrap 5 - YA Disponible - 
  https://youtu.be/EEZ4XsOIDis

You can access them from my academy app at academi.desarroll.net, in the Books section. There you'll find the community books I release, as well as the associated videos in the playlist so you know what each one includes.

YouTube and Blog

Programming Tips

A Google Chrome engineering expert warns us about using AI: it's a tool, not a replacement.
The important thing is the context: how we ask it for things, the amount of information we provide, and how we guide its results.

He also recommends using AI to create unit tests, which helps improve code quality.

"Probablemente estás usando mal la IA para programar (y esta es la forma correcta de hacerlo)" - https://youtu.be/yD0HqEB5yA8

New Tool: Gemini CLI AI

Introducing Gemini CLI, a command-line interface that you can use as an assistant on your operating system.
In this video, we saw how to install it: just open the terminal and install it as a Node package. After authenticating, we can type gemini in the terminal and interact with it.

Gemini CLI paso a paso: instalación y uso para desarrolladores - 1 - https://youtu.be/KALt5IBVd5U

We analyze the case of a self-proclaimed "AI expert" who created a booking app in 15 minutes. We contrast this with the recommendations of a Google Chrome engineer, who reminds us how we should use AI to program productively and realistically.

"ÚLTIMA HORA Construí una app completa de reservas en menos de 15 minutos" Un solo prompt... - https://youtu.be/LeC5Gm6_wzI

AI Maintaining Programming Languages

An opinion video: Does it make sense for AI to maintain a programming language on its own?
My conclusion is a resounding no. AI can serve as a support, but it should never replace humans, as we would lose human bias and the vision of how technology should evolve.

¿Tiene sentido que la IA MANTENGA lenguajes de programación? - https://youtu.be/BkacP9QZVqg

Localization Module in Laravel

We show how to add a localization and translation module to a Laravel application.
We explain the use of getLocale, translations, the language selector, and how to easily integrate it into any Laravel project.

Seleccionar Idioma (Lenguaje) en Laravel Livewire - https://youtu.be/T1rgKqh_VqI

Video Game Development

On my new channel, I'll show you how to implement a typical platform game mechanic, like Crash Bandicoot: when the character touches an enemy, the enemy is pushed back to prevent gameplay errors.

Usa 'Launch Character' para efectos de retroceso y el Jugador Vuele Atrás al Ser Atacado - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vJNU28HFok

Gemini as a Teacher

We show how Gemini can be used as a guided learning system, similar to Duolingo.
It doesn't give direct answers, but rather offers hints to help you gradually advance in the subject you want to learn.

Gemini ahora ofrece el modo “aprendizaje guiado”, dirigido a estudiantes - https://youtu.be/kgRbn3gzTUo

Duolingo Analysis

In this article, we review an article about Duolingo from a marketing perspective.
The app has evolved by combining learning with game mechanics, achieving a perfect balance between rewards and motivation, although language has taken a backseat.

El extraño caso de Duolingo: Mejor que nunca por haber perfeccionado la psicología del hábito pagado - https://youtu.be/K74lmc76zLo

Courses and Book Pre-Sales

We close with the only course/book I'm currently working on: Stripe integration as a payment gateway.

We follow a layered system:

• View
• Payment gateway layer (Stripe, PayPal, or others)
• Controller/view that registers the purchase for the user.

We show how to handle payments, redirects, errors, and success screens, ensuring the application is secure, scalable, reusable, and easy to maintain.

Conclusion

Those were all the updates for the week. We continue to improve with community books, YouTube videos, tool reviews, and course progress.
See you next week with more news.