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Android Fullscreen Video Exit and Layout Restore

When an HTML5 video requests fullscreen playback inside an Android WebView, the application often encounters visual artifacts, broken back button handling, or frozen system bars upon exit. Quick solution: Implement WebChromeClient callbacks to store the original layout visibility and window flags before adding the custom video view to a dedicated FrameLayout container, and restore those exact…

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Our session history rebuilds last week's quiz from the pack, and the pack is not where the quiz was recorded

PubTrivia keeps every quiz you have run : the final leaderboard in full, and a question-by-question record of what each table answered, for the landlord who gets a complaint a week later.

  • PubTrivia retains every quiz hosted with final leaderboard and detailed question records
  • Bug in history screen displays zeros for correct answers instead of actual scores
  • Fix requires fetching specific session questions, not first N from pack

The Narrow Sidewalk: Where Developers Stand When Agents Write the Code

When coding agents such as Claude Code and Codex became good enough to take whole tasks, the first reaction in our industry was very loud: developers would be replaced, and soon.

  • Developers still write code manually while agents assist.
  • Agents struggle with error differentiation, returning 403 Forbidden for all users.
  • Middle path requires developers to balance expertise with agent assistance.

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