{
  "id": 6196567,
  "title": "Weekly Dev Log 2026-W18",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/weekly-dev-log-2026-w18",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-08T00:05:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dev.to",
    "slug": "dev-to",
    "url": "https://dev.to/umitomo-lab/weekly-dev-log-2026-w18-33bd"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "This week, development on ToneDrill continued with the introduction of the Chord Tone Practice mode. The mode aims to challenge players with finding chord-tone patterns on the guitar fretboard, given a root note and chord quality (Major or Minor). After finishing the previous feature, Note Practice, the author started working on Chord Tone Practice. To ensure the game rules worked under every possible condition, the author used Codex to create a separate JavaScript validation script that tested 504 different conditions. The script successfully confirmed no zero valid answers, no overlapping answer positions, and no scenarios where players could get stuck before completing all valid answers. With the rules finalized, the author now focuses on designing the UI for the new mode.",
  "summary": "🗓️ This Week We’ve still had plenty of hot days lately, but there have also been some cooler days when it rains. It’s starting to feel like summer is slowly coming to an end🎇. Work has been quite busy recently , and I haven’t been able to find as much time as I’d like for my own development projects💦. Because of that, it’s been about two weeks since my last Weekly Dev Log update . By my…",
  "key_points": [
    "ToneDrill introduces Chord Tone Practice mode",
    "Validation script tests 504 conditions",
    "Author focuses on UI design for new mode"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The introduction of Chord Tone Practice mode in ToneDrill reflects a shift towards more nuanced musical challenges, building on the earlier Note Practice feature and prioritizing robust game rules.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}