#23 / Aug 16, 2021
Chirp-induced migraines, online IDEs, and introducing yourself without saying your title.
Reading List
Weekly-ish list of articles, blog posts, tweets, talks, projects, etc that I found interesting or learned something from. Usually related to web development, software, or design in some way but occasionally general interest. Not all content is necessarily fresh—I share things as I find them!
With that said, here's the most recent reading list. Enjoy!
Previous Reading Lists
#22 / Aug 4, 2021
Avoiding imposter syndrome, learning quickly with a growth mindset, and Safari holding back the web.
#21 / Jul 21, 2021
A new terminal written in Rust, guidelines for code comments, Reddit's disrespectful design, and the unreasonable effectiveness of just showing up everyday.
#20 / Jul 16, 2021
Reviewing code as a junior engineer, communicating without emoji, and the unexpected benefits of mentoring others.
#19 / Jul 8, 2021
Getting unstuck, exceptions to You Aren't Gonna Need It, and "security theater."
#18 / Jun 29, 2021
JavaScript's new Temporal API, optical sizing in variable fonts, and non-coding skills of senior engineers.
#17 / Jun 17, 2021
How half of the Internet went out, useful leadership skills for a senior role, a Jest testing tip, and using trigonometry with CSS & JS.
#16 / Jun 10, 2021
Yet another static site builder, Comic Sans is fed up, anti-goals, and UX tips.
#15 / Jun 3, 2021
Running Node in the browser, a developer identity crisis, intellisense in your terminal, and things your manager might not know.
#14 / May 28, 2021
The future of Jamstack, fancy tools, and UI tips.
#13 / May 20, 2021
Tired animals, IE's deprecation, and being poor in tech.
#12 / May 12, 2021
Container queries are real(er), disabled buttons suck, and Active Desktop comes back to life as Topframe.
#11 / May 5, 2021
GitHub's use of Web Components, customization vs. configuration in design systems, and accessible fonts.
#10 / Apr 28, 2021
Copy & paste shaming, Microsoft crowd sources a font, and 👏👏 for dark mode.
#9 / Apr 23, 2021
Managementese, a guide to code quality, and the true meaning of technical debt.
#8 / Apr 14, 2021
Tailwind adds support for React & Vue, exploring alternatives to NPM scripts, and people skills.
#7 / Apr 1, 2021
Bad a11y, good a11y, and why font-size is useless.
#6 / Mar 24, 2021
When to interrupt someone, how emoji are language innovation, and a guide to accessible components.
#5 / Mar 18, 2021
Avoiding procrastination, encapsulating React hook code, and engineering management mistakes.
#4 / Mar 3, 2021
Taking breaks, mindset to avoid as a senior engineer, and React Server Components.
#3 / Feb 23, 2021
Futuristic web development, video call fatigue, and the talent myth.
#2 / Feb 5, 2021
Second languages, design docs at Google, emoji cursors, and the Documentation System.
#1 / Jan 25, 2021
Diving into new codebases, drawing art for bots, and implementation intentions.