The Daily Index — Wednesday, September 6, 2023 · TLDR Index

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MASTERING CURL: INTERACTIVE TEXT GUIDE

Curl stands for "client for URLs". It's a tool for client-side internet transfers with URLs. Curl is useful for using and testing APIs quickly from the command line. This article dives deep into how ‘curl’ works and how to master it, with interactive examples along the way.

antonz.org · 15 min

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A GENTLE INTRODUCTION TO STATIC CODE ANALYSIS

Static code analysis is the process of examining source code (without actually executing it) to identify potential defects, security vulnerabilities, and other quality issues. It offers extensive insights into code that can help you improve code quality and security, the speed of development, and even team collaboration and planning. This article goes through static analysis tools and the benefits of using static analysis when it comes to code durability.

infoworld.com · 12 min

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NODE.JS VS DENO VS BUN: JAVASCRIPT RUNTIME COMPARISON

JavaScript runtimes help you build advanced, server-driven JavaScript projects that aren't dependent on the user's browser to run. There are several choices of runtimes available. This article discusses the differences, benefits, and drawbacks of three major players: Node.js, Deno, and Bun.

snyk.io · 13 min

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WHEN DEPLOYMENTS ARE EASY, CODE BECOMES SIMPLER

When deployments are easy, code is simpler to write and developers feel more comfortable coding features. This is because there is less of a time cost for new features. This is a piece of anecdotal evidence that supports DORA, a developer productivity framework, and its prioritization of deployment frequency for elite engineering organizations.

bitbytebit.substack.com · 2 min

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HERE’S GOOGLE CEO SUNDAR PICHAI’S PUBLIC MEMO ON GOOGLE AT 25

Google’s CEO Sundar Pichai kicked off Google’s 25th anniversary with a 2,400-word public memo reflecting on where the company’s been. Google started off as a small search engine and grew huge throughout the years, adding on products like Gmail along the way. Google Search remains at the core of its mission.

theverge.com · 13 min

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EFFECTIVE--AND EMPLOYEES LOVE IT

How Apple maintains a simple culture that ensures employees stay productive while maintaining a good work-life balance. Some core strategies include avoiding micromanaging by having rigorous candidate selection processes, rewarding high performers with more freedom instead of more work, and getting to know employees to make them want to do a good job for you.

inc.com · 5 min

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NODE.JS V 20.6.0 INCLUDES BUILT-IN SUPPORT FOR .ENV FILES

Node.js v 20.6.0 comes with built-in support for .env files. You can now load environment variables from a .env file into process.env in your Node.js application completely dependency-free.

philna.sh · 3 min

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QUERYLOCALFONTS

queryLocalFonts is a native JavaScript function to gather user font information.

davidwalsh.name · 2 min