The Daily Index — Friday, September 15, 2023 · TLDR Index

ARTICLES & TUTORIALS

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GEOLOCATION

Geolocation is the process of mapping IP addresses to a geographical location defined by latitude and longitude. There are many use cases for geolocation intelligence that are demanded by online businesses and service providers. This tutorial goes over building a geolocation database from scratch, with deep explanations and code examples along the way.

ipapi.is · 21 min

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5 PRINCIPLES OF UNIT TESTING

Without any guidelines, it can be difficult to write effective tests. In fact, testing code can become more complex and harder to maintain than the actual production code! These best practices for unit testing will help you to write lean, accurate, and easy-to-read testing code.

dev.to · 6 min

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HOW I BECAME AN $800K META STAFF ENGINEER

This article details one engineer's experience working with Meta and how they increased their compensation from $390,000 in 2017 to $823,000 in 2021. It covers their actions throughout the years and discusses the main lessons learned. The article discusses how to become a high earner and provides direct advice on how to achieve similar levels of success.

jointaro.com · 9 min

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CODE REVIEW BOTTLENECKS: BEST PRACTICES TO SPEED UP THE PROCESS

On average, code is stuck in review for five days (or a full workweek), creating significant dev bottlenecks, unhappy developers, and hits to the bottom line. This article offers ways to relieve code review bottlenecks.

itprotoday.com · 4 min

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IN A GIT REPOSITORY, WHERE DO YOUR FILES LIVE?

git stores files in .git/objects.

jvns.ca · 8 min

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CHROMEBOOKS WILL GET 10 YEARS OF AUTOMATIC UPDATES

Chromebooks get automatic updates every four weeks for the next 10 years that will make the laptop more secure.

blog.google · 5 min

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GOOGLERS TOLD TO AVOID WORDS LIKE ‘SHARE’ AND ‘BUNDLE,’ US SAYS

Google is on trial in Washington DC over US allegations that it illegally maintained a monopoly in the online search business. The US government has said that Google avoids using certain words internally in order to protect themselves from scrutiny

archive.ph · 3 min