The Daily Index — Monday, September 25, 2023 · TLDR Index

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CSS FINDINGS FROM THE THREADS APP: PART 2

This article features a few interesting practices that are often not seen in CSS guides. For example, an animation of navigation items expanding could be done by animating each item individually instead of animating the gap or padding, which is much cleaner but could be less performant. The article’s approach to analyzing CSS by adding outlines to all elements can be applied to analyzing the CSS of any site. The article analyzes the CSS choices Threads made.

ishadeed.com · 8 min

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MAKING SENSE OF REACT SERVER COMPONENTS

A couple of months ago, the React team unveiled React Server Components, its latest paradigm shift. Now, React components can run exclusively on the server. This article aims to demystify React Server Components and make them easier to understand.

joshwcomeau.com · 39 min

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LEAD

This interview with a staff engineer who has worked at companies like Twitter uncovers some helpful advice gained on his path to getting to his current position. Staff engineers consistently improve core infrastructure and deliver fantastic products. They also are able to manage effectively and are able to influence without authority.

careercutler.substack.com · 12 min

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BUN: LESSONS FROM DISRUPTING A TECH ECOSYSTEM

Bun is a backend JavaScript runtime with a focus on performance. It provides an up to 10x performance increase in package building or handling inbound server requests. Bun achieves this performance peak by using a more performant tech, making performance-centric optimizations, and making some trade offs to prefer performance over ease of use. Bun also reveals the contrast between a venture-funded open source system vs community-contributed open source - Node’s contributors are unpaid, while Bun has raised more than $7M.

blog.pragmaticengineer.com · 7 min

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ARE PERFORMANCE REVIEWS USEFUL?

Most of us are used to the annual cadence of performance reviews. It can be a good chance to get aligned with your manager about your priorities. However, frequent and relevant feedback could be a better solution.

fastcompany.com · 1 min

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PASSKEYS ARE NOW GENERALLY AVAILABLE ON GITHUB

All GitHub users can now register a passkey to sign in without a password.

github.blog · 6 min

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GOOGLE, APPLE, AND VALVE GAME REVENUES REVEALED IN XBOX LEAKS

Microsoft revealed how much gaming revenue the top 10 biggest companies make, including Google, Apple, and even estimates for Valve's Steam platform. The top three are Tencent, Sony, and Google.

tweaktown.com · 1 min

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EVERY PROGRAMMER SHOULD KNOW #1: IDEMPOTENCY

Idempotency refers to the property of an operation or function that produces the same result when applied multiple times as it does when applied only once.

berkansasmaz.com · 6 min

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REDISCOVERING THE JOY OF DESIGN

This article takes a philosophical approach to design by placing importance on mindfulness and introspection. Using examples from books and philosophers, the author provides advice on rediscovering joy in design.

smashingmagazine.com · 18 min