The Daily Index — Wednesday, October 4, 2023 · TLDR Index

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TLDR Web Dev

WORKING ON MULTIPLE WEB PROJECTS WITH DOCKER COMPOSE AND TRAEFIK

Docker Compose can be used to manage local development environments for web projects. However, when working on multiple web projects, it’s common to run into port clashes. This article introduces a few files that allow individual developers to customize development setups without impacting configurations. It also introduces Traefik, a reverse proxy tool, to simplify routing and access to different projects.

georgek.github.io · 7 min

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RESPONSIVE TYPE SCALES WITH COMPOSABLE CSS UTILITIES

If you’ve ever attempted to create a responsive type that seamlessly adapts and scales between pre-determined sizes within a type scale based on viewport or container widths, you may have wrestled with JavaScript or wrangled with CSS calculators. Thankfully, it is possible to create truly fluid type scales with composable and responsive type utilities that let your type resize and adapt to the viewport or container width.

tobiasahlin.com · 5 min

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BUN HYPE. HOW WE LEARNED NOTHING FROM YARN

This article is very critical and raises serious doubts about the future of Bun. The author makes a parallel with Yarn - how it was very hyped in the beginning but eventually npm caught up. The article dives deep into how Bun actually compares with npm, looking into Bun macros, APIs, and language support.

dev.to · 20 min

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WHY STAYING UPDATED WITH YOUR SOFTWARE STACK MATTERS

The advantages of using an up-to-date software stack may appear self-evident: enhanced functionality, a more productive development environment, the convenience of using the latest documentation, and stronger security protocols. However, there are more implicit advantages too, such as emphasizing a culture of innovation and improving team motivation.

thenewstack.io · 9 min

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LESSONS FROM BOOTSTRAPPED COMPANIES FOUNDED BY SOFTWARE ENGINEERS

Bootstrapped companies are businesses that don’t take external funding. Many of these companies fly under the radar. This article focuses on five bootstrapped companies that started in various ways, like as a side project, and grew over time. The key takeaways are that bootstrapped companies usually grow slower, focus on simplicity, and make pragmatic engineering choices. For engineers, they offer more flexibility and stability during downturns compared to VC-funded companies.

newsletter.pragmaticengineer.com · 22 min

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PITFALLS OF DATABASE MIGRATIONS

Database migrations are difficult in practice. This article lists four reasons why, such as the fact that schema state is hard to version control.

matt-rickard.com · 3 min

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HOW TO DETECT FAILED REQUESTS VIA WEB EXTENSIONS

A simple code example of detecting failed requests using the browser.webRequest extension API.

davidwalsh.name · 2 min

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STATE MANAGEMENT IN MICRO-FRONTEND ARCHITECTURES

This article breaks down monolithic frontends into smaller, manageable pieces and uses diagrams to show how state management works in such architectures.

kaushaldhakal40.medium.com · 5 min