The Daily Index — Thursday, December 14, 2023 · TLDR Index

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TLDR Web Dev

TLDR Web Dev

THE ANATOMY OF SHADCN/UI

Shadcn/ui is a JavaScript UI library that provides components through a CLI that inserts their source code directly into your project instead of relying on npm packages. Shadcn/ui's architecture separates components into two layers: structure and behavior, and style. It follows principles like the Single Responsibility Principle and Dependency Inversion Principle and offers utility functions for managing class names to ensure consistent and reusable components. It empowers web developers to build their own design systems with customizable defaults.

manupa.dev · 14 min

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DEAD CODE, GETTING UNTANGLED, AND COUPLING VERSUS DECOUPLING

This post offers 3 full chapters and some details on the background of the book “Tidy First?” by Kent Beck, the creator of test-driven development. The three chapters are focused on three parts: Tidyings (focused on what to do), Managing (focused on how to do it), and Theory (focused on why to do it). The article also mentions the importance of deleting dead code, managing the tangled relationship between tidying and changing code behavior, and explores the trade-off between coupling and decoupling in software design.

open.substack.com · 16 min

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ASKING THESE 7 QUESTIONS WILL HELP YOU WRITE ANYTHING BETTER

Writing is an extremely valuable skill to master for software engineers, even beyond writing code. Writing emails, documentation, code reviews, and more are all part of our daily jobs. This article highlights 7 questions that can help you write anything well. It includes questions like “What am I trying to achieve?” and “Who am I writing for?”.

bit.ly · 6 min

TLDR Web Dev

ANNOUNCING MILLION.JS 3.0

Million was a landmark release in the web dev world with a fast, lightweight virtual DOM that makes React up to 70x faster. Version 3 now has a faster build and run time.

million.dev · 2 min

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HOW MANY LINES OF C IT TAKES TO EXECUTE A + B IN PYTHON

This article covers what goes on behind the scenes in the Python runtime when simple “a + b” functions are implemented. It discusses the implementation details behind types operators and dynamic dispatch in Python, with useful diagrams that provide visual explanations.

codeconfessions.substack.com · 10 min

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EVERY ENGINEER SHOULD UNDERSTAND GIT REFLOG

Git reflog is a Git command made specifically for navigating the entire history of your Git repo. It’s useful for identifying and fixing any errors in your codebase. This article describes exactly how git reflog works and how you can use it to keep your Git history tidy.

graphite.dev · 6 min

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10 HARD TRUTHS THEY WON’T TELL YOU ABOUT SOFTWARE ENGINEER JOBS

10 important truths about software engineering, such as the fact that meetings are to be expected, estimates are always asked for, and bugs can never be completely cleared.

mensurdurakovic.com · 12 min

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INSIDE GOOGLE’S NEGOTIATIONS WITH APPLE

In 2007, Google and Apple negotiated their terms for Google Search to be the default search engine on Safari.

open.substack.com · 9 min

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