The Daily Index — Thursday, February 29, 2024 · TLDR Index

ARTICLES & TUTORIALS

TLDR Web Dev

TLDR Web Dev

CSS :HAS() INTERACTIVE GUIDE

The CSS :has() selector is a method for targeting and styling elements based on the presence of specific descendants. It opens up a wide range of new possibilities that weren't possible with traditional CSS selectors. For example, it can be used to customize file icons based on their extension without JavaScript and change a modal’s appearance based on certain actions.

ishadeed.com · 20 min

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SCHEDULING INTERNALS

This post dives into the internals of scheduling and concurrency, showing readers how to handle millions of clients concurrently with just a single thread. It begins by exploring the challenges of creating a server that can handle multiple clients concurrently using threads, going over concepts like stack allocation, performance, and resource management. It then introduces the concept of async I/O, demonstrating how non-blocking sockets can be utilized to achieve concurrency without threads. Code examples are provided to demonstrate the points made.

tontinton.com · 21 min

TLDR Web Dev

12 YEARS AT META

A Meta engineer, who also happens to be the creator of Excalidraw, reflects on their 12 years at Meta. They transformed image tagging on Facebook and championed open-source, leading to the creation and adoption of projects like React and Docusaurus. The engineer is currently focused on client-side performance tooling and AI-powered assistance for internal developers at Meta.

blog.vjeux.com · 13 min

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ENGINEERS, JOINING AN EARLY-STAGE STARTUP ISN’T FINANCIALLY WORTH IT!

Joining a startup for financial upside is generally not worthwhile compared to staying in Big Tech, since you only get the cash equity if the startup goes public or gets bought out, which takes a long time. Founding engineers usually receive 0.5% equity, which means it takes a $200 million company exit to get $1 million personally. However, joining a startup is great for personal growth. This article includes tips on how to pick the right startup to join.

open.substack.com · 5 min

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GPT PILOT – WHAT WE LEARNED IN 6 MONTHS OF WORKING ON A CODEGEN PAIR PROGRAMMER

This author shares the lessons he learned from working on an LLM-based pair programmer called GPT Pilot. It is important to have a clear initial project description, detailed logging, modular code, and focused prompts. AI-driven coding is iterative in nature. The AI copilot was useful when making decisions.

blog.pythagora.ai · 13 min

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HOW VIDEO GAMES USE LUTS AND HOW YOU CAN TOO

LUTs are simple data tables that remap colors or values. They offer a powerful and efficient way to manipulate how images and videos are displayed. For example, in video games, they can be used to efficiently add color variations to objects in a scene. LUTs can also be used to optimize performance by precalculating expensive operations.

blog.frost.kiwi · 17 min

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NETLIFY JUST SENT ME A $104K BILL FOR A SIMPLE STATIC SITE

A Reddit user who used Netlify to host their static site received a $104,500 bill due to a DDoS attack.

old.reddit.com · 2 min

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LIFT-OFF: THE MDN CURRICULUM LAUNCH

MDN (Mozilla) has launched a curriculum for learning front-end development.

developer.mozilla.org · 5 min

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OPEN LETTER TO TIM COOK, SABOTAGING WEB APPS IS INDEFENSIBLE

Organizations and individuals are protesting Apple's decision to remove Progressive Web Apps from iOS and Safari in the EU, claiming it violates the Digital Markets Act by harming users, developers, and businesses.

letter.open-web-advocacy.org · 2 min

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