The Daily Index — Tuesday, September 3, 2024 · TLDR Index

ARTICLES & TUTORIALS

TLDR Web Dev

TLDR Web Dev

TANSTACK ROUTER SERVER FUNCTIONS

TanStack Router's Server Functions allows developers to execute code only on the server, keeping sensitive logic away from the client. They are defined using `createServerFn` and can be called from anywhere in the application, including loaders, hooks, and other server functions. Server functions accept a single parameter and also provide access to server request context, allowing developers to work with headers, sessions, and cookies.

tanstack.com · 13 min

TLDR Web Dev

NOTES ON DISTRIBUTED SYSTEMS FOR YOUNG BLOODS

Frequent failures and partial failures are inherent in distributed systems, requiring more robust design and the ability to take on increased costs. In distributed systems, careful coordination requires the help of data locality and partial availability.

somethingsimilar.com · 20 min

TLDR Web Dev

GREPPABILITY IS AN UNDERRATED CODE METRIC

Code "greppability" is when code is easy to search through thanks to easy-to-understand names. Dynamically constructing identifiers (e.g., table names and function names) makes code searching harder. Use flat, unnested structures for namespaces and components as it makes it easier to locate specific elements through simple searches.

morizbuesing.com · 3 min

TLDR Web Dev

COMMENTS ON FOUNDER MODE

Ken Kocienda saw Steve Jobs and Brian Chesky work up close and found that they had few key similarities. They both had deep intuition, a tireless work ethic, an unwavering commitment to their vision, and a fantastic ability to effectively guide and empower their teams. At the same time, they had differences such as Steve Jobs advocating for leaving smart people alone, while Chesky believed that founders needed to be more in contact with the “lower levels” of the company.

kocienda.micro.blog · 3 min

TLDR Web Dev

USING GPT-4O FOR WEB SCRAPING

GPT-4o can be used for web scraping, though it can be pretty expensive. This developer experimented with different approaches, including directly asking GPT-4o to extract data, generating XPaths, and combining both methods. While GPT-4o demonstrated impressive data extraction capabilities, its inconsistent inaccuracies and high cost made it tough to be sustainable.

blancas.io · 7 min

TLDR Web Dev

DOING SUPPORT MAKES YOU A BETTER ENGINEER

PostHog involves product engineers in customer support to create faster feedback loops, enhance product quality through constant small improvements, and encourage full cycle ownership of the development process. Engineers rotate as "support heroes" to balance support duties with their regular work, leading to a more user-focused engineering team.

open.substack.com · 6 min

TLDR Web Dev

POLICY: GENERATIVE AI (E.G., CHATGPT) IS BANNED

Stack Overflow has banned the use of generative AI tools like ChatGPT for creating content on the platform due to the high rate of incorrect answers produced by these tools.

meta.stackoverflow.com · 5 min

TLDR Web Dev

WHAT'S A GOOD CLIENT SIDE JS FRAMEWORK TODAY? (REDDIT THREAD)

React has the best ecosystem, Vue is the jack-of-all-trades, and Angular is still used widely though isn't talked about as much.

links.tldrnewsletter.com

TLDR Web Dev

WHY IS CSS-IN-JS SLOW?

CSS-in-JS solutions, while offering JavaScript-based styling benefits, can be slower than traditional CSS due to the additional parsing steps involved in their implementation.

playfulprogramming.com · 8 min