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TLDR WEB DEV 2023-11-20

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01ARTICLES & TUTORIALS

MOVING BACK TO REACT

A company transitioned from using Preact to React as its front-end framework during a team hackathon. This strategic change was aimed at addressing developmental challenges and boosting performance. The process required meticulous planning, thorough testing, and extensive modifications to the existing codebase. By making this switch, the platform gained enhanced compatibility with Next.js, enriched the overall development experience, and positioned itself for embracing upcoming technological innovations.

daily.dev10 min read

EXPLORING V8'S STRINGS: IMPLEMENTATION AND OPTIMIZATIONS

This is a technical look at how the JavaScript V8 engine handles strings, including the optimizations used that allow it to go toe to toe with languages like C++. It goes through various string types and implementations, comparing their purposes and describing how they perform in various scenarios. The author uses an example script that fetches and processes web page data to show some of the drawbacks of V8’s optimizations.

iliazeus.github.io8 min read

FORGET YOUR MICROSERVICES! THE UNPARALLELED BENEFITS OF POOL ARCHITECTURE

While microservices architecture serves certain use cases very well, application architecture is not a one-size-fits-all thing. This article explores a new paradigm, the pool architecture, explaining how it functions through an aquarium illustration. It also highlights the many benefits of using this architecture while also pointing out some of the drawbacks.

medium.com6 min read

02OPINIONS & ADVICE

REDUCE THE NOISE, MAKE SPACE FOR PROGRESS

It’s challenging to manage constant distractions and information overload in today’s world. The brain is not great at multitasking - productivity is higher when software engineers focus on one thing at a time. Adopting a low-information diet and focusing on content that requires sustained attention, like books or podcasts, trains the brain for better focus. It is important to manage communication effectively. Process-centric communication reduces the need for constant back-and-forth messaging.

strategizeyourcareer.substack.com8 min read

CODING IS ACTUALLY HARD

The author of this post shares their personal journey and struggles with learning to code over a decade. Initially inspired by tech giants like Mark Zuckerberg and Steve Jobs, they began self-teaching at 15 using various online resources. Despite early enthusiasm, they faced significant challenges in moving from theory to practice, often feeling overwhelmed and doubting their abilities. The post reflects on the ongoing struggle and the realization that coding is inherently challenging but achievable with persistence.

duttakapil.com8 min read

03LAUNCHES & TOOLS

PLASMO

The Plasmo Framework is a browser extension SDK. It has first-class TypeScript and React support, comes with various storage and messaging APIs, and handles various pain points of building browser extensions.

github.comGitHub repository

UNEEBEE

Uneebee is an open-source platform for creating interactive courses similar to those in Duolingo. It’s built in Elixir and Erlang.

github.comGitHub repository

GSPLAT.JS

gsplat.js is an easy-to-use, general-purpose, open-source 3D Gaussian Splatting library that provides functionality similar to three.js but for Gaussian Splatting.

github.comGitHub repository

04MISCELLANEOUS

MICROSOFT HIRES FORMER OPENAI CEO SAM ALTMAN

Sam Altman was ousted from OpenAI on Friday and was hired by Microsoft late Sunday night. Satya Nadella announced that Altman, along with Greg Brockman and other OpenAI team members, will be leading an advanced AI research group within Microsoft.

theverge.com3 min read

FRIENDS DON'T LET FRIENDS MAKE BAD GRAPHS

This is an opinionated essay about good and bad data visualization practices. The essay covers various types of graphs, such as pie charts, bar plots, heat maps, and more. One of the rules is that bar plots should not be used for mean separation.

github.com10 min read

HOW WE WORK ASYNCHRONOUSLY

Posthog, a fully remote company, works completely asynchronously. This post shares various tips on how Posthog does it successfully, such as valuing transparency, always sharing context, writing in public, reducing work in progress, and more. The post shares concise specifics and examples for each point.

open.substack.com6 min read