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TLDR WEB DEV 2025-02-26

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01ARTICLES & TUTORIALS

HOW CORE GIT DEVELOPERS CONFIGURE GIT

The series of Git configuration settings in this article are categorized into "Clearly Makes Git Better," "Why the Hell Not?" and "A Matter of Taste" - explanations and code snippets are provided to enable each of them. Examples include improving branch and tag listing, setting a default branch name, using a better diff algorithm, and enhancing push/fetch behavior. There are also settings for autocorrect prompting, committing with diffs, reusing recorded resolutions, and nicer rebase configurations.

blog.gitbutler.com17 min read

HOW WE MIGRATED 160,000 LINES OF JAVASCRIPT TO TYPESCRIPT—WITH ZERO DOWNTIME

WorkMade successfully migrated a 160,000-line JavaScript banking application to TypeScript with zero downtime over six weeks by using a separate migration branch, periodic rebasing, and incremental typing. It tested the TypeScript version in a staging environment with uptime monitoring and mirrored the production environment before pushing the changes to production.

benhowdle.im6 min read

WHY YOU SHOULD NOT PARSE LOCALIZED STRINGS

Parsing localized strings is problematic because the interpretation of numbers and dates varies a lot across locales, leading to ambiguity and errors. User device language may not reflect their intended input, and multiple valid string formats can represent the same data. Locale data also changes over time, leading to inconsistent results. Instead of parsing, use dedicated input mechanisms or standard interchange formats to handle user input and data exchange, respectively.

links.tldrnewsletter.com7 min read

02OPINIONS & ADVICE

IF IT IS WORTH KEEPING, SAVE IT IN MARKDOWN

Digital content is prone to loss due to link rot, platform changes, and even self-hosting failures. Valuable content should be preserved in durable, easily accessible formats like plaintext Markdown so it can last forever.

p.migdal.pl7 min read

FREELANCING: HOW I GOT CLIENTS, PART 1

This developer became a successful freelancer by creating a well-structured and quantified resume, preparing a quick verbal presentation, understanding optimal timing for job searching based on fiscal years, and using tools like Calendly and Briskine for scheduling and efficient communication. In the resume, he addressed the needs of potential clients and emphasized relevant experience for those needs.

crocspace.substack.com7 min read

03LAUNCHES & TOOLS

Sponsored

7PACE FOR JIRA: ACTUALLY-EASY TIME TRACKING AND TIME SHEETS

Teams worldwide use 7pace [9] as their single source of truth for time data. Track and manage time on Jira issues, calendars, or timesheets in seconds. Add or edit time using drag-and-drop, duplicate worklogs, and get time-tracking insights. Add context such as billable activities with custom fields. Try free on the Atlassian marketplace

marketplace.atlassian.comSponsor

marketplace.atlassian.com

REACT NATIVE BOOST

React Native Boost is a Babel plugin to automatically optimize React Native applications through source code analysis. It identifies and implements safe micro-optimizations by replacing React Native's View and Text implementations with their native versions.

github.comGitHub repository

GOATDB

GoatDB is a real-time, version-controlled NoDB designed for Deno and React ideal for prototyping and lightweight deployments without complex backends. It has features like client-side operation, resilience, real-time collaboration, and edge-native processing. GoatDB uses React hooks for state management and provides easy server setup with automatic sync.

github.comGitHub repository

XONSH

Xonsh is a cross-platform, Python-powered shell that blends Python 3.6+ syntax with familiar shell commands.

xon.shTool

04MISCELLANEOUS

I WENT TO SQL INJECTION COURT

A bill (SB0226) is being considered by the Illinois General Assembly to address whether public bodies can hide information from Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests by storing it in databases. This bill was prompted by Matt Chapman's FOIA request for the City of Chicago's parking ticket database (CANVAS) schema, which was denied due to security concerns. Chapman sued, bringing in the author of this article as an expert witness to argue that releasing the schema wouldn't jeopardize the system, but despite winning at trial and appellate court, the Illinois Supreme Court ultimately sided with the city, defining a schema as a file layout, which is exempt.

sockpuppet.org15 min read

THE DEEP RESEARCH PROBLEM

OpenAI's Deep Research is designed to make research and analysis easier, but it often falls short of expectations due to inaccuracies and unreliable data sourcing. For example, a sample report on smartphone adoption rates contained flawed data from sources like Statcounter and Statista, leading to incorrect conclusions. The core issue lies in asking a probabilistic model a question that requires deterministic accuracy.

ben-evans.com9 min read

A PEEK INTO A POSSIBLE FUTURE OF PYTHON IN THE BROWSER

Python-like code will be able to be run efficiently in web browsers. SPy is a research project that aims to create a "Python-friendly" language that compiles to native binaries or WebAssembly. It was used to accelerate a generative art demo in PyScript by pre-compiling code, achieving a 100x performance improvement.

lukasz.langa.pl10 min read