Some great tips here from Andy Bell’s latest article, Some simple ways to make content look good. I know I struggle with this. I’m also the person who takes two days to figure out if a font looks good lol.
Just a heads up that there will be no newsletter next week as I’m on vacation. This one’s coming to you a little earlier as I’m off to snowboard. Regular programming will resume the following week.
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Another week, another newsletter. Let’s get to it!
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Matt Pocock of TypeScript fame dropped a fantastic package this week. You’ve heard of CSS resets, but now there is ts-reset. More things will likely be added over time, but you can drop this in your project today. Note it does change the return types of certain things, so definitely test it out first!
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Deno allows you to create command line interfaces (CLI), but I didn’t realize you could use web prompts for the, i.e. alert('completed')! For more info, check the examples for input prompts.
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Deno 1.30 is out! With support for built-in Node modules and more! I think we’re going to be seeing a lot more adoption of Deno in 2023.
I didn’t drop this in last week’s newsletter because everyone was probably posting about it, but Netlify, where I work acquired Gatsby! I’m excited for what this holds for the future of Netlify and Gatsby. Composable web ftw!
This is one of the best things I’ve read in a while. The case for frameworks by my co-worker Laurie Voss, a.k.a. @seldo. It’s a bit of a long read, but very much worth it.
Congrats to the Hydrogen team! Hydrogen is now using Remix. For the full update, check out the Hydrogen Updates page.
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A great read from Chris Coyier on command bars making their way to the web. I love command bars. I was a big fan of Alfred but have since moved on to Raycast. Command bars everywhere! They’re in browser dev tools and even in my browser of choice these days!
Rachel Andrew has a new resource to learn all about images up on web.dev. Images have never been my strong suit, so this is definitely something I’m going to check out.
Today we have launched Learn Images! In our newest course learn about image formats, compression, responsive images, and performance.
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The Astro 2.0 Beta has a great new feature called Collections that let you manage Markdown and MDX content in your project. This interests me as an Eleventy user since they also have the concept of collections.
Congrats to the Deno team on a great year. Lots of goodness in this in year review post. It’s exciting to see npm package support in there, along with the Fresh web framework and more! If you still need to give Deno a look, I encourage you to check it out.
We got a lot of snow in Montreal over the past week and I did a little too much shoveling. I tweaked my back, but thank goodness for a great physio. I’m not 100% yet, but at least I can tie my shoes now lol.
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I like the new way of cloning objects in JavaScript and Steve Sewell’s blog post, Deep Cloning Objects in JavaScript, the Modern Way, is a great run through on how it used to be done and how you can do it with modern JavaScript.
This site has been around for a while now, but I’ve been enjoying CSSBattle on Fridays with folks from my Virtual Coffee community. Check it out if you want to test your CSS skills/improve them.
Hey folks! It’s 2023 and I’m back from PTO. I had a great time chilling in Costa Rica recharging and enjoying warm weather. With that, another week, another newsletter. Let’s get to it!
Before we go through the usual sections, I was curious if folks are enjoying the content of the newsletter. I have had folks reach out to me to tell me they do, but at the same time, I’m still working on making it better. If you have any feedback, feel free to let me know.
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I came across Intl.Segmenter recently. This could have interesting use cases for content like determining word count. I’m sure there are others but that’s what popped in my head immediately. The only downside is it’s not supported in Firefox. Having said that, you can definitely use it in Node.js and Deno.
Speeding up the JavaScript ecosystem - one library at a time by Marvin Hagemeister (Preact core team member). A great read on performance improvements and also a reminder to understand the language you’re using better. I also love that Marvin has pull requests for what he’s talking about that improve the various projects. ✨
I had Brian Rinaldi on my Twitch stream this week (see below). He wrote a really great article about serverless edge, Does the Serverless Edge Live Up to the Hype?, that I highly encourage you to give a read.
I’m still off for the holidays, but just dropping one last newsletter for the year. It’s a little shorter because I’m recharging for 2023. 😎 With that, another week, another newsletter. Let’s get to it!
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I love this pixel art studio from Michelle Barker! Go draw something fun and grab the CSS it generates and pop it on your site or blog!
I’ve been learning Rust on and off as work has been keeping me pretty busy. I’ve gotten the updated Rust book for my Kobo which is great, but I came across an awesome YouTube channel recently called Let’s Get Rusty! I love the way they break things down. I recently caught the episode on ownership in Rust and it’s 🔥! Check it out!
This one is coming to you a little earlier this week as I’m off for the holidays, and I know some of you are as well. With that, another week, another newsletter. Let’s get to it!
As more and more folks leave Twitter, they’re looking for a new home. Some are considering Mastodon. If you’re not sure what Mastodon is or are looking for tips, check out Fedi.Tips
Loved this conversation with Brian Douglas, a.k.a. bdougie, about DevRel, contributors, metrics, & Open Sauced
how I can basically create more advocates of the product I’m working for, as opposed to being the face of the thing I’m talking about
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It’s getting close to the end of the year. If you have an education stipend at work, use it! Josh W. Comeau has a great thread on where to use that stipend including his own course which is amazing btw!
All the Jamstack Conf 2022 videos are up! I was working virtually for the conference as a moderator online and can say there were so many great talks. Check ‘em out!
So I’m back on buttondown.email. It was great when I was using it before the brief move to Substack and then the move to Revue. The only reason I moved to Revue was because it was tightly integrated to Twitter in what appeared to be a good thing. Twitter followers could discover my newsletter a lot easier. Fast forward to 2022 and it looks like they’re phasing out Revue at Twitter.
Sorry for leaving you Buttondown! 😎 Alright, with that, back to regular scheduled programming.
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