July-August picks - A curated list of articles from the web
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Here is a list of articles about tech that I have found interesting during the months of July and August. Enjoy !
Nodejs / Typescript / Javascript
- An alternative to
Node.js&Deno, namedBun ts-nodecan now useswcto transpiletypescriptNode.js18supports snapshot testingLodashis dead. Long liveRadash.
Rust
Java
Cloud
Dev / Tooling
- When
Web Assembly(Wasm) andDockerWork (and Do Not Work) Together - A great and thorough overview of the knowledge needed for
system design - Use
git worktreeto work on the same repo but with different branches - How to make ids easier for developers to use
Helix, a great alternative tovimornanoDiátaxis, a systematic framework for technical documentation authoring.
Craft / Architecting
- An interesting article on how one could refactor legacy code in a future prof way
- A reflexion about
TDDand how to use it more effectively - Great discussion between
Michael Feathers&Dave Farleyabout Legacy Code among other things - A clean architecture tutorial
Organization / Agility
- A really interesting conversation between
Allen Holub&Dave Farleyabout scrum - Heuristics for Effective Software Development Organizations by
Allen Holub Spotifyallowed its 6,500 employees to work from anywhere in the world. Its turnover rate dropped- How to split your user stories (in french)
- A great Twitter thread on agility and agile organisations
- How to tell when an user story need refactoring
Lead in tech
- Stop Offering Career Ladders. Start Offering Career Portfolios.
- Why Compassion Is a Better Managerial Tactic than Toughness
- A tech lead’s guide to effective communication
IA
- DALL-E and similar tools can be useful to generate illustration pictures
- Run Stable Diffusion on your M1 Mac’s GPU
