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[leah @leahloading]

Built a podcast app for @ITSNOTABOOKCLUB.
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[François Chollet @fchollet]

I just sent out this week's edition of my newsletter.

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[leah @leahloading]

love a concise explanation, another useful one for the archives https://t.co/ejyDJUzTDP

[Ken Kocienda @kocienda]

No. This is false. I helped to create two different billion-user projects at Apple: WebKit and iPhone. I was on these teams from the earliest stages and I never once came close to sleeping at the office. It’s not an essential part of doing great work.

[leah @leahloading]

"API"
I read a highly relatable article today. It's quite a challenging but important and frequently used term to build a mental model around..
"Nobody introduced me to the API" by @rwieruch https://t.co/cbP2cOikkw

[leah @leahloading]

Useful framing questions in Next.js (from today):
Page content depends on external data? Use getStaticProps().
Page path depends on external data? Use dynamic routes.

[Gbenga (busy looking after my plants) @gbengaishere]

New video just dropped - all about my absolute fav, Kalanchoe Beharensis 'Silver Shadow'. I've had it for almost 2 years, so there was a lot to say - I hope you enjoy this one as much as I enjoyed making it

Link to watch: https://t.co/OLWHODYpT5

[leah @leahloading]

need those fiction recs

[jeffreylebowski.eth @lebowski_eth]

@mariogabriele Read nonfiction to raise your floor.

Read fiction to raise your ceiling.

[leah @leahloading]

Starting to learn more about testing, lots of useful articles on this blog: "Static vs Unit vs Integration vs E2E Testing for Frontend Apps" by @kentcdodds

https://t.co/iMCzj5WGEb

[leah @leahloading]

Loved using this, very intuitive

[Lee Robinson @leerob]

Meet the new `create-next-app`:

◆ TypeScript by default
◆ Interactive configuration
◆ Faster, single-shot dependency installs

Kudos to @ctjlewis for their work on this!

[leah @leahloading]

Reminder to self

[François Chollet @fchollet]

To reach your target, you must first build the right process. But to build the right process, you must focus on the target, not on the process. It's too easy for processes to take a life of their own and forget the goal they were serving.

[leah @leahloading]

the repo: https://t.co/sO9nU46GYw

[leah @leahloading]

Built a podcast app for @ITSNOTABOOKCLUB.
https://t.co/crnL7KeH0Q

[Jerry-Lee Bosmans @jerbosmans]

endless possibilities

[leah @leahloading]

✍️ gotta try this one

[leah @leahloading]

underrated: Open Graph meta tags

[Gbenga (busy looking after my plants) @gbengaishere]

Say what you want out loud

[leah @leahloading]

there’s something so beautifully minimal about a monospace font

[leah @leahloading]

art imitates life..vice versa

[KidSuper @KidSuper]

The Final look of the KidSuper SS22 show!!

[Dr. Emily Anhalt @dremilyanhalt]

remember when you wanted what you currently have?

[leah @leahloading]

Especially if we come to rely on these datasets (via some implementation of AI) and don't realise our experiences are being limited by the datasets we use

[leah @leahloading]

Metadata can quietly limit your visibility in the digital age

It's only now I've started programming that I appreciate how up to date and properly formatted metadata can be the difference between being seen and unseen online

[leah @leahloading]

Maybe it's a problem? Maybe it's important that individuals can be in charge of creating and distributing their own data?