Xavier N-C

Software Engineer. #100Devs |

[Xavier N-C @xavierCodes]

Takeaway 100:
TIL that CSS conditionals are possible with the recently added if() function:
https://t.co/zqshsIsQld

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Takeaway 99:
Came across an articulate and digestible breakdown of the formidable Big O Notation via Sloth Bytes:
https://t.co/ahXZb7Otbd

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Takeaway 98:
Found a great article that gives a rundown of the 'popover' API and its variations, specifically the lastest of the bunch, 'popover=hint':

https://t.co/NCDypbVkZM

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Takeaway 97:
Learned some interesting new UI components & component terms from the latest Coding Sloth vid. My faves were 'skeleton screens' and 'bento grids':

https://t.co/4AtWvmzBRL

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Takeaway 96:
A real eye-opening post about ways to ensure efficient use of formatting in JS, without negatively impacting app performance:

https://t.co/fCLAVqEvtY

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Takeaway 95:
Some potentially useful monitoring tools summed up in this recent freeCodeCamp article:

https://t.co/pBJYgoEMX4

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Takeaway 94:
Read a really neat blog post from Frontend Masters demo-ing a mobile-style custom <select> menu that opens from the bottom up:

https://t.co/jfZufqBFVt

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Takeaway 93:
This article contained some interesting new (new to me, at least) dev tools for streamlining one's workflow:

https://t.co/JahfFh3EjV

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Takeaway 92:
TIL about feature flags, which allows for the deployment of new features in your project, with limited or no visibility to users,; an ideal tool for testing. This article breaks it down further:
https://t.co/Uf86o0RbOr

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Takeaway 91:
Default parameters are a small tweak in one's code syntax that can help write clean and clear functions. This article I found on https://t.co/zzf9RixwPk walks through the benefits of utilizing default parameters:

https://t.co/pd044xVyFU

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Takeaway 90:
Got 3 serious code maintenance principles out of this latest Serious CTO short:

https://t.co/dPs9ZLRM8v

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Takeaway 89 (bonus post to make up for yesterday's missed post):
Came across an instructive and fun breakdown of the different kinds of web bots and ways to detect them:
https://t.co/2mGJicIAPS

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Takeaway 88:
An article that makes a pretty solid case for using gaps over margins. The key highlights in a nutshell -> gaps are automatic, leave less code to write, and support both horizontal and vertical spacing:

https://t.co/cX1Z52tKp7

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Takeaway 87:
Found out about a really cool Translator web API:

https://t.co/WljcarrGJq

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Takeaway 86:
Learned about the magic of implementing quantity query in CSS from this neat Frontend Masters post:

https://t.co/akSLVHA5Wt

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Takeaway 85:
Delved into this article that showcases the top level 'await' feature, which as I understand, enables 'await' logic to be placed at the top of an ES Module without needing to wrap it in an 'async' function:

https://t.co/hItK5c2sD3

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Takeaway 84:
The latest Coding Sloth vid really opened my eyes to vast number of resources you can gather from various GitHub repos: project guides, algorithms, free coding books, tech roadmaps, you name it!

https://t.co/xzgAw3BZTQ

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Takeaway 83:
Found a post that lays out a concise and solid 7-part testimony to the effectiveness of React:

https://t.co/mSRpa2kLKL

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Takeaway 82:
A intriguing blog post that dissects the traditional 'structure/style/behavior' separations of concerns and re-shapes it into a condensed, two-part separation of concerns:

https://t.co/Yel5NBWEp2

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Takeaway 81:
Learned about the difference between the 'strong' element and 'b' (Bring Attention To) element, the latter of which I've never knew about until today:

https://t.co/tlkwJUrJV6

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