[BAWD #111] Stop Being a Junior Developer

Aug 07, 2023

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Dev Meme of the Week 🥲

Source: I don’t remember where I first saw this 🥹

Featured Technical Articles ✍🏾👩🏽‍💻

Stop Being a Junior by Kent C. Dodds.
The key to understanding complex systems is patience by Addy Osmani.
Focus or focus visible? A guide to make your focus state accessible by Maya Shavin.
Understanding React Server Components by Alice Alexandra Moore.
The Nitty Gritty of API Methods by Velda Kiara.
Use AI to moderate abusive and vulgar comments by Jason Lengstorf.
Distributed Locks in Node.js by Bruno Paulino.
The Fall of Stack Overflow by Ayhan Fuat Çelik.
Multi-domain shopping carts by Filippo Conforti.
Guidelines for optimistic UI in modern CRUD apps by Jacob Paris.
Fixing a Memory Leak in a Production Node.js App by Kent C. Dodds.
Demystifying developer advocacy by Angie Jones.

Featured Productivity Articles ✍🏾🦅

The Proven Path to Doing Unique and Meaningful Work by James Clear.
The Complete Guide to Goal Setting (Backed by Science) by Mike Manson.
The Release Ratio: How to Make Use of Everything You Know by Lawrence Yeo.
No More Productivity Hacks by Zef Hemel.

Product of the Week ✨

Brimble is an efficient and modern cloud deployment platform and CLI for web applications built by Nigerians.

Good Tidings 🔊

Google Career Certificates provides flexible online training programs to help people learn job-ready skills in the following fields: Cybersecurity, Data Analytics, Digital Marketing & E-commerce, IT Support, Project Management, and UX Design.
If you’re a student (at any level), you can apply to get the GitHub Student Developer Pack and access the best developer tools, resources, and courses for FREE.
Aniedi is running the Automagic Internship, where you can work as an intern remotely and earn 75k NGN. If you meet expectations at the end of the month, they will immediately hire you for an entry-level role (200k - 250k NGN/month) or place you on a waiting list for their next project.
If you're looking for a paid tech internship, Sultan is running a 100kInterns drive to collect structured data and pair applicants with companies looking for interns.
I was on a podcast with Wunola recently to talk about web standards and the evolving web landscape. You should check it out.
I customized a maths-themed geek wall clock for a friend's birthday (with the solutions explained), and it turned out well. You can check out the Figma design and change the equations as you deem fit.
If you’re looking to get started with technical writing, you should check this for a curated list of articles, books, videos, tools, podcasts, etc.
Here’s a curated list of interview questions for different programming languages, frameworks, and technologies.
Here is a collection of universities, companies, and organizations that offer free online courses with certificates.
For managers, here’s a collection of engineering leadership resources that you’d find helpful.
Here’s a complete computer science study plan you can use to become a software engineer.
Looking to network with other student community leaders and professionals or level up your skills and give back to your community? You can join the GitHub Campus Experts program now and expand your connections!
Here’s a curated list of project-based programming tutorials you can use to learn how to build applications from scratch.
Need support for your learning? Every month, you can get funding for your learning needs (internet subscription, computer device, or courses) from anonymous people who care.
Here's a recommendation of the top five websites to find remote jobs for different fields in tech.

Book Recommendations 📚

All of Grace by Charles Haddon Spurgeon.
Simplified JavaScript for VIPs by Ebenezer Don.
Engineering Management for the Rest of Us by Sarah Drasner.
Building Python Web APIs with FastAPI by Abdulazeez Adeshina.
The Pragmatic Programmer by Dave Thomas and Andy Hunt.

Featured Tweets and Videos 😍

Here are some cool tweets and some of my favorite videos from YouTube this week.

⬇️: AfricaHackTrip - The Movie

⬇️: OSCA Documentary 2022

⬇️: STACKING CONTEXT in CSS, Simplified | Solving Z-INDEX problems

⬇️: People Made New

Quote of the Week 💙

“I trained 4 years to run 9 seconds and people give up when they don't see results in 2 months” –Usain Bolt.

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