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[BAWD #50] Retaining Knowledge and Tech Doodles

Nov 12, 2021

Hello there 👋🏾,

I trust you had a blissful week? Unfortunately, I’m late again, and I’m sorry. Btw, here’s a friendly reminder that every great opportunity has many reasons why it could fail. So you have to trust your ability to solve problems along the way.

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The Future of Remembering, Article II: Building Human AI by Sharon Zhang.
Building faster Android apps with Jetpack Compose by Nate Ebel.
Programmers Guide to Solving Computational Problems by Gary Vladimir Núñez López.
Storing and retrieving JavaScript objects in localStorage by Nelson Michael.
Augmenting Long-term Memory by Michael Nielsen.
7 most common web design mistakes according to psychology by Gert Svaiko.
How Core Web Vitals Will Impact Google Rankings in 2021 by Christina Kopecky and Lee Robinson.
Understanding React’s useEffect cleanup function by Chimezie Innocent.
The Best Web3 Resources—Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, NFTs, DAOs, and the Metaverse by Sam Sycamore.

Product of the Week ✨

Personal AI allows you to speak, write or upload insights, information, and experiences into your personal AI so you can recall your memories exactly when you need them.

Do check it out here and upvote on Producthunt.

Good Tidings 🔊

This article will help you overcome one of the most significant difficulties you will face when accelerating learning: formulating knowledge.
If you’re a big fan of learning with visuals, check out this repository describing complex matters related to Algorithms, Machine Learning, Web Development, etc., with simple doodles.
You should also check out this insightful comic to learn how you can remember anything forever. If you want to improve and become better at what you do, then you should check this out.
Udacity is giving 75% off all Nanodegree programs from now till December 31st, 2021. Don’t miss out!
You should check out this book to learn how to learn any language fast and never forget it.
Here’s a curated list of project-based programming tutorials you can use to learn how to build applications from scratch.
You should check out Git Command Explorer to find the right Git commands you need without having to google every time.
Want to learn more about Commerce Layer? Do check out the developer’s hub or join the slack community to learn how to build the future of global e-commerce with commerce APIs.
Here’s a massive 19-hour course on the freeCodeCamp YouTube channel that will teach you how to build a full-fledged API using Python and the FastAPI library.

Dev Term of the day 💾

Micro-frontend: This is a microservice approach to front-end web development that allows multiple teams to build and ship features independently. Learn more here (text) or here (video).

Book Recommendations

Why Don't Students Like School? by Daniel T. Willingham.
Thanks for the Feedback by Douglas Stone and Sheila Heen.
All of Grace by Charles Haddon Spurgeon.
The Art of Learning: An Inner Journey to Optimal Performance by Josh Waitzkin.

Featured Tweets 😍

Sadly, I’ve been off Twitter, so I don’t have tweets to share. However, I’ll share some of my favorite videos from YouTube this week. Trust me; you might like them :)

⬇️: I Trained Like A Chess Grandmaster

⬇️: Full Ethical Hacking Course - Network Penetration Testing for Beginners

⬇️: Why Positive Thinking is Bad for You

⬇️: Code a Squid Game JavaScript Game Using Three.js

Quote of the day 💙

“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So, throw off the bowlines, sail away from safe harbor, catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore, Dream, Discover.”–Mark Twain

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