[BAWD #54] On AWS Amplify Studio and Third-party Scripts

Dec 05, 2021

Hello there 👋🏾,

I trust you had a blissful week? Btw, here’s a friendly reminder that the slow pace of transformation often makes it easy to let a bad habit slide or dismiss poor decisions. But when you repeat 1% errors every day, by replicating poor decisions, duplicating tiny mistakes, or rationalizing little excuses, you will find yourself with toxic results.

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An Introduction to GraphQL by Tania Rascia.
A Gentle Introduction to Machine Fundamentals by Marijn Haverbeke.
In Quest of Search by Sara Soueidan.
Rebase vs. Merge: Integrating Changes in Git by Tobias Günther.
What you need to know about Parcel 2 by Nelson Michael.
Embrace your code’s transience by Jake Albaugh.
OOPS in JavaScript with easy to understand examples by Nehal Mahida.
Is tech hurting American soft power? by Scott Bade.
Recreate Google.com with Tailwind CSS by Chris Sev.
Blockchain 101: A Quick Primer for Absolute Beginners by Angie Jones.

Product of the Week ✨

Zerobalance allows you to get virtual cards for free-trial signups and never worry about getting charged or cancellations.

Do check it out here and upvote on Producthunt.

Good Tidings 🔊

Here’s an insightful list of 18 things that cause startups not to make something users want.
AWS Amplify announces AWS Amplify Studio, a visual development environment that automatically translates designs made in Figma to human-readable Fullstack React UI code 👀.
Algorithm Visualizer is an interactive online platform that visualizes algorithms from code making learning algorithms even easier.
Communication is essential to teams and projects of all types and sizes. Here’s a solid guide to learn some practical communication tips.
Don’t add any third-party scripts to your site if you want to make your website better 👀.
Udacity is still giving 75% off all Nanodegree programs until December 31st, 2021. Don’t miss out!
Here’s a curated list of project-based programming tutorials you can use to learn how to build applications from scratch.
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.
If you're a developer that's curious about web3 but not sure where to start, then you can get started here to learn and start building cool stuff.
You’ve been benefiting from the use of open-source projects all year. Now is the time to say thanks to the maintainers of those projects by sending gifts of contributions 🎄.

Dev Term of the day 💾

Cache: This is a hardware or software component that stores data to serve future requests for that data faster. Learn more here (text) or here (video).

Book Recommendations

Salvation Plain and Simple by Curtis Hutson.
How to Develop a Super Power Memory by Harry Lorayne.
Cloud Engineering for Beginners by Nenne Adaora Nwodo.
Getting Things Done by David Allen and David Kelvin Allen.

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 :)

⬇️: Coding Interview with Dan Abramov

⬇️: Full Roadmap to learn Blockchain development

⬇️: Learn Go Programming - Golang Tutorial for Beginners

⬇️: Last 15 Minutes of the Game Magnus Carlsen Won Against Nepomniachtchi WCC 2021

⬇️: $456,000 Squid Game In Real Life!

Quote of the day 💙

“We cannot solve problems with the kind of thinking we employed when we came up with them.”–Albert Einstein

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