[BAWD #62] Free JS Conference for Africans and...

Jan 30, 2022

Hello there 👋🏾,

I trust you had a blissful week? Btw, here’s a friendly reminder that instead of overthinking or overreacting, you should relax and be calm for that moment so you can get more clarity before making the next step. Trust me; you’d be glad you did.

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Run a Minecraft server for free on Kubernetes by Joyce Lin.
Crafting a Business Oriented Developer Portfolio that Stands Out by Joel Hooks.
A Refresher on Software Vulnerabilities by Chidi Williams.
The Web in 2036: Predictions on a Whim by Jim Nielsen.
On Leaving Facebook by Alex Frantic.
Secrets of Successful Security Programs - Part 1 by Phil Venables.
Serialization by Shalvah.
5 reasons you need to start doing ecommerce personalization on your online store by Esat Artug.
How to quickly build a documentation site using Docusaurus 🚀 by Kira.
CKAD Tips: Kubernetes Architecture Explained by Edidiong Asikpo.

Product of the Week ✨

NextUI is a beautiful, fast, and modern React UI library that lets you make beautiful websites regardless of your design experience.

Good Tidings 🔊

Join 15,000 African Javascript enthusiasts on Tuesday 8th February 2022 for a full day of discussing Javascript, Reactjs, Vuejs, TypeScript, WebAssembly, Headless Commerce, DevTools, and more! —with speakers from Nigeria 🇳🇬, Zambia 🇿🇲, South Africa 🇿🇦, Kenya 🇰🇪, and Egypt 🇪🇬. You can learn more, see the talk sessions, and get a FREE ticket here.
Laws of UX is a collection of best practices that designers can consider when building user interfaces.
Here’s an online bookmark/lookup table for freely available Computer Science video courses lectures.
#OSCAFest22 is a high-profile event that would entail a series of technical talks, workshops, and open-source software awareness. You can learn more or purchase a ticket.
Sourcegraph is hiring several interns across various business units for a 12-week remote internship program.
Here’s a collection of some community-driven roadmaps, articles, and resources for developers in different tech fields.
Check this out for some useful copywriting example inspirations.
This repository contains short summaries of some published machine learning papers, which can be very useful if you’re working in academics or so.
If you’re building a startup, then you should check out Hyper—an early-stage venture firm focused on the things modern startups need most: distribution, community, mentorship, talent, and funding.
Here’s a curated list of project-based programming tutorials you can use to learn how to build applications from scratch.
Do you want to learn more about Rust? Then you should explore this exciting Rust course created especially for Javascript developers.
Joe's Jobs curates the best roles at exciting startups and companies across product, engineering, design, open-source, and more.
Want to learn how to build global e-commerce experiences with headless commerce APIs? Check out the Commerce Layer developer’s hub or join the slack community to get started.
This cheat sheet offers a set of Linux commands that you can use for quick reference.
Here's a recommendation of the top five websites to find remote jobs for different fields in tech.

Dev Term of the day 💾

Compiler: is a computer program that translates a code from a high-level programming language to a low-level language in order to create an executable program. Learn more here (text) or here (video).

Book Recommendations

Why Don't Students Like School? by Daniel T. Willingham.
A Quest for Godliness — The Puritan Vision of the Christian Life by J.I. Packer.
Crafting Interpreters by Robert Nystrom.
Atomic Habits by James Clear.

Featured Tweets and Videos 😍

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

Achalugo @_MsLinda

I believe the greatest form of wealth one can have is the quality of people they’re surrounded by. It’s why I always make an effort to prioritize people — especially those who make to do same.

Tae’lur Alexis @TaelurAlexis

I have to remind myself that success isn’t linear and falling off of your goals happens to many of us. We just have to get back up. I’m sending support & love to everyone else who is struggling to achieve their goals. Every day we wake up is an opportunity to work on yourself

Hassan El Mghari @Nutlope

Beginner React tutorials be like:

⬇️: 1. Hot Summer - TOKYO GROOVE JYOSHI (live)

⬇️: Blue Bubbles vs Green Bubbles: Explained!

⬇️: Lec 1 | MIT 6.00 Introduction to Computer Science and Programming, Fall 2008

⬇️: Beautiful & Uplifting Gospel Hymns AlanJackson with Instrumental Hymns

Quote of the day 💙

“The time is always right to do what is right.”–Martin Luther King Jr

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