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[BAWD #63] Why are Hyperlinks Blue?

Feb 6, 2022
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[BAWD #63] Why are Hyperlinks Blue?

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Hello there šŸ‘‹šŸ¾,

I trust you had a blissful week? Btw, here’s a friendly reminder that it might seem slow along the way but it wasn’t meant to be fast after all. Slow progress is still progress!

I’d be adding new stuff to the newsletter. A subscriber suggested splitting technical and non-technical productivity articles (that they’ve found really useful) since sometimes they get lost in between all the software engineering jargon. It sounded like a good idea, and why not try it?! 😃

If you love the content I share, please forward this email, share it on social media or invite your friends to subscribe. I’ll also appreciate your feedback or suggestion(s); thanks!

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Featured Technical Articles āœšŸ¾šŸ‘©šŸ½ā€šŸ’»

  1. Why are hyperlinks blue? by Elise Blanchard.

  2. Recursion For Beginners by Bolaji Olajide.

  3. Get better at troubleshooting and debugging software by Ifeora Okechukwu.

  4. "Proving" time complexity empirically by Shalvah.

  5. The Perfect System Doesn't Exist by Alex Kondov.

  6. Getting started with React Hooks — A simple guide by Ademola Adegbuyi.

  7. Computer Science In 10 Years: Will Computer Scientists Become Obsolete? by Sunayana Samantaray.

  8. Notes on Crafting Interpreters: Go by Chidi Williams.

  9. The One Time I Needed Computer Science by Alex Kondov.

  10. Mistakes I’ve Made as an EngineeringĀ Manager by Sarah Drasner.

Featured Productivity Articles āœšŸ¾šŸ¦…

  1. The Productivity Guide: Time Management Strategies That Work by James Clear.

  2. How to Learn Anything Faster by Ali Abdaal.

  3. Rethinking Discipline by Scott H. Young.

  4. 7 Ways to Retain More of Every Book You Read by James Clear.

  5. How To Stay Focused (and not get distracted) by Ali Abdaal.


Product of the Week ✨

Gradio is the fastest way to demo your machine learning model with a friendly web interface so that anyone can use it anywhere!


Good Tidings šŸ”Š

  1. Here’s a detailed compilation of some good practices about software design, components, application structure, testing, styling, state management, and data fetching.

  2. This month (22nd February 2022 at 18:00 WAT), join the State of Web Performance, where you'll hear from a panel of various web performance experts + have the opportunity to ask questions via live chat.

  3. This repository contains JavaScript-based examples of popular algorithms and data structures with related explanations and links for further reading.

  4. Here’s another one—a multi-month study plan for becoming a software engineer at a large company.

  5. JoinĀ 15,000Ā African Javascript enthusiasts next tomorrow (8th February 2022) for a full day of discussing Javascript, Reactjs, Vuejs, TypeScript, WebAssembly, Headless Commerce, DevTools,Ā and more!

  6. You should also consider joining Blogging for Devs, a private community for developers, indie hackers, freelancers, and tech creators growing their audience through writing online, or learn how to grow your blog as a developer without an existing audience.

  7. #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.

  8. Here’s a curated list of project-based programming tutorials you can use to learn how to build applications from scratch.

  9. Joe's Jobs curates the best roles at exciting startups and companies across product, engineering, design, open-source, and more.

  10. Want to learn how to build global e-commerce experiences with headless commerce APIs? Then you should check out the Commerce Layer developer’s hub or join the slack community.

  11. Here's a recommendation of the top five websites to find remote jobs for different fields in tech.


Dev Term of the day šŸ’¾

Stack: is an abstract data type that serves as a collection of elements that can be pushed in or popped out. Learn more here (text) or here (video).


Book Recommendations

  1. Tao of React by Alex Kondov.

  2. Why Don't Students Like School? by Daniel T. Willingham.

  3. A Quest for Godliness — The Puritan Vision of the Christian LifeĀ byĀ J.I. Packer.

  4. Atomic HabitsĀ byĀ James Clear.


Featured Tweets and Videos šŸ˜

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

Twitter avatar for @kelechief
The ā€œOn Meā€ guy @kelechief
Ozumba Mbadiwe Freestyle (@ReekadoBanks) RT if I snapped.
4:23 PM āˆ™ Feb 3, 2022
6,833Likes3,679Retweets
Twitter avatar for @Bolaji___
freak. @Bolaji___
Interested in Python programming language, Microsoft just released a 44-part series on Youtube. You can get started here:
youtube.comPython for BeginnersProbably the largest hurdle when learning any new programming language is simply knowing where to get started. This is why we, Chris and Susan, decided to cr...
1:51 PM āˆ™ Sep 20, 2019
3,158Likes1,458Retweets
Twitter avatar for @AlexandriasTech
Alexandria šŸ‘©šŸ½ā€šŸ’» @AlexandriasTech
šŸŽ‰ Here are some beginner Cybersecurity and Information Security resources that are free! 🧵 (15+ included hands-on labs, YouTubers, etc.)
6:23 PM āˆ™ Aug 22, 2021
8,570Likes2,728Retweets
Twitter avatar for @DerekFeehrer
Derek Feehrer @DerekFeehrer
I started learning React in 2015 to make a simple JavaScript game for some friends. 5 years later, I've quit my job and built a 3D video editor in the browser. Don't underestimate how far web development can take you.
7:38 PM āˆ™ Feb 1, 2022
1,782Likes151Retweets

ā¬‡ļø: Dorsey's BTrust Board on Expanding Crypto to Africa

ā¬‡ļø: How I hacked a hardware crypto wallet and recovered $2 million

ā¬‡ļø: WTF is ETH.BUILD?


Quote of the day šŸ’™

ā€œThere is some kind of a sweet innocence in being human—in not having to be just happy or just sad—in the nature of being able to be both broken and whole, at the same time.ā€ā€“C. JoyBell C


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