Git's Origin Story 📖, Misconceptions of React Server Components 🤔, Productivity Tools Websites 🛠️

Articles

To test or not to test, a technical perspective

This article delves into the creation of test cases from a technical perspective, outlining what each test should include and what to avoid. Essentially, it addresses the question of "what to test" and "what not to test."

htmx sucks

The htmx team published an article discussing the shortcomings of htmx, such as the lack of a formal build process, use of outdated technology, and lack of TypeScript support. However, htmx’s main appeal lies in its simplicity and the ability to create interactive web applications directly with HTML, without the overhead of a framework. Although some learning is required to get started, htmx remains accessible.

A Git story: Not so fun this time

This article recounts the origin story of Git, developed by Linux creator Linus Torvalds. While it makes for an interesting read, the development process was less enjoyable for Linus himself.

5 Misconceptions about React Server Components

React Server Components (RSC) primarily operate server-side, fetching data and rendering to optimize performance, while client-side components handle interactions and state management. In the RSC paradigm, server components are default, and client components are explicitly marked with “use client.” Server components can't be nested directly within client components but can be passed as props to them.

New to the web platform in June

This article introduces some exciting new features added to the web platform in June 2024, such as 7 new JavaScript Set methods, color interpolation in CSS gradients, and cross-document view transitions.

How to use container queries now

Despite their potential, container queries haven't seen widespread adoption due to factors like lack of awareness, old habits, and the need to support older browsers. This article provides a fallback strategy using JavaScript and custom “responsive container” elements that support container queries and older browsers.

Tools

Learn CSS The Easy Way

This resource offers over 100 CSS tips, covering Flexbox, CSS Grid, shapes, gradients, colors, animations, selectors, variables, masks, and clips. Each tip is brief and can be read in about a minute.

changesets

A tool for managing version control and changelogs, focusing on multi-package repositories.

piscina

A fast, efficient Node.js worker thread pool implementation written in TypeScript.

fast-json-stringify

For small payloads, fast-json-stringify is noticeably faster than JSON.stringify(). As payload size increases, its performance advantage diminishes. It’s open-sourced by the fastify team.

Uiverse Galaxy

Open-source UI elements suitable for any project, made with CSS or Tailwind. Includes common elements like buttons, checkboxes, toggles, loaders, radio buttons, and more.

appydev

An online site offering over 300 tools, resources, and products, both open-source and closed-source. These include browser extensions, memos, design resources, developer tools, productivity tools, and more.

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