software engineering, open source projects, startups, product design, strategy, web performance, security, and more
https://www.trevorlasn.com
I'm a seasoned software engineer and product strategist with entrepreneurial drive. Since 2014, I've built successful products from scratch, led engineering teams, and shared my technical insights through writing since 2017.
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Advice to New Engineering Managers
software engineering, open source projects, startups, product design, strategy, web performance, security, and more
Tips for being an effective engineering leader and how to avoid common pitfalls
4日前

Don't bullshit
software engineering, open source projects, startups, product design, strategy, web performance, security, and more
Be the authentic voice in a world of manufactured personas
6日前

Become a Better Engineering Manager with JQL
software engineering, open source projects, startups, product design, strategy, web performance, security, and more
Using Jira queries to understand engineering trends and drive improvements
8日前

Keep Your Node.js Apps Secure with `npx is-my-node-vulnerable`
software engineering, open source projects, startups, product design, strategy, web performance, security, and more
This package compares your Node.js version against the Node.js Security Database, providing immediate feedback about potential security risks.
21日前

Native Popover Element with HTML
software engineering, open source projects, startups, product design, strategy, web performance, security, and more
Create overlays and dropdowns easily with the native HTML popover API
1ヶ月前

WeakRefs in JavaScript: Explained In Simple Terms
software engineering, open source projects, startups, product design, strategy, web performance, security, and more
Understanding how WeakRef helps manage memory in JavaScript
1ヶ月前

Honey Quietly Hijacked Creator Revenue Through Affiliate Link Switching
software engineering, open source projects, startups, product design, strategy, web performance, security, and more
Honey's controversial affiliate link practices and what it teaches us about Silicon Valley's ethics
1ヶ月前

AsyncLocalStorage: Simplify Context Management in Node.js
software engineering, open source projects, startups, product design, strategy, web performance, security, and more
How AsyncLocalStorage solves context management in asynchronous Node.js apps
2ヶ月前

scrollbar-width & scrollbar-gutter: CSS Properties for Layout Control
software engineering, open source projects, startups, product design, strategy, web performance, security, and more
Prevent content shifts and refine scrollable UIs with scrollbar-width and scrollbar-gutter
2ヶ月前

Add Auth to Astro 5 with Clerk in 5 Minutes
software engineering, open source projects, startups, product design, strategy, web performance, security, and more
The simplest setup for adding Clerk authentication to your Astro project, with minimal code
2ヶ月前

CSS ::target-text for Text Highlighting
software engineering, open source projects, startups, product design, strategy, web performance, security, and more
A look at how browsers can highlight text fragments using CSS ::target-text, making text sharing and navigation more user-friendly
2ヶ月前

align-content: The Simplest Way to Center Content with CSS
software engineering, open source projects, startups, product design, strategy, web performance, security, and more
Finally, we can center things in block layouts without flexbox gymnastics
2ヶ月前

Form Validation That Doesn't Annoy Users: CSS :user-valid and :user-invalid
software engineering, open source projects, startups, product design, strategy, web performance, security, and more
The new pseudo-classes :user-valid and :user-invalid give us a smarter way to style form validation states based on user interaction
2ヶ月前

LinkedIn is Drowning in AI Generated Content Slop
software engineering, open source projects, startups, product design, strategy, web performance, security, and more
One-line paragraphs, LinkedIn broetry, and the inevitable 'Agree?' - welcome to your AI-generated feed
2ヶ月前

HTML Details Element: The Native Accordion You're Not Using
software engineering, open source projects, startups, product design, strategy, web performance, security, and more
Discover how the HTML details element can replace your JavaScript accordions and why it might be better than your current solution
2ヶ月前

Tattoos Won't Break Your Tech Career
software engineering, open source projects, startups, product design, strategy, web performance, security, and more
Building a tech career with a sword tattooed on my neck
2ヶ月前

What Makes a Great Engineering Manager?
software engineering, open source projects, startups, product design, strategy, web performance, security, and more
People don't quit jobs, they quit bad managers. Here's what great engineering leadership actually looks like
2ヶ月前

navigator.clipboard - The New Asynchronous Clipboard API in JavaScript
software engineering, open source projects, startups, product design, strategy, web performance, security, and more
Copy and paste text, images, and files using the new navigator.clipboard API
2ヶ月前

CSS @supports: Write Future-Proof CSS
software engineering, open source projects, startups, product design, strategy, web performance, security, and more
Detect CSS feature support and provide smart fallbacks with @supports
2ヶ月前

CSS Supports Nesting Now
software engineering, open source projects, startups, product design, strategy, web performance, security, and more
CSS nesting is finally supported in all major browsers. Write cleaner, organized stylesheets without Sass or Less
2ヶ月前

CSS content-visibility: The Web Performance Boost You Might Be Missing
software engineering, open source projects, startups, product design, strategy, web performance, security, and more
The content-visibility CSS property delays rendering an element, including layout and painting, until it is needed
2ヶ月前

CSS :has() - The Parent Selector We've Always Wanted
software engineering, open source projects, startups, product design, strategy, web performance, security, and more
Transform your CSS with :has(), the game-changing selector that finally lets us style elements based on their children.
2ヶ月前

link rel='modulepreload': Optimize JavaScript Module Loading
software engineering, open source projects, startups, product design, strategy, web performance, security, and more
The rel='modulepreload' indicates that a module script should be fetched, parsed, and compiled preemptively, and stored for later execution
2ヶ月前

LH and RLH: The CSS Units That Make Vertical Spacing Easy
software engineering, open source projects, startups, product design, strategy, web performance, security, and more
Exploring new CSS line-height units that eliminate guesswork from vertical rhythm
3ヶ月前

The HTML Native Search Element
software engineering, open source projects, startups, product design, strategy, web performance, security, and more
The search HTML element is a container that represents the parts of the web page with search functionality
3ヶ月前

Web Performance API: Measure What Matters
software engineering, open source projects, startups, product design, strategy, web performance, security, and more
From slow to fast: Using JavaScript's Performance API to optimize web apps
3ヶ月前

HTTP CONNECT: Building Secure Tunnels Through Proxies
software engineering, open source projects, startups, product design, strategy, web performance, security, and more
Understand how HTTP CONNECT enables HTTPS traffic through proxies
3ヶ月前

Preloading Responsive Images
software engineering, open source projects, startups, product design, strategy, web performance, security, and more
How to properly preload responsive images to improve initial page load
3ヶ月前

You Don't Own Your Social Media Accounts
software engineering, open source projects, startups, product design, strategy, web performance, security, and more
Social platforms promise exposure but quietly hold your audience hostage
3ヶ月前

Working with JavaScript's Scheduler API
software engineering, open source projects, startups, product design, strategy, web performance, security, and more
Learn how to prioritize and control task execution in JavaScript using the new Scheduler API for better performance and user experience
3ヶ月前

WebAssembly (Wasm): When (and When Not) to Use It
software engineering, open source projects, startups, product design, strategy, web performance, security, and more
Understanding the real use cases for WebAssembly beyond the performance hype
3ヶ月前

Sentry's LLM Integration Makes Error Debugging Actually Smart
software engineering, open source projects, startups, product design, strategy, web performance, security, and more
How Sentry.io is using Large Language Models to transform error debugging from mindless stack trace reading to intelligent problem-solving
3ヶ月前

The Fight to Free JavaScript from Oracle's Control
software engineering, open source projects, startups, product design, strategy, web performance, security, and more
The creator of JavaScript and Node.js are challenging Oracle's control over the JavaScript name
3ヶ月前

Recursion Explained In Simple Terms
software engineering, open source projects, startups, product design, strategy, web performance, security, and more
Understanding recursion through real examples - why functions call themselves and when to use them
3ヶ月前

Node.js Corepack: Version Control for Package Managers
software engineering, open source projects, startups, product design, strategy, web performance, security, and more
Manage yarn and pnpm versions consistently across your team
3ヶ月前

Can OSSPledge Fix Open Source Sustainability?
software engineering, open source projects, startups, product design, strategy, web performance, security, and more
The Open Source Pledge aims to address open source sustainability challenges by encouraging companies to pay $2,000 per developer per year
3ヶ月前

JavaScript Sets and Maps: Beyond Arrays and Objects
software engineering, open source projects, startups, product design, strategy, web performance, security, and more
How to handle unique values and key-value pairs properly without type coercion and performance issues
3ヶ月前

Precise Decimal Math in JavaScript with Fraction.js
software engineering, open source projects, startups, product design, strategy, web performance, security, and more
How to handle exact decimal calculations in JavaScript when floating-point precision isn't good enough
3ヶ月前

Exploring JavaScript Symbols
software engineering, open source projects, startups, product design, strategy, web performance, security, and more
Deep dive into JavaScript Symbols - what they are, why they matter, and how to use them effectively
3ヶ月前

Ghost Jobs Should Be Illegal
software engineering, open source projects, startups, product design, strategy, web performance, security, and more
How fake job postings became a systemic problem in tech recruiting
3ヶ月前

Can Scrum Be Salvaged?
software engineering, open source projects, startups, product design, strategy, web performance, security, and more
Scrum is failing engineering teams and what it's actually costing us
3ヶ月前

Understanding Bitwise Shifts in JavaScript: << and >>
software engineering, open source projects, startups, product design, strategy, web performance, security, and more
A practical guide to left and right shift operators in JavaScript
3ヶ月前

JavaScript Import Attributes (ES2025)
software engineering, open source projects, startups, product design, strategy, web performance, security, and more
Understanding the new import attributes syntax and why we can't rely on file extensions alone
3ヶ月前

Promise.try: Unified Error Handling for Sync and Async JavaScript Code (ES2025)
software engineering, open source projects, startups, product design, strategy, web performance, security, and more
Stop mixing try/catch with Promise chains - JavaScript's new Promise.try handles return values, Promises, and errors uniformly
3ヶ月前

Why I moved from Google Analytics to Simple Analytics
software engineering, open source projects, startups, product design, strategy, web performance, security, and more
How I ditched Google Analytics bloat for a privacy-focused analytics tool that bypasses ad blockers
3ヶ月前

JavaScript's &&= Operator: Understanding Logical AND Assignment
software engineering, open source projects, startups, product design, strategy, web performance, security, and more
Use the &&= operator to safely update truthy values while preserving falsy states
3ヶ月前

JavaScript's ??= Operator: Default Values Made Simple
software engineering, open source projects, startups, product design, strategy, web performance, security, and more
A guide to using ??= in JavaScript to handle null and undefined values elegantly
3ヶ月前

When Will We Have Our First AI CEO?
software engineering, open source projects, startups, product design, strategy, web performance, security, and more
Welcome to the future of corporate leadership. It's efficient, profitable, and utterly inhuman
3ヶ月前

The Monday Morning Test to Measure Engineering Team Health
software engineering, open source projects, startups, product design, strategy, web performance, security, and more
Why the first day back can reveal everything about your engineering team's health
3ヶ月前

Pkl: Apple's New Configuration Language That Could Replace JSON and YAML
software engineering, open source projects, startups, product design, strategy, web performance, security, and more
A deep dive into Pkl, Apple's configuration language that aims to replace JSON and YAML
4ヶ月前

No, Quantum Computers Won't Break All Encryption
software engineering, open source projects, startups, product design, strategy, web performance, security, and more
Symmetric encryption algorithms like Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) are largely quantum-resistant already
4ヶ月前

Introducing the Legendary Programmer Hall of Fame
software engineering, open source projects, startups, product design, strategy, web performance, security, and more
Meet the innovators who laid the foundation for modern computing. Their contributions span decades, creating the tools and concepts developers use every day.
4ヶ月前

What is the JavaScript Pipeline Operator |>
software engineering, open source projects, startups, product design, strategy, web performance, security, and more
A deep dive into how pipeline operators can make your code more readable and maintainable
4ヶ月前

Stop Using localStorage for Sensitive Data: Here's Why and What to Use Instead
software engineering, open source projects, startups, product design, strategy, web performance, security, and more
Understanding the security risks of localStorage and what to use instead for tokens, secrets, and sensitive user data
4ヶ月前

JavaScript Truthy and Falsy: A Deep Dive
software engineering, open source projects, startups, product design, strategy, web performance, security, and more
Grasp JavaScript's type coercion with practical examples and avoid common pitfalls
4ヶ月前

JavaScript Operators: '||' vs '&&' vs '??'
software engineering, open source projects, startups, product design, strategy, web performance, security, and more
Master JavaScript logical operators with practical examples and best practices
4ヶ月前

Inside the CSS Engine: CSSOM Explained
software engineering, open source projects, startups, product design, strategy, web performance, security, and more
A deep dive into how browsers parse and manipulate CSS, its impact on web performance, and why it matters
4ヶ月前

Why Browsers Block CSS File Modifications
software engineering, open source projects, startups, product design, strategy, web performance, security, and more
Understanding CSS Object Model (CSSOM), browser security and practical alternatives for dynamic styling
4ヶ月前

How to Land Your First Tech Job
software engineering, open source projects, startups, product design, strategy, web performance, security, and more
A developer's guide to tech interviews - from someone who sits on both sides of the table
4ヶ月前

Why Anthropic (Claude AI) Uses 'Member of Technical Staff' for All Engineers (Including Co-founders)
software engineering, open source projects, startups, product design, strategy, web performance, security, and more
Inside Anthropic's unique approach to preventing talent poaching and maintaining organizational equality
4ヶ月前

Offload Your Third Party Scripts With Cloudflare Zaraz
software engineering, open source projects, startups, product design, strategy, web performance, security, and more
How I used Cloudflare Zaraz to offload third party scripts and improve my website performance.
4ヶ月前

SecretLint — A Linter for Preventing Committing Credentials
software engineering, open source projects, startups, product design, strategy, web performance, security, and more
A guide to catching and preventing credential leaks in your code using Secretlint
4ヶ月前

Repopack: Pack Your Entire Repository Into A Single File
software engineering, open source projects, startups, product design, strategy, web performance, security, and more
A tool that packages your code to easily share with LLM models.
4ヶ月前

Software Engineer Titles Have (Almost) Lost All Their Meaning
software engineering, open source projects, startups, product design, strategy, web performance, security, and more
Examining the Devaluation of Software Engineer Titles and Its Impact on Tech Industry Integrity
4ヶ月前

Optimize Your Astro Site's <head> with astro-capo
software engineering, open source projects, startups, product design, strategy, web performance, security, and more
Learn how to automatically improve your Astro site's performance using astro-capo
4ヶ月前

How To Implement Content Security Policy (CSP) Headers For Astro
software engineering, open source projects, startups, product design, strategy, web performance, security, and more
Content Security Policy (CSP) acts like a shield against XSS attacks. These attacks are sneaky - they trick your browser into running malicious code by hiding it in content that seems trustworthy. CSP's job is to spot these tricks and shut them down, while also alerting you to any attempts it detects.
4ヶ月前

VoidZero: Threat or Catalyst for Open Source JavaScript Tooling?
software engineering, open source projects, startups, product design, strategy, web performance, security, and more
When Evan You announced VoidZero, I'll admit - I got excited. And a little nervous.
4ヶ月前

Open Dyslexic Font: Improve Your Web Accessibility
software engineering, open source projects, startups, product design, strategy, web performance, security, and more
How to implement the Open-Dyslexic font to enhance readability for users with dyslexia
4ヶ月前

Small Habits, Big Impact
software engineering, open source projects, startups, product design, strategy, web performance, security, and more
We're often focused on big innovations and breakthrough moments. But what if the real key to long-term success lies in the small, everyday actions we often overlook?
4ヶ月前

Is Age Really a Factor in Tech?
software engineering, open source projects, startups, product design, strategy, web performance, security, and more
Silicon Valley has a reputation for youth worship. The 'move fast and break things' mentality often translates to a preference for younger, supposedly more adaptable workers.
4ヶ月前

How to Launch Software Projects On Time and On Budget
software engineering, open source projects, startups, product design, strategy, web performance, security, and more
Learn the art of scope management to keep your projects fixed in time and cost
4ヶ月前

The Credit Vacuum
software engineering, open source projects, startups, product design, strategy, web performance, security, and more
Being a developer sometimes feels like being the goalkeeper in a soccer match. You make a hundred great saves, and no one bats an eye. But let one ball slip through, and suddenly you're the village idiot.
4ヶ月前

A Company Is Not a Family. It's a Sports Team
software engineering, open source projects, startups, product design, strategy, web performance, security, and more
'We're not just a company, we're a family!' It's a nice sentiment, sure. But it's also a load of crap.
4ヶ月前

Build Your Army
software engineering, open source projects, startups, product design, strategy, web performance, security, and more
If you want to do great things, you'll need people with skills that complement yours. You can't do everything yourself. You need a team. You need an army. You need to build your army.
4ヶ月前

Cloudflare Study: 39% of Companies Losing Control of Their IT and Security Environment
software engineering, open source projects, startups, product design, strategy, web performance, security, and more
New research reveals a shocking loss of control in corporate IT environments
5ヶ月前

When Tasked with a Problem, Start with the Bigger Picture
software engineering, open source projects, startups, product design, strategy, web performance, security, and more
When faced with a challenge, I always step back to see the whole picture first. It's like pausing a complex strategy game to study the map. You might lose a few seconds of play time, but you gain a crucial understanding of the battlefield.
5ヶ月前

Barnacle Strategy for Startups
software engineering, open source projects, startups, product design, strategy, web performance, security, and more
As a founder, you're always on the lookout for smart ways to grow your startup without burning through your limited resources. That's where the barnacle strategy comes in.
5ヶ月前

Micro Frontends: The LEGO Approach to Web Development
software engineering, open source projects, startups, product design, strategy, web performance, security, and more
Explore the concept of micro frontends in web development, understand their benefits, and learn when this architectural approach is most effective for building scalable applications.
5ヶ月前

Google's Journey: From Search Engine to Tech Giant
software engineering, open source projects, startups, product design, strategy, web performance, security, and more
Exploring the key innovations and strategies that transformed Google into a global technology leader
5ヶ月前

Amazon's Rise to Tech Titan: A Story of Relentless Innovation
software engineering, open source projects, startups, product design, strategy, web performance, security, and more
How Jeff Bezos' 'Day 1' philosophy turned an online bookstore into a global powerhouse
5ヶ月前

Apple's Secret Sauce: The Untold Stories Behind Its Success
software engineering, open source projects, startups, product design, strategy, web performance, security, and more
Diving deep into the lesser-known factors that propelled Apple from a garage startup to a tech titan
5ヶ月前

What's the Number One Thing Holding Most People Back from Reaching Their Full Potential?
software engineering, open source projects, startups, product design, strategy, web performance, security, and more
Discover the biggest obstacle to success in tech and learn how to overcome it
5ヶ月前

Self-Taught Developer's Guide to Thriving in Tech
software engineering, open source projects, startups, product design, strategy, web performance, security, and more
How to turn your non-traditional background into your biggest asset
5ヶ月前

Make It Work First Before Optimizing
software engineering, open source projects, startups, product design, strategy, web performance, security, and more
Users don't care how elegant your code is. They care if it solves their problem.
5ヶ月前

Minimum Viable Documentation
software engineering, open source projects, startups, product design, strategy, web performance, security, and more
How to create essential documentation that actually gets read and used.
5ヶ月前

You Can Choose to Be Someone Who's Competent in Many Things, or Unbelievably Good at One Thing
software engineering, open source projects, startups, product design, strategy, web performance, security, and more
Should you diversify your skills or specialize?
5ヶ月前

Write Documentation Like a Journalist
software engineering, open source projects, startups, product design, strategy, web performance, security, and more
Create comprehensive, engaging documentation by adopting journalistic techniques for research and storytelling
5ヶ月前

Cloudflare's AI Content Control: Savior or Threat to the Open Web?
software engineering, open source projects, startups, product design, strategy, web performance, security, and more
How Cloudflare's new AI management tools could revolutionize content creation, potentially reshaping the internet landscape for both website owners and AI companies.
5ヶ月前

Conway's Law: The Hidden Force Shaping Your Software Architecture
software engineering, open source projects, startups, product design, strategy, web performance, security, and more
If you've ever wondered why your carefully planned software architecture ends up looking suspiciously like your org chart, you're not alone. Welcome to the world of Conway's Law.
5ヶ月前

Internal Mobility
software engineering, open source projects, startups, product design, strategy, web performance, security, and more
Just like a utility player on a sports team discovering their ideal position, internal mobility allows you to explore different areas of engineering and find your true passion.
5ヶ月前

Outdated Docs Are Tech Debt
software engineering, open source projects, startups, product design, strategy, web performance, security, and more
Teams often neglect to create good documentation. Code gets delivered, but updating the docs is treated as a secondary task, easily postponed—until it’s too late.
5ヶ月前

Attracting Top Engineering Talent to Your Startup
software engineering, open source projects, startups, product design, strategy, web performance, security, and more
Advice on competing for great software engineers without name recognition
5ヶ月前

Weeks of Coding Can Save You Hours of Planning
software engineering, open source projects, startups, product design, strategy, web performance, security, and more
Weeks of coding can save you hours of planning. It’s one of those sayings that’s been around forever, and for good reason—it’s a warning that still holds up today.
5ヶ月前

It's More Fun to Be Competent
software engineering, open source projects, startups, product design, strategy, web performance, security, and more
Once you're competent, everything changes. You stop second-guessing yourself. You stop panicking every time you encounter a new problem. And you start taking on bigger challenges with excitement rather than dread.
5ヶ月前

Code Wins Arguments
software engineering, open source projects, startups, product design, strategy, web performance, security, and more
How Meta and other companies use the 'code wins arguments' mindset to turn ideas into reality
5ヶ月前

Take Your Writing Seriously
software engineering, open source projects, startups, product design, strategy, web performance, security, and more
It’s not just about getting the message across; it’s about doing so in a way that’s easy for others to follow. Good writing shows respect for your team and your work.
5ヶ月前

Users Can Be Fired
software engineering, open source projects, startups, product design, strategy, web performance, security, and more
Letting go of difficult or harmful users can be the key to maintaining the health and growth of your product
5ヶ月前

A Great Product Doesn't Need Marketing
software engineering, open source projects, startups, product design, strategy, web performance, security, and more
Great products speak for themselves, without the need for massive marketing campaigns
5ヶ月前

dependency-time-machine: An Easier Way to Update NPM packages
software engineering, open source projects, startups, product design, strategy, web performance, security, and more
Automatically update your package.json dependencies one by one in chronological order, ensuring compatibility and reducing errors
5ヶ月前

Engineering Managers Should Write Code
software engineering, open source projects, startups, product design, strategy, web performance, security, and more
Engineering managers who stop writing code lose touch with their teams and become ineffective leaders
5ヶ月前

Amazon's 'No Weasel Words' Rule
software engineering, open source projects, startups, product design, strategy, web performance, security, and more
How Amazon's emphasis on eliminating weasel words leads to more precise, actionable communication and better decision-making
5ヶ月前

The Real Cost of Meetings: What FAANG Companies Do Differently
software engineering, open source projects, startups, product design, strategy, web performance, security, and more
Discover how FAANG companies like Amazon, Google, and Netflix reduce the hidden costs of meetings by embracing written communication and minimizing unnecessary gatherings.
5ヶ月前

What Makes MrBeast So Successful? The Secrets Behind His YouTube Empire
software engineering, open source projects, startups, product design, strategy, web performance, security, and more
A deep dive into the strategies, mindset, and team culture that have made MrBeast one of the most successful creators on YouTube
5ヶ月前

What's New in Express.js v5.0
software engineering, open source projects, startups, product design, strategy, web performance, security, and more
A detailed look at the key changes and improvements in Express v5.0 and how to migrate your app
5ヶ月前

Evolve or Become Irrelevant
software engineering, open source projects, startups, product design, strategy, web performance, security, and more
Why staying relevant in tech means constantly adapting to new technologies and trends
5ヶ月前

Speculation Rules API: Boosting Web Performance with Prefetching and Prerendering
software engineering, open source projects, startups, product design, strategy, web performance, security, and more
How the experimental Speculation Rules API improves web performance by prefetching and prerendering future navigations
5ヶ月前

Company Culture Happens Outside Management
software engineering, open source projects, startups, product design, strategy, web performance, security, and more
Why real company culture grows from the ground up, not top down.
5ヶ月前

Improve PageSpeed Insights Score with Lazy Loading Iframes
software engineering, open source projects, startups, product design, strategy, web performance, security, and more
How to save bandwidth and speed up your site by lazy-loading iframes
5ヶ月前

Speed Up Your Website With rel='preconnect' and increase PageSpeed Insights Score
software engineering, open source projects, startups, product design, strategy, web performance, security, and more
Using link rel='preconnect' can improve your website's performance by reducing connection setup times to key external domains.
5ヶ月前

The Crutch Effect: How AI Tools Became A Crutch
software engineering, open source projects, startups, product design, strategy, web performance, security, and more
Introducing The Crutch Effect
5ヶ月前

Mental Toughness is the Best Quality a Developer Can Have
software engineering, open source projects, startups, product design, strategy, web performance, security, and more
Mental toughness gets developers through challenges like debugging, picking up new tools, and hitting tight deadlines. It’s about staying calm and pushing through when things get tough.
5ヶ月前

When Should You Actually Worry About Tech Debt?
software engineering, open source projects, startups, product design, strategy, web performance, security, and more
Technical debt isn't the monster under your bed, but it can become one if ignored too long.
5ヶ月前

Google is Killing Information Economics on the Internet
software engineering, open source projects, startups, product design, strategy, web performance, security, and more
Google’s Gemini pulls summaries from websites and slaps them directly into the search results
5ヶ月前

Tips for Reducing Cyclomatic Complexity
software engineering, open source projects, startups, product design, strategy, web performance, security, and more
Cyclomatic complexity is like counting how many ways a car can go. More options make it harder to drive because you have to make more decisions, which can lead to confusion.
5ヶ月前

The Internet is Becoming an Ocean of LLM-Generated Junk
software engineering, open source projects, startups, product design, strategy, web performance, security, and more
The internet’s full of content, but most of it is becoming junk. I’m talking about the stuff generated by Large Language Models (LLMs). These AI tools are cranking out endless articles, and the quality? It's bad—really bad.
5ヶ月前

setImmediate() vs setTimeout() in JavaScript
software engineering, open source projects, startups, product design, strategy, web performance, security, and more
both setImmediate() and setTimeout() are used for scheduling tasks, but they work differently.
5ヶ月前

Unrealistic Deadlines In Software Engineering
software engineering, open source projects, startups, product design, strategy, web performance, security, and more
Unrealistic deadlines are more than just stressful—they set engineers up for failure
5ヶ月前

Understanding JavaScript Closures With Examples
software engineering, open source projects, startups, product design, strategy, web performance, security, and more
Closures are essential for creating functions that maintain state, without relying on global variables.
5ヶ月前

Explicit is better than implicit
software engineering, open source projects, startups, product design, strategy, web performance, security, and more
Clarity is key: being explicit makes your code more readable and maintainable.
5ヶ月前

AggregateError in JavaScript
software engineering, open source projects, startups, product design, strategy, web performance, security, and more
AggregateError helps you handle multiple errors at once in JavaScript. This makes your code easier to manage and more reliable.
6ヶ月前

Comprehensive React Testing: Handling API Calls with Mock Service Worker
software engineering, open source projects, startups, product design, strategy, web performance, security, and more
Testing can be tricky, especially when it comes to handling API calls.
6ヶ月前

Chrome Is Beta Testing Built-In AI. Could This Kill a Lot of Startups?
software engineering, open source projects, startups, product design, strategy, web performance, security, and more
The Power Play: Gemini Nano in Chrome
6ヶ月前

Embrace Intermediate Variables and Early Returns in JavaScript
software engineering, open source projects, startups, product design, strategy, web performance, security, and more
Early returns and intermediate variables make your code easier to reason about
6ヶ月前

When Regex Goes Wrong
software engineering, open source projects, startups, product design, strategy, web performance, security, and more
Issues and catastrophic failures caused by regex
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We don't need packages to handle basic JavaScript tasks
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Automate security flows and ensure your team follows security best practices
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Streamline your development and deployment processes
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Selectors are a powerful tool to optimize state selection and enhance performance in your React and Redux apps.
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Write less code, but better code
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