Due to my trip last week to New York City, this list is a little bit longer.
<h2>👨🏼‍💻 Software Development</h2>
<a href="https://alistapart.com/article/mobile-first-css-is-it-time-for-a-rethink/">Mobile-First CSS: Is it Time for a Rethink</a> - I&#39;ve been plenty guilty of thinking desktop first even though I know it is often harder. Maybe it&#39;s time for me to rethink how I start my designs and layouts. (alistapart.com)
<a href="https://www.barbarianmeetscoding.com/notes/css-modules/">CSS Modules</a> - I opted for a mix of basic CSS and styled components for my blog. Maybe I&#39;ll end up revisiting this. This is a good overview of CSS Modules. (barbarianmwetscoding.com)
<a href="https://nolanlawson.com/2022/06/09/the-collapse-of-complex-software/">The Collapse of Complex Software</a> - Interesting take on how code and legacy systems can grow and grow and then implode (nolanlawson.com)
<a href="https://stephenroughley.com/2022/06/09/explaining-typescript/">Explaining TypeScript</a> - Having started using TypeScript, it&#39;s now kind of painful to ever write JS nowadays. (stephenroughley.com)
<a href="https://timdeschryver.dev/blog/maybe-its-time-to-rethink-our-project-structure-with-dot-net-6">Maybe it&#39;s time to rethink our project structure with .NET 6</a> - I&#39;ll admit I haven&#39;t looked deeply at the new minimal API functionality, but this looks interesting. (timdeschryver.dev)
<a href="https://blog.ploeh.dk/2022/06/13/some-thoughts-on-naming-tests/">Some thoughts on naming tests</a> - Test names can make understanding what tests are written to verify much easier. (blog.ploeh.dk)
<a href="https://devblogs.microsoft.com/typescript/announcing-typescript-4-8-beta">Announcing TypeScript 4.8 Beta</a> - Info on what to expect in the next version of TypeScript (devblogs.microsoft.com)
<a href="https://github.blog/2022-06-10-how-we-think-about-browsers/">How we think about browsers</a> - Interesting take on supporting the different browsers and versions at GitHub. (github.blog)
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=860d8usGC0o">Have Single-Page Apps Ruined the Web?</a> - Most of the dev work I&#39;ve been doing has been building SPA using React. Interesting discussion on pros, cons, and what can be done to improve things. (youtube.com)
<h2>🖥 Technology</h2>
<a href="https://www.theverge.com/2022/6/10/23131029/mozilla-ad-blocking-firefox-google-chrome-privacy-manifest-v3-web-request">Firefox and Chrome are Squaring Off Over Ad-Blocker Extensions</a> - For the moment, I&#39;ve switched back to Firefox as my default browser. I&#39;m curious as to how other Chromium-based browsers will handle this change. (theverge.com)
<a href="https://www.techdirt.com/2022/06/10/trumps-free-speech-social-network-truth-social-is-banning-people-for-truthing-the-truth-about-january-6-hearings/">Trump&#39;s &#39;Free Speech&#39; Social Network, Truth Social, Is Banning People For Truthing The Truth About January 6 Hearings</a> - Color me shocked (techdirt.com)
<a href="https://www.economist.com/leaders/2022/06/09/artificial-intelligences-new-frontier">Artificial intelligence&#39;s new frontier</a> - 💰 - AI is improving. (economist.com)
<a href="https://blog.thunderbird.net/2022/06/revealed-thunderbird-on-android-plans-k9/">Revealed: Our Plans For Thunderbird On Android</a> - I&#39;m not an Android user, but this looks like big news. I love Thunderbird on both Windows &amp; Linux. (thunerbird.net)
<a href="https://blog.mozilla.org/en/products/firefox/firefox-rolls-out-total-cookie-protection-by-default-to-all-users-worldwide/">Firefox rolls out Total Cookie Protection by default to all users worldwide</a> - More privacy protection is always a good thing (blog.mozilla.com)
<a href="https://www.theverge.com/2022/6/21/23177624/volvo-trucks-tests-hydrogen-fuel-cell-semi">Volvo&#39;s commercial truck group is testing out hydrogen fuel cell semis</a> - Still looks to be in its infancy and the infrastructure needs to be there, but any steps to get us off fossil fuels is a good thing. (theverge.com)
<h2>📈 Business and Finance</h2>
<a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-to-stand-up-to-a-bear-market-11655477101">How to Stand Up to a Bear Market</a> - 💰 - Markets today are looking scary. (wsj.com)
<a href="https://awealthofcommonsense.com/2022/06/how-long-does-it-take-for-stocks-to-bottom-in-a-bear-market/">How Long Does it Take For Stocks to Bottom in a Bear Market?</a> - Some thoughts given the current market (awealthofcommonsense.com)
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/21/business/tesla-online-sales-dealerships.html">Why You Might Buy Your Next Car Online</a> - 💰 - There&#39;s something to be said for the convenience of online shopping...cars are getting to that point. (nytimes.com)
<a href="https://www.marketplace.org/2022/06/22/the-minivan-is-kind-of-making-a-comeback-this-summer/">The minivan is kind of making a comeback this summer</a> - Not just for toting around kids anymore. Read the WSJ article <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/minivan-sales-prices-memorial-day-11653423051">here</a>. (marketplace.org)
<h2>🔬 Science</h2>
<a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-61744257">James Webb Space Telescope hit by tiny meteoroid</a> - Uh oh...looks like the damage was minimal thankfully. (bbc.com)
<a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/space/nasa-shutting-down-voyager-50-years-b2104956.html">Nasa starts shutting down Voyager after 50 years</a> - It was bound to happen, but it&#39;s amazing they&#39;re still going after almost 50 years! (independent.co.uk)
<h2>🎒 Miscellaneous</h2>
<a href="https://matthiasott.com/notes/just-put-stuff-out-there">Just Put Stuff Out There</a> - I agree with Matthias here, not everything has to be perfect...just click publish! (matthiasott.com)
<h2>🎵 A Song to Leave You With</h2>
<h3>Will Varley - Weddings &amp; Wars</h3>
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Reading List: June 11 - June 24

A little bit of everything this week from new features coming to .NET and Next.js, to working from home, and prediting the future.
🧑🏼‍💻 <a href="https://www.telerik.com/blogs/build-2022-updates-aspnet-core-developers">Build 2022 Updates for ASP.NET Core Developers</a> - As a .NET developer, always keeping up with all the awesome features they&#39;re adding. (telerik.com)
🧑🏼‍💻 <a href="https://nextjs.org/blog/layouts-rfc">NEXT.js Layouts RFC</a> - I&#39;m excited to try this out when they release it. This blog is built on Next.js! (nextjs.org)
🕵🏻‍♂️ <a href="https://world.hey.com/dhh/employee-surveillance-software-is-managerial-bankruptcy-94e48a08">Employee surveillance software is managerial bankruptcy</a> - I&#39;m a firm believer in trusting your employees to do their work. It&#39;s pretty obvious when they aren&#39;t, you don&#39;t need spyware to do it. (hey.com)
🔮 <a href="https://www.techdirt.com/2022/04/05/techdirt-podcast-episode-316-predicting-the-future/">Techdirt Podcast #316: Predicting the Future</a> - Interesting discussion on making predictions about the future and getting better at it. (techdirt.com)

Reading List: June 4 - June 10

Spent a bit of time this weekend looking at CSS and web development. Pixels, rems, typography &amp; more!
🧑🏼‍💻 <a href="https://www.joshwcomeau.com/css/surprising-truth-about-pixels-and-accessibility/">The Surprising Truth About Pixels and Accessibility</a> - Josh does a great job in this article talking about when you should use rems and when you should use pixels, and why. (joshwcomeau.com)
🅰 <a href="https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2022/01/modern-fluid-typography-css-clamp/">Modern Fluid Typography Using CSS Clamp</a> - I&#39;ve been wanting to improve the typography on what I design and develop. This can help. (smashingmagazine.com)
🤔 <a href="https://benfrain.com/where-the-f-is-native-css-nesting/">Where the f*ck is native CSS nesting?</a> - I&#39;d like to know as well. Hopefully soon as it&#39;d be nice to clean up some CSS. (benfrain.com)
💾 <a href="https://chriscoyier.net/2022/05/31/whats-in-a-monorepo/">What&#39;s in a monorepo</a> - A nice bit talking about the benefits of using a monorepo. (chriscoyier.net)
🎚 <a href="https://www.bram.us/2022/05/25/dark-mode-toggles-should-be-a-browser-feature/">Dark Mode Toggles Should be a Browser Feature</a> - I agree with this. It would be nice as a developer to not have to duplicate code to support both the browser being set to dark mode and the user selecting something different than what the browser is set to. (bram.us)

Reading List: May 28 - June 3

May was an eventful month. I didn&#39;t do much because I was exposed to COVID…and then got COVID later in the month. Needless to say, the month could have gone better, but it could have been far worse.
<h2>COVID</h2>
Getting the COVID part over with…early in the month, my wife and I ended up getting exposed to COVID. We opted to play it safe and isolated ourselves up in the house for 3-4 days to make sure we didn&#39;t have it or spread it to others. We never got it…then later in the month happened. I got it, presumably from hockey, and while I holed myself up in the basement trying to protect my wife from it, failed at that too. While certainly not pleasant, both of us are fine now and thankfully only had to deal with mild symptoms. Being vaccinated and boosted certainly helped keep us out of the hospital and alive.
<h2>Data &amp; Office Clean-Up</h2>
Earlier in the month I decided to delve back into Linux by putting the latest version of Fedora on my desktop to dual boot. I was hoping to extend its life a little bit, but even with Fedora, it is seemingly a little on the sluggish side. I&#39;ll have to play around with it a little bit to see if I can figure out what&#39;s going on. It was beneficial though because it allowed me to pull the data off my old server&#39;s hard drives. I used to run a file server on an old desktop computer. Sadly it died and all my data was just sitting around on the hard drives. I recently bought a Synology NAS and spent the better part of a weekend pulling data off the old drives and put them onto my NAS. I have to do some organization, but at least the data is now accessible.
<h2>Fitness News</h2>
I also finally made the decision to run the 2022 Philadelphia Marathon. I&#39;ve been going back and forth on it, and finally decided to run it in an attempt to run a sub-5 hour marathon. I&#39;ll have to trim 15 minutes from my 2015 time, but I think it&#39;s doable. Official training starts in August, but I&#39;m gonna try to slowly up the distance prior.
I also ended up hitting new PRs on both deadlifts and squats. Managed 385 lbs. on deadlifts, and hit my 350 lbs. goal on squats. Yay me! I ended up stalling on bench press so hopefully I can get that going again in June. Want to try to hit my goals by the time marathon training kicks in.
<h2>Stage Fright</h2>
I volunteered to give a presentation on unit testing to my company&#39;s development department. I was nervous as all get-out, but managed to do it. Probably could&#39;ve done a little better, but it didn&#39;t go bad.
<h2>Monthly Roundup</h2>
🏃🏼‍♂️ Running &amp; Biking
<ul>
<li>Running: Only ran a little over 23 miles this month.</li>
<li>Biking: Nope</li>
</ul>
🏋🏼‍♂️ Lifting:**nded up setting new PRs on both deadlifts (385 lbs.) &amp; squats (350 lbs.)
📚 Reading:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://bookshop.org/books/the-passion-economy-the-new-rules-for-thriving-in-the-twenty-first-century/9780804172776" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer nofollow">The Passion Economy</a> - Finished this one. It was not what I was expecting, but some interesting stories about making it in today&#39;s economy.</li>
<li><a href="https://www.manning.com/books/unit-testing" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer nofollow">Unit Testing Principles, Practices, and Patterns</a> - Continued reading this.</li>
</ul>
✍🏻 Writing
<ul>
<li>Started up my <a href="https://kpwags.com/posts/2022/05/13/reading-list">weekly</a> <a href="https://kpwags.com/posts/2022/05/20/reading-list">reading</a> <a href="https://kpwags.com/posts/2022/05/27/reading-list">posts</a></li>
<li>Wrote about <a href="https://kpwags.com/posts/2022/05/12/taking-control-of-your-content">taking control of your content</a></li>
<li>Wrote about <a href="https://kpwags.com/posts/2022/05/29/better-sql-update-stored-procedures">better SQL update stored procedures</a></li>
</ul>
🎮 Gaming
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.bungie.net/7/en/Destiny/WitchQueen" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer nofollow">Destiny 2</a> - Getting back into it</li>
<li><a href="https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/super-mario-odyssey-switch/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer nofollow">Super Mario Odyssey</a> - Picked up a new Nintendo Switch and this.</li>
</ul>

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