Reading Log - October 14, 2022 (#1)
It's been a little bit since I've posted one of these. Been busy working on other projects and playing Wrath of the Lich King. Anyway, here's the newest list.
In-Depth
I found this in one of the newsletters I subscribe to. I’m going to give it a try as I appreciate some of the ideas.
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Gratitude: It’s important to remember all the people & things you’re thankful for. All too ofthen it’s easy to forget in the hustle and bustle of everyday life.
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Stress & Suck: No one likes stress, but I think writing down some of the things that stress you out could help alleviate some of them.
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Goals: Keeping track of goals, even long-term can help keep myself accountable.
Link Blast
👨🏼💻 Software Development
Critical CSS? Not So Fast! (Harry Roberts)
Clean Code Tip: throw exceptions instead of returning null when there is no fallback (Davide Bellone)
ASP.NET Core - Why async await is useful (Steven Giesel)
JavaScript unit testing frameworks in 2022: A comparison (Mohsen Taleb)
I changed my mind about writing new JavaScript frameworks (Salma Alam-Naylor)
🖥 Technology
Publishers Lose Their Shit After Authors Push Back On Their Attack On Libraries (Techdirt)
iPhones calling 911 from owners' pockets on rollercoasters (The Guardian)
🎮 Gaming
Google is shutting down Stadia (The Verge)
📈 Business and Finance
Pay transparency laws are changing the rules for salary negotiations (Marketplace)
GM created a new energy business to sell batteries and solar panels in bid to dethrone Tesla (The Verge)
Westinghouse to be sold in $7.9-bln deal as interest in nuclear power grows (Reuters)
🎧 Podcasts
Smashing Security #291: Deepfake dangers, AI image opt out, and controlling your urges
Hardcore History Addendum #19: Asymmetrical Perspectives
99% Invisible #476: Reaction Offices and the Future of Work
Freakonomics #493: Why Does the Most Monotonous Job in the World Pay $1 Million?
.NET Rocks #1780: Twenty Years of C# with Anders Hejlsberg
The New Bazaar: A Wall Street casino heist
.NET Rocks #1782: Twenty Years of ASP.NET with Scott Guthrie
🎒 Everything Else
The Prince (Economist's Podcast on the rise of Xi Jinping)