Reading Log ForJanuary 19, 2026 (#156)
This week it's a good starter for web components, an explainer on Git worktrees, thoughts on senior developers, and more.
.NET
Web Development
- Next.js vs TanStack - Kyle Gill
- 6 CSS Snippets Every Front-End Developer Should Know In 2025 - * Adam Argyle*
- I think the ergonomics of generators is growing on me. - Alex MacArthur
- My HTML Web Component boilerplate for 2026 - Chris Ferdinandi
- Web dependencies are broken. Can we fix them? - Lea Verou
- Useful patterns for building HTML tools - Simon Willison
- Forced Colors Mode - Chris Ferdinandi
General Development
- Understanding Git Worktrees - Marco Haber
- Why Senior Engineers Let Bad Projects Fail - Lalit Maganti
- Craft software that makes people feel something - Raphael Amorim
- What Actually Makes You Senior - Matheus Lima
AI
- It’s Uncomfortable To Sit With “I Don’t Know” - Jim Nielsen
- AI Can Write Your Code. It Can’t Do Your Job. - Matheus Lima
Podcasts
Journalism
- Bari Weiss Is The Symptom - Tommy Craggs
Politics
- Fascists are Pathetic - David Roth
- ‘ELITE’: The Palantir App ICE Uses to Find Neighborhoods to Raid - Joseph Cox
Everything Else
- So Many Websites - Robin Rendle
- JetBrains CEO on How Developers Become Leaders - Loraine Lawson