Reading Log ForFebruary 2, 2026 (#158)

Some thoughts on getting better with .NET, a move back to vanilla JS, a short film on dogs, and more.

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.NET

• How to (actually) become an expert in .NET - Nemanja Mijailovic
• How to Structure a .NET Solution That Actually Scales: Clean Architecture Guide - Mashrul Haque

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Web Development

• 5 accessibility checks to run on every component - Hidde De Vries
• Why Developers Are Ditching Frameworks for Vanilla JavaScript - Alexander T. Williams

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General Development

• Code is a liability (not an asset) - Cory Doctorow
• The Urge to Build Something - Milan Jovanović
• The Next Two Years of Software Engineering - Addy Osmani

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Design

• Why Federated Design Systems Keep Failing - Shaun Bent

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AI

• AI writes code faster. Your job is still to prove it works. - Addy Osmani

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Science

• The Detectorists - A short film about otters and detection dogs in conservation. - Natalie Clements and SWOT

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Space

• Inside the Helix Nebula: JWST image shows thousands of creepy fingers around a dying star - Philip Plait

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Podcasts

• The Indicator: Why isn’t corporate America standing up to Trump?
• Version History: How AIM taught the internet to chat
• On the Media: Trump's Plan to Tank America

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A Song to Leave You With

Sleep Token - Damocles