Reading Log ForMarch 23, 2026 (#165)
This week it's Major League Baseball gets deeper entwined with gambling, thoughts on debugging best practices, the value of z-index, and more.
Web Development
- Two React Design Choices Developers Don’t Like—But Can’t Avoid - Ryan Carniato
- The Value of z-index - Amit Sheen
- Progressive enhancement as a benefit of CSS Nesting - Kilian Valkhof
General Development
- Coding Is When We’re Least Productive - Jason Gorman
- On Debugging Problems - Jeremy Miller
- Your API Tests Are Passing. That’s the Problem. - Gil Zilberfeld
The Internet
- Boy I was wrong about the Fediverse - Mat Duggan
AI
- I Am in an Abusive Relationship with the Technology Industry - Salma Alam-Naylor
- The Laid-off Scientists and Lawyers Training AI to Steal Their Careers - Josh Dzieza
- The End of Coding? Wrong Question - Oskar Dudycz
Sports
- It’s Gambling - Lauren Theisen
- Other nations danced for joy at the World Baseball Classic. Team USA played toy soldiers - Howard Bryant
Podcasts
- Techdirt Podcast: Mike & Karl Talk AI
- This is Uncomfortable: Can I monetize my hobby without killing the joy?
- Fresh Air: This reporter went bust while covering America's sports betting boom
Politics
- Everyone but Trump Understands What He’s Done - Anne Applebaum