Reading Log ForApril 13, 2026 (#167)
Double issue this week. Some suggestions for React's useEffect if you use them, more reasons for tests, some thoughts on Artemis II and more.
Web Development
General Development
- Coding Isn’t the Hard Part - Derek Comartin
- Write tests to solve trust issues, not code coverage - Hristiyan Dodov
- Food, Software, and Trade-offs - Jim Nielsen
Design
- Why designing in code makes you a better designer - Adam Silver
Technology
- Everything is iPhone now - Nilay Patel
AI
- The diminished art of coding - Nolan Lawson
- I Tried Vibing an RSS Reader and My Dreams Did Not Come True - Jim Nielsen
- You Might Debate It — If You Could See It - Jim Nielsen
- What do coders do after AI? - Anil Dash
- Comprehension Debt - the hidden cost of AI generated code. - Addy Osmani
Space
- Why We Fly - Barry Petchesky
Writing
- Some writing advice from Project Hail Mary’s Andy Weir - Andrew Webster
Podcasts
- 404 Media Podcast: Ridicule as Praxis (with Emily Bender and Alex Hanna)
- The Indicator: Who's afraid of private credit?
Politics
- Lina Khan was right - Victoria Song
- How Thomson Reuters Powers ICE and Palantir - Joseph Cox
- ‘BLOCKADE’: The Right Is Using AI Content Scanners to Try to Supercharge Book Banning - Claire Woodcock