Reading Log - April 14 (#26)
This week a lot of details were announced about .NET 8 and C# 12. Also included is NPR leaving Twitter, Uber screwing drivers, and the power of libraries.
Link Blast
👨🏼💻 Software Development & Design
CSS Text balancing with text-wrap:balance - Ahmad Shadeed
5 useful extensions for Task<T> in .NET - Steven Giesel
Learn how to modernize your .NET apps from the pros! - Jon Galloway
A README Template – With an Automatically Generated Table of Contents - Matthias Ott
ASP.NET Core updates in .NET 8 Preview 3 - Daniel Roth
Check out new C# 12 preview features! - Kathleen Dollard
Announcing .NET 8 Preview 3 - Jiachen Jiang
Chasing Rainbows - Andy Baio
🖥 Technology & the Internet
Big Tech's Big Downgrade - Ed Zitron
NPR quits Twitter after being falsely labeled as 'state-affiliated media’ - David Folkenflik
🎮 Gaming
Halo veteran Joseph Staten is leaving Microsoft - Jay Peters
📈 Business & Finance
How ride-hail companies use data to pay drivers less - Kai Ryssdal & Livi Burdette
How the State Could Take Control of the Banking System - The Economist
🔬 Science
Black hole is soaring between galaxies, leaving stars in its wake - John Timmer
You're less likely to get long COVID after a second infection than a first - Rob Stein
New NASA Official Took Her Oath of Office on Carl Sagan’s ‘Pale Blue Dot’ - Passant Rabie
🎒 Everything Else
The Money Saving Power of Your Library Card - Shara Tibken