Reading Log ForJune 23, 2023 (#33)
Two weeks worth of articles this week as I was in New York City last weekend. This log has a bunch of news out of the Microsoft-Activision acquisition, Reddit following the path of Twitter, and more.
The best tech stack for web development in 2023
I completely agree with Marco here.
The tech you use doesn’t matter. What matters is that you satisfy the needs of your users. Your users don’t care what tech you use, but they do care if your website or application works as intended and if they can achieve the task or find the information they came for.
Use the tech stack that works for you. There’s no one tech stack to rule them all. Use what makes sense for you. Use what allows you to create the features and the desired user experience for your customers in a fast and efficient manner.
Software Development & Design
- F# is the .NET Rust - jkone27
- JavaScript’s Backtick Strings are Likely the Wrong Tool for Your Job - Mattie Behrens
- Next.js App Router Update - Delba de Oliveira & Lee Robinson
- Overcoming Anxiety in Code Reviews - Melissa Piper
- The Next Phase of Eleventy: Return of the Side Project - Zach Leatherman
Technology & the Internet
- The US Is Openly Stockpiling Dirt on All Its Citizens - Dell Cameron
- What neo-Luddites get right – and wrong – about Big Tech - Tim Harford
- DPReview will live, actually — under new ownership - Jess Weatherbed
- Important And Needed New Report: Scaling Trust On The Web - Mike Masnick
- The government is helping Big Telecom squeeze out city-run broadband - Sean Hollister
- Reddit Experiments With Removing Mods, Blocking Attempts To Switch Subs To NSFW - Mike Masnick
Gaming
- Star Wars Outlaws gameplay looks like Grand Theft Auto: Tatooine - Ash Parrish
- FTC files to block Microsoft from buying Activision Blizzard - Tom Warren
- McDonald’s Just Dropped A Brand New Game Boy Game In 2023 - Anthony Wallace
- FTC: Xbox-exclusive Starfield is “powerful evidence” against Activision deal - Kyle Orland
- Beyond missing Titanic sub, handheld gamepads are a common military interface - Kyle Orland
- Private email shows PlayStation chief unworried about Xbox-exclusive Call of Duty - Kyle Orland
Business & Finance
- Spotify’s podcast plan is going off the rails - Amrita Khalid
- FTC sues Amazon for tricking customers into signing up for Prime - Makena Kelly
Science
- Heatwaves are stressing out power grids all over the world - Justine Calma
Sports
- Moneyball Broke Baseball - Mark Leibovich
- The Athletic Decides Local News Doesn’t Pay - Lauren Theisen
Podcasts
- Techdirt Podcast #354: Decentralizing Content Moderation
- Stronger by Science #114: Sleep, Health, And Fitness
- Techdirt Podcast #355: The Reddit Meltdown
- 99% Invisible #523: Six-on-Six Basketball
- .NET Rocks #1831: Clean Architecture in 2023 with Steven Smith
- On Point: Are return-to-office mandates backfiring?
Everything Else
- The rebuilt heart of Jason Isbell - Jefferson Cowie
- The Day the Lake Took the Edmund Fitzgerald - Martha Lundin