Reading Log ForJuly 28, 2023 (#37)
A little light this week, but I've read about a new horrible law being pushed through U.S. Congress that could ruin the internet, Google supporting some bad DRM policies and more.
Before you try to do something, make sure you can do nothing
When I’m learning a new language or library, it’s very easy for me to try to write something complex and in depth right out of the gate. In reality, it’s better to learn to walk before you try to run.
Too often, I see relatively inexperienced developers dive in and start writing a big complex thing: Then they can’t even get it to compile because it’s so big and complex. They ask for help, saying, “I’m having trouble with this one line of code,” but as you study what they have written, you realize that this one line of code is hardly the problem.
Truer words…
Software Development & Design
- The joy of simplicity in web development - Chris Ferdinandi
- Web Components Aren’t Components - Keith J. Grant
Technology & the Internet
- ‘Pass It, Pass It, Pass It, Pass It, Pass It,’ The President Says About A Bill The GOP Says Will Be Useful To Silence LGBTQ Voices - Mike Masnick
- Vivaldi, Mozilla raise alarms over Google’s proposed ‘DRM for the Web’ - Mark Hachman
- Reddit Kicks Out Protesting Mods, As Reddit Users Continue To Find Creative Ways To Protest - Mike Masnick
- Elon Musk’s ‘War’ On Possibly Imaginary Scrapers Now A Lawsuit, Which Might Actually Work - Mike Masnick
Science
- NASA, Pentagon award contract to build nuclear-powered rocket engine - Christian Davenport
- SpaceX teases another application for Starship - Stephen Clark
- After bopping an asteroid 3 years ago, NASA will finally see the results - Eric Berger
Business & Finance
- GM keeps Chevy Bolt alive - Henry Epp
- Tesla created secret team to suppress thousands of driving range complaints - Steve Stecklow & Norihiko Shirouzu
Everything Else
- The Nuance of “Domain” - Jim Nielsen