Links since last time - 9 August 2019
Here are some of the interesting resources I came across these couple of week.
Since its National Day in Singapore, I will keep it light for the post of this week. Here are some of the interesting resources I came across these couple of weeks. This is also my 10th post on this blog and the 7th consecutive weekly post!
Also, it is National Day today here in Singapore. Happy National Day Singaporeans!
What's next for PWAs?
By Stefan Dorresteijn - dev.to
In this post, Stefan talked about the current state of PWAs (Progressive Web Apps) and the main obstacles they are facing. He talked about why apple is unenthusiastic about supporting PWA features. He talked about how the lack of support from app marketplaces could be affecting the adoption rate of these web apps.
Breaking Down ES6 Promises
By Victoria Fluharty - dev.to
A resource on MDN about using Promises
In this post, Victoria explained how Promises work in ES6.
How to Boost your Productivity
This is from March, but I came across it recently, so I'm going to include it here.
Emma talked about some of the personal tricks she uses to complete her work. Most of the tips feel very Agile inspired, but nevertheless, a good read.
Higher Order Functions in JavaScript
By JavaScript Teacher - Medium
This is a post introducing higher order functions when manipulating arrays in JavaScript.
JavaScript posts from Samantha Ming
3 ways to Clone Object in JavaScript - Samantha explains the difference between a shadow and deep copy along with some examples.
Code Smell: No AND in Function name - Samantha talks how Single Responsibility Principle should be applied when writing functions anywhere and the benefits of such a design.
Tabs VS Spaces - from the Accessibility POV
/u/ChaseMoskal talks about using tabs instead of spaces for those with visual impairment.
Why you need a VPN and how to choose a provider?
By GovTech Singapore - tech.gov.sg
This post is not exactly recent either, but I came across it this week. GovTech explains the need for a VPN and some basic considerations when it comes to choosing a provider. The original writer is not mentioned in this post.
74 Different Coding Problems
By Jeff Stroup - jstroup.dev (his own blog)
Jeff Stroup shares 74 coding practices for
- Assembly
- C
- C++
- JavaScript
- PHP
- R
- Bash
- Perl (Regex expressions)
- Python
- Visual Basic
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