Links from this week - 28 June 2019
Here are some of the interesting resources I came across this week.
Here are some of the interesting resources I came across this week.
JS dots vs brackets notation / Linux Snaps / Notion Kanban app / Pebble time
Reads
Dots VS Bracket Notations in Javascript
https://medium.com/dailyjs/dot-notation-vs-bracket-notation-eedea5fa8572
TL;DR
Both syntax works similarly. Dots notation makes the code more readable, while brackets behave more consistently.
Snaps - an AskUbuntu response
https://askubuntu.com/a/783981
I came across this during the week while looking at a video about Linux software packages.
TL;DR
- Great application packaging, allowing once code base to compile onto different distributions and package managers
- Once code base, multiple systems (your ARM IoT device, your cloud server, x86 work stations)
Productivity
Notion
TL;DR
Think of Jira, Confluence and your favorite todo-list app merged into one.
Recommended by a friend over dinner.
Show and Tell - Pebble Time
Pebble Time is an old smartwatch that provides notifications straight to the wrist. Pebble started off as a company that sold e-ink display smart watches through a kick-starter campaign. Eventually, they lost too much money, got acquired by Fitbit and now they are history.
When they were released back in 2016, there wasn't a lot of real competitors in the market. The Apple watch of that generation didn't have great battery life. The same could be said on the Samsung Gear and Android Wear front.
A watch with
- display that is passive due to its e-ink nature
- sensible navigation around the system
- simple and effective steps+sleep tracking feature
could only be found on the original Pebble and the Pebble Time smartwatch. They were a big player among tech enthusiast. People who wanted a minimal smart watch that just works, doesn't require daily charging and is fun to interact with. And the Pebble Time was just that.
