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Andrew James

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  • So you want to game the system and get promoted?

    A guide to stacking the odds in your favour to get to the next level.

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  • So you want to work remotely?

    Tips and product suggestions for setting up an effective remote workstation.

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  • Building an Accessible Menubar Component Using React

    Create an accessible Menubar based on the WAI-ARIA design pattern for a menubar widget.

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  • So you want to write a Groom’s speech?

    Advice for the groom to help him create a memorable and meaningful wedding speech.

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  • So you want to build a PC?

    An overview of the main hardware components you will need to build a desktop PC.

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  • Multiple Entry Points in Create React App Without Ejecting

    Create multiple entry points without ejecting from the safety net of Create React App.

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  • So you want to WFH?

    Tips maintaining focus and effective communication whilst working from home.

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      i've been reflecting a lot lately on how so much of getting better as a developer doesn't show up in your commit history. it takes months and has no real PR/ artifact to show for it until one day you just... notice you got better at something.
      
      wrote a post on it: sarahgerrard.me/posts/slow-p...
      The Slow Parts of Getting Better - Sarah GerrardMost of the growth that matters as a developer happens slowly and invisibly — building mental models, learning to articulate what you know, getting better at reasoning about tradeoffs. This post is ab...
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      Not a reader? I gotchu with a video version of the newsletter filmed in sunny Seoul!! 🇰🇷
      
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      cassidoo's newsletter roundup (Apr 6)YouTube video by Cassidy Williams
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    15. Katie Mack

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      I have been watching so much of the #Artemis II livestream that I just said aloud to my friend "I'm going to have to enter my pre-sleep period soon"
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      Wee man turns one tomorrow. Figured it was time for his first set of wheels
      A tricycle designed for toddlers. Animals with balloons sit in the background
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    23. Kristen Seversky

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      Don't let mean people with AI ruin this Artemis II moment -- wait for the official goods
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    27. Chris Coyier

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      You've heard it over and over. But it's really astonishing(ly bad) what we're doing these days.
      
      277 MB for the *text transcript* of a podcast.  My browser nearly freezes.
      New York Time article of the text transcript of a podcast with DevTools open showing 277 MB of downloaded files
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    31. Prince Wilson

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      My least favorite thing is people asking me to review their PRs, me taking time to be thoughtful of the system change, only for them not to tell me they are gonna just merge it if it gets another approval with LGTM
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