Minifying CSS files directly is less important today compared to before because popular front-end frameworks automatically handle minification and code-splitting for developers. Modern compression algorithms can reduce file sizes a lot and HTTP/2 can efficiently deliver multiple smaller CSS files. As a result, developers no longer have to manually minify their CSS.
Invalid states can lead to runtime errors and less reliable code. However, by shrinking the gap between representable, valid states, errors can be moved from runtime to compile time, which allows them to get caught much earlier. Type systems can and should be used to model business logic that makes invalid states impossible and unrepresentable. This article goes through a few examples, such as a “Color” type that prevents invalid colors.
Software is hard to estimate correctly because requirements change often, complexities always come up, and external factors can cause delays. There's no perfect solution to this problem because software development is inherently a creative process.
Various software engineers were polled on the difference between different types of tests. The general consensus was that unit tests test the smallest units of code, like methods. Integration tests verify interactions between different parts of a system. End-to-end tests focus on the overall user journey and are more heavyweight.
LangCSS is an AI assistant specifically trained on Tailwind CSS to help you generate forms, buttons, and other web elements easily. You can chat with it to describe your ideas and the AI assistant will generate code in real time.
React Native 0.74 adds Yoga 3.0 (a layout engine), Bridgeless mode as the default, and Yarn 3 as the default package manager. There are other updates such as the removal of deprecated APIs.
This is Atlassian's open-sourced drag-and-drop toolchain. It can be used with any view layer, such as React, Svelte, and Angular, and currently powers products like Trello, Jira, and Confluence.
Continuous improvement is a key principle of Agile and Lean, but it's not as popular anymore in tech companies. Layoffs and transformations often happen without employee involvement, and there's a general lack of engagement in improving processes.
LAN parties were gatherings where gamers would connect their computers to a local network to play games with minimal network lag. LAN parties declined over time because the internet got faster and consoles became more popular.