Hi, how was your week?
Internet
- 15 rules for blogging, and my current streak (interconnected.org)
Matt Webb shares 15 rules that help them write more blog posts.
- Raw dog the open web! (fromjason.xyz)
Jason encourages readers to fight back against the monoculture.
Software
- Rust needs a web framework for lazy developers (ntietz.com)
Nicole is making the case for a Django (or Rails) in Rust.
- Rust needs an extended standard library (kerkour.com)
Sylvain Kerkour argues we need a Rust standard library, following Go, Deno & Zig.
- Building a robust frontend using progressive enhancement (gov.uk)
This guideline for UK government websites strongly suggests building with HTML and progressively enhance your website.
- CRDTs go brrr (2021) (josephg.com)
Seph Gentle got angry about a paper portraying an algorithm of his as slow and takes you into a rabbit hole of CRDT performance optimizations.
- Modalz Modalz Modalz (modalzmodalzmodalz.com)
This website explains why websites and apps overuse modals, and shows some alternatives.
- The Go libraries that never failed us: 22 libraries you need to know (threedots.tech)
Robert Laszczak shares Go libraries that are battle-tested in production systems—a great list to keep for reference.
- We need more zero config tools (arne.me)
I wrote an ode to zero (or minimal) config tools.
Cutting Room Floor
- Do not buy an AI smartphone (newstatesman.com)
Will Dunn argues that you should not buy am AI smartphone as it's a global social experiment comparable to social media.
- Aftermath… (qrper.com)
Thomas Witherspoon's neighbourhood has been hit hard by Hurricane Helene—he shares a general update and how Ham Radio is the only way to communicate locally right now.
- The Problem With Building Good Habits (stephanjoppich.com)
Stephan Joppich has enough of building habits, explains their issues and now takes one day at the time.
