164 / CRDTs go brrr

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.