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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 Groomโ€™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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      Let's see what all the @atproto/api fuss is about
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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 โ€” building mental models, learning to articulate what you know, getting better at reasoning about tradeoffs. This post is ab...
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    11. Brad Frost

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      ๐Ÿ“™ I had the (EXCLUSIVE! FIRST LOOK! HOT OFF THE PRESS!) privilege of digging into the new @storybook.js.org MCP with @domyen.bsky.social. He gave a live demo: www.youtube.com/watch?v=OcDN...
      
      Check out our whole conversation about this "scaredxiting" moment in time: www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbr4...
      Storybook MCP with Dominic NguyenYouTube video by Brad Frost
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    15. Scott Hanselman ๐ŸŒฎ

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      Fuck this guy for real
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    19. Andrew James

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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. Ian Coldwater ๐ŸงŠ๐Ÿšซ

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      if thereโ€™s gonna be a nuclear war calories donโ€™t count
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    27. Kristen Seversky

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      Love how everyone was all ๐Ÿ‘€๐Ÿ‘€ about Angel skipping Unrivaled and off-season stuff only to throw down such an epic return to the season. Geez Louise. 
      
      Thinking back to her saying she's a tad busy at the time and lololol wild understatement.
      
      Hello, Season 30 ๐Ÿš€
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    31. Josh W. Comeau

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      Woah. This is such a cool idea!
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