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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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      unusually high joke density for a video about infrastructure and bureaucracy
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      I am never going to be able to unsee this

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      Every photo of Altman looks like he just got caught jerking off in the ball pit at Chuck E Cheese
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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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    26. Gergely Orosz

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      Today, I got messages from 3 different devs at 3 different large tech companies (1,000+ devs each). "tokenmaxxing" is happening inside all of them.
      
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      Because all of them measure either token usage, or surface metrics like DX's TrueThroughput that reward complex code!
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    30. laura 🐝

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      in hindsight its great the guy who will Die if the trackpad doesnt get an in your face logo like this is a marc jacobs bag or something was off on holiday when they did astrobot

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      First look at the 007 First Light Limited Edition DualSense Wireless Controller
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