What happened last week - issue #15

This week: the risks of using Copilot, Flexbox, Custom actions in Buddy and more...

What happened last week

First of all, I migrated from Revue to Substack. I got used to writing in Revue, but the current owner seems a bit chaotic, so I decided to move all I have to a bit calmer place.

Last week was terrific for me. At Kinsta, I was responsible for launching our first-ever Code Challenge. During the next 14 days, we will post different tasks about Static Site Generators.

If you want to be a part of it, take a look at the Tweet below:

Kinsta @kinsta

Welcome to Day 1 of the #KinstaCodingChallenge! We’re kicking things off with Static Site Generators… and how to pick the right one for your projects! Keep reading to see what resources you'll need to get started- & come back here tomorrow to get @palmiak_fp's solution! /1

Interesting links

GitHub Copilot Isn't Worth the Risk — Elaine Atwell

Elaine looks at the potential consequences that the lawsuit against GitHub Copilot can have. In short, there is a chance that while using Copilot, we’re violating copyrights. BTW it’s interesting to learn how Tabnine is handling this.

An Interactive Guide to Flexbox — Josh Comeau

Josh Comeau published a fantastic guide about Flexbox. What’s so unique about it? It’s fully interactive, so you can see how some things work as you read.

New feature: Custom Actions — Buddy

Buddy introduced the possibility of creating and sharing Custom Actions. It was always a tiny dream of mine, and I’m thrilled to see it. Finally, I will be able to launch my No-Friday deployment script as an action 🤣

PHPTinker — Marcel Pociot

Marcel Pociot shows how to create a GitHub bot that runs PHP inside the GH issues. I’m impressed with its idea and its very clever use of Postmark.

A Guide To Image Optimization On Jamstack Sites — Alba Silvente

A very detailed guide about optimizing images sums up all the good practices in one place. Also, it’s good to see that Alba mentioned GH actions that can compress images.

ArrowJS — Justin Schroeder

ArrowJS is a fascinating experiment showing that pure JavaScript can be an excellent tool for creating reactive interfaces without bloated frameworks.

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And how was your week? Did you learn something interesting? Don’t hesitate to press the reply button or share your thoughts in the comment section.

Cheers,

Maciek