What happened last week - issue #21

This week: nostalgia, translations, pest v2 and more

What happened last week

Last week was weird. Quite a lot happened, but on the other hand, it just passed by without anything more significant happening.

I had some catching up at work, but at least I finally found a great application that helps me manage tasks spread all around different channels. I started using Akiflow, and I think this is the app I have been missing my whole life.

Also, I wrapped up some loose ends regarding The Code and Coffee show. Today I’m streaming the first episode. I would be delighted if you could join me. Just go to this link.

And I had some time to read Blood, Sweat, and Pixels: The Triumphant, Turbulent Stories Behind How Video Games Are Made. A fantastic book that shows how games are made. Sadly the creation process is not as fun as a result.

Interesting links

Building a website like it's 1999... in 2022 — Sophie Koonin

This is a fun article showing how we can mimic some “cool” web stuff we used in 1999. Like background music, “under construction” gifs, WordArts, etc. Thanks, Sophie, for bringing back memories.

Pest V2 — Nuno Maduro

There are two things I love here. First of all, the fact that Pest V2 is coming. That is excellent news, especially since it will be significantly faster and full of new features.

But I also love how Nuno’s sponsors will have early access to play with it. I think it’s a great way to say “thank you.”

phpunuhi — Chrisitan Dangl

What happens when developers get bored? They create a useful framework. In this case, Christian created a fascinating framework that helps you manage your translations. It also has excellent integration with some services providing automated translations.

2022 JavaScript Rising Stars — Michael Rambeau

An excellent summary of what was trending in 2022. While I heard about most of the tools mentioned, there are also quite a few that I totally missed. This means I know what I will be reviewing soon.

Vim Online Editor (beta) — Programmer Hat

I’m not sure how to feel about this. Vim was never my favorite editor (I was always using Joe or Nano), and part of me tries not to care about having Vim in a browser. But the rest of me is just amazed by the way it works.

Learn to Create Videos with Code Using Remotion — Marcus Stenbeck

I didn’t know that creating videos with React could be that simple. Now I can’t wait to play around with it. I will probably connect some API to it.

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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