What happened last week - issue #30

This week: Astro, Wallaby, A11y and more.

What happened last week

It’s my last week in Spain. I have hoped that the weather will be much better when I return to Poland. Sadly it seems that I will moving from 24 to 10 degrees Celsius. In the meantime, I’m trying to catch as much sun as possible and do some typical summer activities - like drinking cold brew or eating ice cream.

I’m also proud of myself because, together with the fantastic team at Kinsta, we managed to launch our new splash-screen project for our Application Hosting starters:

Maciek Palmowski (@palmiak@mas.to) @palmiak_fp

I'm pleased with the new splash screens we're adding to our starter projects for @kinsta Application Hosting. Soon there will be even more starters. Here is the complete list: github.com/search?q=topic…

Interesting links

Getting Started with Astro for Vue Developers — Elian Van Cutsem

If, for some reason, you still didn’t try Astro, Elian is explaining the basics of Astro together with comparing it to Nuxt. That’s it - go, try it, and write some code.

Finale: Coolest Tech, Memorable Guest Quotes, and Funny Moments with Cassidy & Zach

It’s always sad to see nice things end, even if it’s just the end of the season. Cassidy and Zach interviewed a lot of amazing people, and I think this was the first ever YT show that I watched regularly 🤠

Wallaby.js

What a fantastic tool it is. It lets you run JS unit tests in real-time. This lets you see their results each time you change your code. Amazing, right?

From gaming with your eyes to coding with AI: New frontiers for accessibility — Mike Melanson

This truly amazing article shows why Open Source is so important - it lets people with disabilities adapt it more to their needs. It also shows how new technologies can make their lives better.

Do Not Negotiate Quality — Serdar Kalaycı

A great article regarding quality vs. speed: we all have been in this position when our boss pushed us to implement something we knew will blow up sooner than later. Worth reading and giving this a longer thought.

Learn how to rescue legacy software — Richard Spindler

I enjoyed chatting with Richard about legacy software last week. We touched on many interesting topics regarding rescuing such software. We even involved Gordon Ramsay in this.

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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