What happened last week - issue #44
This week: Astro, SQL, Open Source and more
What happened last week
Last week I mostly focused on testing the upcoming Kinsta’s Static Site Hosting. I’m really happy with how it works, and I can’t wait for the moment we’ll show it to the world. I believe it’s one of those important steps to help Kinsta grow into more than a premium WordPress hosting.
Also, I finished the first season of the Code and Coffee Show. I’m really proud of myself that I did it. It wasn’t perfect, but I’m still happy with the results. 115 subs is a nice result, but what’s more important - I learned a lot from my guests.
Apart from this, I’m trying to create a perfect plan for gaming in August and September. With 3 massive games coming up (CP 2077 DLC, Baldur’s Gate III, and Starfield), it’s not easy to pick the best in which I will play them. I’m thinking about Baldur’s Gate III (as it comes first) and playing it until CP 2077 is released. Knowing Bethesda’s reputation - Starfield will probably require an extra month for patching.
Interesting links
What Is Astro? An Introduction to the Popular Static Site Generator — Maciek Palmowski
I wrote an introduction to Astro for Kinsta’s blog and am really happy with the outcome. If you are looking for a quick intro to Astro, it’s a great place to start at.
I Don't Need Your Query Language — Anton Zhiyanov
Anton has a point about the SQL shaming aspect. There are a lot of different query languages that we often have to learn just to use once or twice.
On the other hand - SQL is not perfect. We should try to find something better that will become a new standard. But creating a new query language each week doesn’t solves the problem.
What is Impossible? — Ron Ilan
Impossible.js is one of those amazing pieces of code that make you smile. I won’t spoil the beans - click and see what’s inside - it’s worth it.
Contribute to Open Source: A Comprehensive Guide for Everyone — Santosh Yadav
Santosh wrote an amazing guide for everyone who would like to start contributing to Open Source in some way. He mentioned so many interesting ways of doing this, that this article may inspire a lot of you.
Developer marketing for early-stage startups – what we’ve learned — Charles Cook
I love PostHog’s transparency. This time they share their experience related to the early stages of running a startup.
JetBrains prepared a nice landing page for the 25th Birthday of PHP some time ago, but I missed this, and it’s really cool, so I decided to share it.
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