What happened last week - issue #46
This week: WordPress, Components, UX and more
What happened last week
Last week I took part in the Bike Coffee Race in Łódź. The rules were simple - you had to visit at least 5 cafes (I visited all 15), drink at least one coffee (in total), and have a lot of fun.
Apart from this, we worked on the theme that I mentioned last week. The good news is that we finally have a name for it - “pacamara”, a variety of coffee bred in El Salvador in 1958.
Interesting links
Why did I build WordPress Playground? It was easier than installing WordPress. — Adam Zieliński
I mentioned WordPress Playground a few times already. This time Adam explains why he created it in the first place. And he’s right - the official guide on installing WordPress for development purposes is a nightmare.
Component Libraries - Should you use them? — Jakub Andrzejewski
Or, as Jakub states in the article “When should you use Component Libraries?”. This is a very important question that we, as developers, must answer at the project's beginning. There are always many “it depends” moments when choosing one.
Sustainable Design Toolkits And Resources — Cosima Mielke & Geoff Graham
Smashing Magazine published a great set of resources that should help you a bit with making your websites a bit greener.
It’s a very lovely game that shows all the worst UX practices. It took me 3 minutes to fill out the form - and what is your time?
New Antlers Performance Profiler - Improve and Debug Your Template Performance
Statamic released an Antlers Performance profiler that lets you find all the bottlenecks in your Statamic theme.
Level up: 10 Tips for Writing Better Code — Hana Klingová
Great article by Hana. It can be very useful if you are starting to code or if you have just started learning JS.
The Cost Of JavaScript - 2023 — Addy Osmani
Addy did a tremendous job with this video. Just sit, watch, and refactor some parts of your code - especially those that are using too much JS.
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