What happened last week - issue #51

This week: CMS, RSS, documentation and more

What happened last week

I spent most of my last week catching up after my time off. Because of the heat, it wasn’t the most productive week, though.

On the plus side - Baldur’s Gate won’t take so much of my time, as I finished it. Now I’m doing my second playthrough, but I’m taking it slowly, exploring everything, spending max 1h/day.

Last week I recorded my talk for the Page Builder Summit. Thanks to some technical issues and a noisy cat, it took me 3.5h to record a 30-minute video. I was so furious at some point.

Also, I got invited to some fantastic podcasts - more details soon.

Interesting links

Different flavors of content management — Maciek Palmowski

I wrote an article about the many CMS types in the wild. And while I was thrilled with it, thanks to some Twitter comments, I learned I should add a few more.

How Google helped destroy adoption of RSS feeds

A fascinating article showing how Google did everything to prevent RSS adoption from growing. It’s pretty sad because RSS is still handy, but most people don’t even know they exist.

Getting Started in a New Codebase — Abbey Perini

Abbey did an excellent job here, pointing out how to start working with a new codebase. While all the points are valid, the one about talking to people might be crucial. It can help a lot and get you a better understanding of why some things were done in a specific way.

The Surprising Power of Documentation — Vadim Kravcenko

Do you write documentation? No. Then it would be best if you read this article created by Vadim. He explains all the major pros of having good documentation.

The State of Laravel Survey — Tobias Petry

If you are a Laravel developer, you should fill out this survey.

NASA Funds Development of Front-End Highlighting Feature for Equalize Digital Accessibility Checker

It is cool to learn that NASA funded this one, and it is a handy feature that should help everyone make their websites more accessible.

You can blame this Pixies song for Google Assistant canceling your alarm — Dallas Thomas

This made me laugh (especially since I love that song), but it’s a fantastic case showing that sometimes you can’t test everything. It also shows why some companies dislike adding customization features to their apps. Users are unpredictable and may use Pixes as their alarm song.

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