What happened last week - issue #56
This week: Security, Statamic, Hacktoberfest and more
What happened last week
It was a really busy week for me. I’m spending a lot of time learning how Nixpacks are working. The amount of minor differences is huge, and it takes quite some time to make all our Kinsta starters compatible with both. But with the huge help of my friend Christi, we are getting there.
Apart from that, I decided to treat myself, and I bought myself my first true wireless headphones. I wasn’t sure if I would like them, but after one week I can say that yes.
Also, later this week, I’m going to Trójmiasto. I will be speaking at WordCamp Gdynia. Of course, I will speak about headless WordPress. It’s a funny story because a year ago when I started working at Kinsta, I also went to Trójmiasto and spoke at the same WordCamp.
And last but not least - prepare yourself for another episode of the Code and Coffee Show. This time, together with Kristof Siket, we’ll show you how to introduce a public API to a working application.
Interesting links
From Code to Security — Wiktoria Dalach and Maciek Palmowski
Last week I spoke with Wiktoria about different aspects of security in my Code and Coffee Show. But I know that some of you (me included) prefer to read instead of listen - that’s why here is an article based on that episode.
Create an entry approval workflow with Statamic Revisions — Lakkes Radke
Great tutorial showing how to create an approval workflow in Statamic. You probably would like to introduce it if you are working in a bigger group.
Bun: lessons from disrupting a tech ecosystem — Gergely Orosz
Gergely summed up some key aspects regarding Bun. I really love the part where he compares why Bun can do some things and Node can’t. What I also learned, and what surprised me, was the fact that Node doesn’t have funding. It’s all in the hands of volunteers or companies that sponsor developers who work on Node. Bun, on the other hand, is VC-backed.
The Path To Awesome CSS Easing With The linear() Function — Jhey Tompkins
Did you hear about the new linear CSS function? I didn’t, but Jhey is here to explain how it works and what you can achieve with it. And it really does look powerful.
Why htmx Does Not Have a Build Step — Alexander Petros
Alexander explains why he thinks not having a build step is a good thing and the tradeoffs.
Hacktoberfest 2023: Beyond Green Squares — Bekah Hawrot Weige
Bekah wrote a really cool piece about why investing your time in initiatives like Hacktoberfest (and in Open Source in general) is worth investing in. There are a lot of things you can learn from it.
Of course, there are a lot of projects, a lot of people and sometime you mind find some toxic once, but remember - those are minority in the this great community.
People behind State of CSS and State of JS decided to add one more survey - State of HTML. It's open right now, and you can share if you use tags like datalist or selectlist.
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