What happened last week - issue #89
This week: Astro, CraftCMS, DevRel and more
What happened last week
I spent my last weekend cycling a part of the Vistula Cycling Route. It was amazing, I cycled 200km in two and I feel that my brain recharged better than usual.
The route itself was really nice, with many spectacular views. The only downside was the fact that I didn’t have a chance to see Vistula too often. Still - if you are looking for an active way to spend your weekend, the Vistula Cycling Route is a great way to do it.
On the other hand, I’m already starting to fill out CFP for the next year. I already have one cool topic about “PHP, Security and WordPress”. I still have to prepare something for the front end, but, in general, I hope that the next year will also be as good as this one.
I hope that this week I will finally find time to convert two ideas into articles. Fingers crossed.
Interesting links
Astro introduced Server Islands in Astro 4.12. It’s an answer to Next.js partial pre-rendering. I really like the way how the implementation looks - it’s almost like with normal islands. Give it a try, but remember it’s still experimental.
It Takes 6 Days to Change 1 Line of Code — Ed Weissman
A very interesting story, about how changing one line of code may require 6 days of work by quite a few teams. The most scary part is the “(A true story.)” at the beginning.
DevRel's Death as Zero Interest Rate Phenomenon — swyx
Amazing article by swyx about DevRel. He touches on many topics, but the most important is that DevRel isn’t dead - it has changed and needs to evolve to remain relevant.
Caching Laravel routes with Statamic's static cache — Marty Friedel
Again, Marty shares his knowledge about Laravel’s caching and how to use it together with Statamic.
Creating a Fallout-Style UI Using Modern CSS — Massimo Avvisati
Massimo shows how to create a Fallout-style UI using CSS with a sprinkle of JS. As a Fallout fan - I approve.
SSR Astro With Headless Craft CMS — Henry Bley-Vroman
This great article shows how to use Astro together with CraftCMS. The part I enjoyed the most here is that it focuses on SSR rather than SSG. This automatically shows some different techniques.
Ctrl+Alt+Del — How I Force Quit My Old Career and Started Coding — Marcy Acevedo
Everyone who is struggling with their jobs should read this article. Marcy’s story shows that you can pivot your career at any point. Also, inside you’ll find the most important tip about IT - ask questions.
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