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> If you're trying to built a local-first, mostly private service I just don't think the ATProto is the right tool for the job. I agree! I think the "permissioned data" working gro…

What I don't see anyone talking about is how Private Cloud Compute is behind an iCloud subscription. From what I can tell, this means any app that is using their foundation model i…

These feeds have been going down every day around the same time for a few hours for at least the past several months. https://www.reddit.com/r/youtube/comments/1r61jpo/all_youtub..…

Really cool! Added to my collection of personal websites @ https://personal.network/

> The hardest part was convincing people to download the Discord app on their phone as most of us didn't have it downloaded. This was surprising to me – is this typical of most Dis…

"Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist" by Liz Pelly goes into more detail about their origins and the culture around piracy in Sweden at the time…

Matt has a really great course on Frontend Masters [0] where he shows you how to use canvas-sketch and make generative art. [0]: https://frontendmasters.com/courses/canvas-webgl/

Sure, but is that not what an online password manager is? :P

Yes. Mint also does this. From what I've heard, there are a lot of banks without APIs, so the next best approach is to login on behalf of users and scrape the data.

They're one of the few companies who are building GraphQL developer tools, so they have a financial incentive to have their name associated w/ GraphQL. This piece, while somewhat v…

Many GraphQL libraries take some sort of schema definition and then serve it at a route (eg. /graphql). To support multiple schemas, you'd just write a different definition and ser…

I agree. I think their recommendation is a bit overzealous. I can see the argument if you have a web frontend that consumes data from multiple backend services – have one GraphQL s…

For those looking to understand how to choose the right database for the job, I'd recommend first reading "Designing Data-Intensive Applications" ( https://dataintensive.net )

Oh, yes, definitely. Data warehousing and ML have different requirements and needs than your typical N-tier web app. Even streaming event data warrants a different solution. It com…

> The lesson we can learn from this story is the following: start with a generic database...SQL database are a good choice because they can do many tricks...The modern and successf…

Ah, it's that time of the year again – always enjoy seeing where the JS ecosystem is moving. I would like to see two categories added for next year's survey: 1. Auth – would be int…

Strategy-wise, it makes sense that they're cloning Patreon & Twitch features to keep people on the platform, but I think YouTube is going to need to innovate further if they want c…

FameBit ( https://famebit.com ) – acquired by YouTube

It's the same way any other marketing material may influence you to make a purchase. A lot of online influencer marketing is recommendation-based: "I like this product, so you shou…

Have you heard of the Fiesta Movement? [1] Ford essentially did that back in 2010. With the right brand, right audience, and right production value, anything's possible. Influencer…

I agree. FWIW, my university had a required co-op program, so I already had some internship experience under my belt, and even so, I was getting rejected from entry-level "Software…

I just went through the startup job hunting process as a new-grad. I think many startups have their expectations set too high for the work requirements & compensation they're offer…

Datastore Agnostic: - JS-Data - https://github.com/js-data/js-data SQL: - Sequelize - https://github.com/sequelize/sequelize - Bookshelf - https://github.com/bookshelf/bookshelf - …

+1 for testing actions / reducers. Snapshot testing probably makes sense if you're making a design system of component building blocks or a purpose-built re-usable component. Anyth…