February in monthly notes looks into what you should think about when using Facebook, suggests you to read “Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984)” by George Orwell and tells you 13 things you should give up if you want to be successful. Also it’s worth checking out Vue.js, use Git standup for daily Scrums and enhance your application accessibility.
Issue 16, 13.2.2017
JavaScript
Introduction to Vue.js
Vue.js is gaining traction more and more each week. If you need an introduction this post by Sarah Dranser is tops. (css-tricks.com) (from https://web-design-weekly.com/)
A Guide to Webpack 2 and Module Bundling
This article is aimed at those who are new to webpack and will cover initial setup and configuration, modules, loaders, plugins, code splitting and hot module replacement. (from Web Design Weekly)
Tools
Git standup
What did I code yesterday? git standup looks crafty tool to remember what you’ve done and works with multiple repos.
Using tmux properly
You may know terminal multiplexers like Screen which was released 1987 but there’s also newer options like tmux (2007). It’s similar to Screen, but has some additional features and is easier to configure. The article tells you how to use tmux properly.
Introducing Docker Secrets Management
The latest Docker release offers a great solution to store your secrets securely in containers. The Docker Secrets Management is a solid approach to do so. (from WDRL #169)
Software development
Five Keys to Boost your Speed and Quality in Software Teams
“Software quality and the speed of the team is a commitment issue”. Focus, communication, conventions, confidence, isolation. Well said.
The Outrageous Cost of Skipping TDD & Code Reviews
Writing tests is one of the crucial parts of software development and the benefits of Test Driven Development has proven itself to be very useful to increase the quality of software. The article shows some numbers why you should do TDD and shares advice about how to implement a more productive quality process.
ARIA Examples
Some practical ARIA examples to enhance your application accessibility. And accessibility isn’t as easy as you thought like Soueidan explains with Accessible tooltips https://sarasoueidan.com/blog/accessible-tooltips/
GitLab’s postmortem of database outage of January 31
On January 31st 2017 GitLab experienced a major service outage for their online service GitLab.com. The outage was caused by an accidental removal of data from our primary database server. They also lost some production data that they were eventually unable to recover. The postmortem of the issue is good to read. GitLab also had live Google Doc while resolving the issue. Hacker News comments also has some good points.
Security
What should you think about when using Facebook?
Facebook collects data about you in hundreds of ways, across numerous channels. It’s very hard to opt out, but reading this article by Vicki Boykis on what they collect, you’ll learn to better understand the risks of the platform so you can choose to be more restrictive with your Facebook usage. (from WDRL #169)
Something different
13 Things You Should Give Up If You Want To Be Successful
Intuitively obvious things but harder to follow.
Sketchcase
Whiteboard Sticker simply turns any laptop lid into a portable whiteboard.
George Orwell: 1984, pdf and audio
If you haven’t read “Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984)” by George Orwell yet, here’s your chance: The entire book is available for free as PDF and Audio versions. I personally recommend it to everyone who is only slightly interested in just one of these topics: social change, politics, technology. (from WDRL #169)
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