Today, only one topic, but that's because I wanted to share my broader thoughts on the latest DataDog report.
Frontend
Frontend
useEffectEvent is coming to React | Frontend Weekly vol. 118
React developers abandoned work on the useEvent hook a few months ago. However, mysterious PR appeared in React repository and it looks like useEvent is coming back to life
JVM
JVM
How difficult is Go for Java programmers? – JVM Weekly #118
Hi, in the last issue of this year we will talk about how much Go is an interesting alternative for Java developers in the face of the DeathOfJava™️. In addition, there will be a CDI 4.0 Lite version.
Career
Career
What are staffing agencies hiding? – Career Weekly vol. 16
The battle for the best candidates is fierce and sometimes ridiculous. Today we'll take a closer look at it, and then we'll turn to more pleasant topics - ideas for your portfolio and Christmas film sessions. Still in the context of technology, of course.
Craftsmanship
Craftsmanship
Pride walks before a fall – will Rust survive? Software Craftsmanship Weekly #116
In the last pre-Christmas edition (Christmas Eve is a week away so we're taking a break), but not the last this year, we have Rust, Chinese regulations, and Microsoft buying itself.... stock market.
Frontend
Frontend
SvelteKit 1.0 | Frontend Weekly vol. 107
Svelte is a framework that has ruled the hearts of developers for years. This week saw the release of SvelteKit, a server-side renderering framework for Svelte that has been in the pipeline for quite some time. If you are curious about how SvelteKit is going to challange Next.js and Nuxt then this is the article for you.
JVM
JVM
Galahad embarks on a journey to bring GraalVM to Java – JVM Weekly #117
Today will be short, as we'll focus on single announcement that comes at us from the Java mailing lists. PS: But remember - stay for the scene after the credits 😉 .
Career
Career
How to look for a job abroad (not remote this time) – Career Weekly vol. 15
Working remotely is fine, but sometimes it's worth going abroad to explore new countries and work locally for foreign IT companies. Check out how to prepare for this (and avoid offers that are a scam). We also have an idea for boredom - browser games that check your JavaScript skills.
Craftsmanship
Craftsmanship
ChatGPT is… everywhere – Software Craftsmanship Weekly #115
All last week everyone was talking only about ChatGPT, so we'll sum up this discourse. However, as a bonus we will have a list of recommendations from Vitalik Buteirin - the creator of Ethereum.
Frontend
Frontend
State of CSS 2022 is here! | Frontend Weekly vol. 106
This week the results of this year's State of CSS survey landed online! To mark the occasion, we'll do a quick review of the statistics that particularly surprised us.
JVM
JVM
Feature Freeze for JDK 20 – what will the new edition bring? – JVM Weekly 116
As we've been covering the big announcements for a couple of editions, we've stacked up a series of interesting releases that we didn't get a chance to tell you about: Gradle, Wildfly, Resillience4j, Async-Profiler and Spring. The main course, however, remains Feature Freeze for the new JDK 20.
Career
Career
Good questions about your future – Career Weekly vol. 14
The busiest time of the year is upon us, and I don't mean the Christmas madness at all. Rather, it's the "career summaries and plans" that often accompany the end of the year. Today I have some advice for you on how to talk to your future employer, a brief of the gigantic scandal at Sii's Polish branch and a short analysis of layoffs at Meta. The coincidence of topics is incidental. Seriously.
Craftsmanship
Craftsmanship
Galactica, Cicero, pix2pix, ChatGPT – the hottest week ever for AI models? – Software Craftsmanship Weekly #114
Today will be a lot about AI models... but you could expect that if the name "ChatGPT" has crossed your mind. We will also discuss Monoliths (in two different contexts) and the so-called SRE.