Weekly Digest 23/2021
Welcome to my Weekly Digest #23.
This weekly digest contains a lot of interesting and inspiring articles, videos, tweets, podcasts, and designs I consumed during this week.
Interesting articles to read
How to create NFTs with JavaScript
Learn to code an NFT (non-fungible token) using the Ethereum blockchain, the Ropsten Testnet, and a series of JavaScript libraries.
Serving sharp images to high density screens
Why compressing images for dense screens is different, and how to serve them.
How to update nested state in React
State is a cornerstone of React components. In this post, we learn how to update nested state properties.
Media Queries in Times of @container
With container queries now on the horizon — will we need media queries at all?
Some great videos I watched this week
Automating Tests with Jest
When I think about Continuous Integration, one of the first things that comes to my mind is testing. It’s amazing how much more confident you can be about changes to your codebase when you have a good suite of tests, and you know they run before every merge.
How to use TypeScript on big projects
We met with Nikita Kabardin, who works as a front-end developer at Spotify. He also worked on several Battlefield projects.
Thinking on ways to solve color schemes
In today’s GUI challenge, we’re building dark, light and dim color schemes with HSL. The CSS works across modern browsers, establishes foundational architecture for more themes, and is accessible.
Hasura in 100 Seconds
Learn how Hasura can instantly turn your SQL database into a GraphQL API.
Self-Avoiding Walk
It’s finally time to attempt a Self-Avoiding Walk! In this video, I quickly visualize a simple JavaScript p5.js implementation of a self-avoiding walk. I then tackle the more complex problem of backtracking to find a solution to a space-filling self-avoiding walk.
Useful GitHub repositories
React 18 Working Group
This is the working group for React 18 release. It was formed to provide support to the community through the release.
React Hook Form
Performant, flexible and extensible forms with easy-to-use validation.
Prisma
Next-generation ORM for Node.js & TypeScript | PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, SQL Server & SQLite
cuid
Collision-resistant ids optimized for horizontal scaling and binary search lookup performance.
dribbble shots
Fleet — Travel Shopping UI Kit
Podcast Dashboard
Fashion Store Mobile App
Music Mobile App
Instax — Mobile App Design
Cargo Transportation Application Design
Tweets
Picked Pens
Bringing text to life
Podcasts worth listening
The CSS Podcast — Scroll timelin
In this episode we deep dive the experimental Scroll Animations spec to bring you the breakdown on @scroll-timeline powered CSS animation. Learn about scroll-linked animations vs scroll-triggered animations and how to orchestrate scroll interactions with elements of the page.
3 Minutes with Kent — Prisma is amazing
The Changelog — Exploring Deno Land
Syntax — Making a Vaccine Bot with JavaScript
In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about Wes’ experiment building a vaccine bot!
CodePen Radio — Pattern Library
Stephen and Chris talk about cplibrary the Pattern Library that the CodePen Monorepo can use to share components. What goes in there and what doesn't? What are common and not-so-common components? Can components be combinations of other components?
Thank you for reading, talk to you next week, and stay safe! 👋
