Bookmarks from 2022
220 bookmarks from 2022
Amazon and the Rise of ‘Luxury Surveillance’ - The Atlantic
Surveillance isn’t just imposed on people: Many of us buy into it willingly.
The Illustrated Stable Diffusion – Jay Alammar – Visualizing machine learni
Translations: Chinese, Vietnamese. (V2 Nov 2022: Updated images for more precise description of forward diffusion. A few more images in this version) AI image generation is the most recent AI capability blowing people’s minds (mine included). The ability to create striking vis
JavaScript APIs You Don’t Know About — Smashing Magazine
In this article, Juan Diego covers the least known yet extremely useful APIs, such as the Page Visibility API, Web Sharing API, Broadcast Channel API and Internationalization API. Together we will see what they are, where we should use them, and how to use them.
The Twisted Life of Clippy | Seattle Met
In the ’90s, Microsoft created a cartoon paperclip that it quickly retired. Its developers never imagined the virtual assistant would become a cultural icon.
Why React Re-Renders
In React, we don't update the DOM directly, we tell React what we want the DOM to look like, and React tackles the rest. But how exactly does it do this? In this tutorial, we'll unpack exactly when and why React re-renders, and how we can use this information to optimize the perf
Redis Explained - An in-depth tutorial
A deep technical dive into all things Redis. Covering various Redis topologies, data persistence and process forking.
Don’t call it a comeback: Why Java is still champ · GitHub
Java has been declared dead many times—and yet, it’s still going strong, undergoing what some might call a renaissance from both a technology and ecosystem perspective. Learn more on The ReadME Pro...
DOC • A brief history of the numeric keypad
Picture the keypad of a telephone and calculator side by side. Can you see the subtle difference between the two without resorting to your smartphone? Don’t worry if you can’t recall the design. Most of us are so used to accepting the common interfaces that we tend to overlook th
React key attribute: best practices for performant lists
Looking into how React "key" attribute works, how to use it correctly, how to improve performance of lists with it, and why array index as key is a good idea sometimes
How FedEx Influenced the React Logo — Maykel Loomans
Personal website of Maykel Loomans, a digital product designer from the Netherlands.
Faster JavaScript Builds with Metro | by Rae Liu | The Airbnb Tech Blog | M
How Airbnb migrated from Webpack to Metro and made the development feedback loop nearly instantaneous, the largest production build 50% faster, with marginal end-user runtime improvements. In 2018…
Things You Should Know About Databases
How Relational Databases Work. This post talks about how indexes and transactions work on the inside of relational databases.