9 Best Articles in 2021
UX Collective
Design Better Forms
UX Collective
5 min read · From 2016 · Common mistakes designers make and how to fix them
WIRED
The Next Big Blue-Collar Job Is Coding
WIRED
4 min read · From 2017 · What if we regarded code not as a high-stakes, sexy affair, but the equivalent of skilled work at a Chrysler plant?
Bloomberg Graphics
What Is Code?
Bloomberg Graphics
From 2016 · If you’re not a professional programmer but you’ve ever used a computer, this article is for you – seriously. You will learn what code is, what software is, how apps get written, and what different programming languages do and why they matter. Plus you’ll get details about other technical issues. Along the way, Bloomberg Businessweek reporter Paul Ford explains the culture and some of the psychology of programming. This delightfully animated article is essential for anyone not in the programming field who uses computers. getAbstract recommends it to everyone interested in learning more about programming, its culture and its principles.
CSS-Tricks
A Complete Guide to Flexbox
CSS-Tricks
From 2015 · Our comprehensive guide to CSS flexbox layout. This complete guide explains everything about flexbox, focusing on all the different possible properties for the parent element (the flex container) and the child elements (the flex items). It also includes history, demos, patterns, and a browser support chart.
copilot.github.com
GitHub Copilot · Your AI pair programmer
copilot.github.com
9 min read · Jun 29th · GitHub Copilot works alongside you directly in your editor, suggesting whole lines or entire functions for you.
medium.com
Modern JavaScript Explained For Dinosaurs
medium.com
~16 min read · From 2017 · Learning modern JavaScript is tough if you haven’t been there since the beginning.
The Atlantic
The Coming Software Apocalypse
The Atlantic
From 2017 · A small group of programmers wants to change how we code—before catastrophe strikes.
tiny-helpers.dev
All tools
tiny-helpers.dev
~12 min read · 2020-01-13 · A collection of single-purpose online tools for web developers...Brought to you by Stefan Judis( Website, Twitter , GitHub )
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
To the brain, reading computer code is not the same as reading language
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
9 min read · 2020-12-16 · MIT neuroscientists have found reading computer code does not rely on the regions of the brain involved in language processing. Instead, it activates the “multiple demand network,” which is also…
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Stack Overflow
Best practices for writing code comments
Stack Overflow
7 min read · Jul 6th · While there are many resources to help programmers write better code—such as books and static analyzers—there are few for writing better comments. While it's easy to measure the quantity of comments…
The 2ality blog
Temporal: getting started with JavaScript’s new date time API
The 2ality blog
~12 min read · Jun 28th · Date, JavaScript’s current date time API is infamously difficult to use. The ECMAScript proposal “Temporal” is a new and better date time API and currently at stage 3. It was created by Philipp…
CSS-Tricks
How to Get a Pixel-Perfect, Linearly Scaled UI
CSS-Tricks
Jul 15th · Dynamically scaling CSS values based on the viewport width is hardly a new topic. You can find plenty of in-depth coverage right here on CSS-Tricks in
OpenAI
Introducing Triton: Open-Source GPU Programming for Neural Networks
OpenAI
~11 min read · Jul 28th · We're releasing Triton 1.0, an open-source Python-like programming language which enables researchers with no CUDA experience to write highly efficient GPU code—most of the time on par with what an…
