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Languages & Libraries
Facts about React that should be known before using Redux (or MobX). Most important: Learn React first, then opt-in Redux.

Lazy load your component, image or anything matters the performance.

On the Server

Can we utilise these technologies to create an incremental search solution?

Should authorization be handled in the Web layer or within the context? Let's find out which approach is better and when.

On the Front-End
I’m not a fan of sweeping statements like you “should” or “shouldn’t” use web fonts, but I think there should be some sort of guidelines to help people decide whether or not to use them.
One of the most important things a developer should learn is how to (properly) debug an application in his language of choice.

Over the last several years, the way I write CSS has transitioned from a very "semantic" approach to something much more like what is often called "functional CSS."
Tooling
An opinionated Elixir source code formatter.

And no, it’s not because I can’t figure out how to exit it

Since the very first release of prettier, people have asked for a .prettierrc file. We've been trying to have as few options as possible and tried to avoid being one more .dotfile that you have to have when starting a new project.

Finding talent is a huge problem for the software industry. And the common solution to that problem doesn’t work very well.

People & Process

I can recall many examples when I’ve had a conversation, meeting or discussion with someone (who I generally agree with) turn into a fully…

We all feel unproductive at times, and we can be sure that our bosses, clients, or co-workers feel we are being unproductive at times as well. 
Worth a Listen
On todays episode we discuss "Is Group Chat Making You Sweat?" An article from Jason Fried at Basecamp. We also delve into how internally at Zeal we have dealt with chat and it's strengths and weaknesses.

Other Cool Stuff

Penelope Gazin and Kate Dwyer faced a lot of sexism and condescension when they launched their e-commerce marketplace for weird art–that is until they introduced an imaginary cofounder named Keith.

A team of 30 students from Germany won the SpaceX Hyperloop Pod competition on Sunday, with their prototype pod reaching a speed of 324 kilometers per hour (201 miles per hour).

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