programming newsletter
A Byte of Coding is a newsletter that I, Alex, put out four times a week, Monday through Thursday. Each issue
consists of three articles that I personally curate from across the interwebs. I believe that you can find
inspiration in the most unexpected places, so I select articles with topics that span the entire programming
spectrum. Each article comes with a little summary that I write.
There are three criteria for the curated articles:
- In depth (focusing on the how and why something works, rather than "How to ...")
- Within the last month (although depending on the quality and timelessness of the article, there are
exceptions)
- Diversity (topics we haven't seen before are rated higher)
What about the articles I reject?
Incremental vs.
Virtual DOM is an example of an article I read, but then rejected. Why? Because although the author outlines
the advantages and disadvantages of both approaches, they fail to explain one of the major points of why the incremental
DOM is slower than virtual, which makes me feel like the article is incomplete. On top of that, a lot of the content
is repetitive.
Here are a couple of the criteria for rejecting articles:
- Fail to explain major claim that was made
- Full of filler content
- Terrible reading flow
- Not in article format (ie video, podcast, book)
- Directly promoting a commercial product
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