52 / The Return of the 90s Web

Published on April 17, 2022

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The Return of the 90s Web (mxb.dev)
Max Böck about techniques of the 90s web that are now coming back. Who wants to start a webring with me?
Getting credit for invisible work at the Staff+ level (leaddev.com)
Ryan Harter about invisible work (planning, thrown-away prototypes, etc.).

Futures Nostalgia (fasterthanli.me)
Amos dives deep into async Rust HTTP code using hyper, tower and a few Rust crimes.
When To Use Generics (go.dev)
Ian Lance Taylor shares some tips on when to use Go generics and when to prefer interface types or reflection.
What I learned from making a DNS client in Rust (blog.adamchalmers.com)
Adam Chalmers shares what libraries he used and what he learned implementing a DNS client in Rust.
A list of new(ish) command line tools (jvns.ca)
Julia Evans has a lot of new CLI utilities to spice up your terminal.
Unikernels 🏍️ (unzip.dev)
Agam More about the pros, cons and applications of unikernels.

Find the Place You Love. Then Move There. (theatlantic.com)
Arthur C. Brooks about topophilia, the love for a place.
Fast fashion: European Union reveals fast fashion crackdown (bbc.com)
Helen Briggs about a new EU strategy that requires clothing producers to create longer-lasting and easier-to-repair products.
The Complete Argument Against Crypto (stephendiehl.com)
Stephen Diel about the technical and societal impacts of crypto.

Crypto is like an evil genie that only fulfills neoliberal grifters' darkest wishes.
Find More Ways to Be an Outsider (theatlantic.com)
Arthur C. Brooks about the advantages of being an outsider.
An Ode to Apple's Hide My Email (empty.coffee)
Mike Lapidakis explains why he loves Hide My Email.

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