The Two Reacts

Suppose I want to display something on your screen. Whether I want to display a web page like this blog post, an interactive web app, or even a native app that you might download from some app store, at least two devices must be involved. Your device and mine.

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Is software getting worse?

[Ed. note: While we take some time to rest up over the holidays and prepare for next year, we are re-publishing our top ten posts for the year. Please enjoy our favorite work this year and we’ll see you in 2024.] I recently stumbled upon “Software disenchantment,” a post by Nikita Prokopov.

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Stop saying “technical debt”

Everyone who says "tech debt" assumes they know what we’re all talking about, but their individual definitions differ quite a bit. We were supposed to release this feature three weeks ago.

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v3 is out!

For most developers, upgrading won’t require any changes. For some, it will be pretty trivial. However, the release brings tons of good stuff, so for the starter, here’s a quick overview of the most notable changes..

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React Server Components: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

React Server Components bring server-exclusive capabilities to React. I’ve been using this new paradigm within Next.js 13 and 14, and what follows is my honest assessment of it1. I debated not publishing this post because of the way the React community has historically handled criticism.

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10 Interview Questions Every JavaScript Developer Should Know in 2024

The world of JavaScript has evolved significantly, and interview trends have changed a lot over the years. This guide features 10 essential questions that every JavaScript developer should know the answers to in 2024.

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Rust: Multi threading

Time to dive into multi-threading in Rust, a topic that many developers work with and something that sets Rust apart by enforcing rules to ensure memory safety in your code. A common use case for multi-threaded Rust is building web servers, where each thread can handle different requests.

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