Initiator Creator - Issue #112

​By Saurabh Y. // 31 December 2022

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Developer

​How I still use Flash in 2022 - Foon

When Adobe killed Flash Player in 2020, I didn't want my Flash games to disappear forever.

​Python Libraries That One Must Try For Fun - Hackernoon

These libraries are used in machine learning, video games, GUI applications, and, to do some cool stuff with images. If you’re a machine learning follower, you might have guessed some of them from the featured image.

​Everything I wish I knew when learning C - Tom M

This page is a living collection of summaries, signposts, and advice for these broader points that made my journey with C and other compiled languages easier.

​Best practices to increase the speed for Next.js apps - StackOverflow

Next.js is a powerful yet simple framework, though developers still struggle to increase the speed of their applications. Here's how you can make those apps faster.

​Shipping to Production - Pragmatic Engineer

How you ship your code to production in a way that is fast and reliable, is a question more engineers and engineering leaders should educate themselves on.

Designer

​Best Practices for Designing Your Creative Portfolio - ShutterStock

Considering all the trends, tips, and tricks, here’s a comprehensive look at the best ways to optimize your digital design portfolio.

​Reading Design - Online archive of critical writing about design - Reading Design

Reading Design is an online archive of critical writing about design. The idea is to embrace the whole of design, from architecture and urbanism to product, fashion, graphics and beyond.

​How Figma builds product - Lenny's Newsletter

Yuhki Yamashita, Chief Product Officer at Figma, shares lessons learned, plug-and-play templates, and fresh insights into how Figma builds product

​Microsoft Designer: AI Prompt Design Principles - Prototypr

Microsoft are bringing AI to the masses! Not only with Microsoft Designer, but they're sprinkling AI onto many Microsoft products.

​Email Header And Footer Design Tip - Uplers

According to Hatchbuck.com, consumers who purchase products through email spend 138% more than those that don’t receive email offers.

Entrepreneur

​The next big thing in 2023 will be... - Substack

For the third year in a row, 50 of technology's top thinkers weigh in on the year ahead.

​Startup childhood - Tiny startups are not Google-in-miniature-form - Substack

Thinking of your startup as "Google-in-miniature" is a common form of startup dysmorphia due to intuition and familiarity

​The point of capital - When to raise and what to do first - Substack

As soon as you raise money you will start burning it. If you’re not generating EV from your burn, you’re destroying not creating value. And lots of stuff you have to do before you build a business neither requires capital nor generates value.

​Look On My Works, Ye Mighty, and Despair - Every

The most frequent question I get as a writer is “where do your ideas come from?” Here is my exact process.

​How to Process Negative Feedback - Every

Tips for dealing with criticism—when you agree with it, and when you don’t

Marketer

​Microsoft’s making Excel’s formulas even easier - TheVerge

The company is adding some handy automation features to its web-based spreadsheet software.

​The ROI of SEO: How to Measure SEO ROI - Semrush

SEO isn’t a quick fix, though. And measuring your SEO ROI is complex because it takes time to see significant SEO results.

​How to Read Like a Publicist: A Design Milk Case Study - Wolf Craft

Goal is to show you what reading the media looks like from a PR perspective. You can use the same techniques to research where your work fits and where you want to pitch.

​How To Improve Signup Confirmation Rates - Growth Design

If you’re looking to improve your onboarding, you’ll enjoy the actionable tips in this article and learn more about the sniper links.

​6 Ways To Index Backlinks Quickly - Fatjoe

Backlinks are the backbone of search engine optimization. From day one they have been right up there with the most critical ranking factors. However, you need to do them right.

Interesting Read

​The Real Name Fallacy - Carol project

Forcing real names in online communities could also increase discrimination and worsen harassment.

​Confident people have these 5 habits - Fast Company

Some people are naturally confident, however, it’s a trait you can acquire and improve if you practice these five habits of confident people.

​Do We Really Want the Things We Say We Want? - NickWignall

Maybe we don’t really want the things we claim to want because we haven’t sincerely examined and accepted all the tradeoffs and sacrifices required to achieve them?

Community Submissions

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​There's An AI For That: AIs for any given task - There's An AI For That

There's An AI For That is a comprehensive AI tracker built with ease of use in mind. It tracks over 700 AIs across almost 100 categories and updates every day.

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