Initiator Creator - Issue #119

​By Saurabh Y. // 19 February 2023

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Developer

​Three layers to secure a software development organization - StackOverflow

This affects the individual developer writing insecure code, the engineering team blindly trusting their dependencies, and the organization thinking that their best bet is to roll their own security controls.

​A summary of libraries that are commonly used with React - Frontend Undefined

If you are starting out with React, the sheer number of libraries that are used alongside it can be overwhelming.

​Writing Javascript without a build system - Julia Evans

JS assumes that you’re using a build system, and it can be hard to navigate for folks like me who write very simple small Javascript projects that don’t require a build system.

​Container queries land in stable browsers - Web dev

Container queries are especially handy for responsive design and reusable components. For example, enabling a card component that can lay out in one way when placed in a sidebar, and in a different configuration within a product grid.

​Dependency cruiser: Validate and visualize dependencies - Github

As a side effect it can generate dependency graphs in various output formats including cool visualizations you can stick on the wall to impress

Designer

​Advanced techniques for writing good interfaces - UX Collective

The next time you’re swirling through endless revisions and need a new idea to get unstuck, here are some techniques you can use.

​Content-First Design: The Value-Added UX Approach - UX Writing Hub

instead of beginning the process with a mockup of how the design layout will be structured—with containers for images or text to be filled in later—lead with the content and then frame the design to support the language instead.

​Onboarding Tutorials vs. Contextual Help - NN/g

Tutorials interrupt users, don’t necessarily improve task performance, and are quickly forgotten. Contextual help signals can avoid these pitfalls but require unintrusive ways to activate.

​Visual design rules you can safely follow every time - Anthony Hobday

You do not have to follow these rules every time. If you have a good reason to break any of them, do. But they are safe to follow every time.

​Communicating with Interactive Articles - Distill

Examining the design of interactive articles by synthesizing theory from disciplines such as education, journalism, and visualization.

Entrepreneur

​Path to startup profitability - Slab

Most Silicon Valley companies never get to profitability. Here's Slab did it and what they learned along the way.

​Invest in things that don't change - Hey

the best piece of advice I ever got from Jeff Bezos was this: Invest in things that don't change. His example was that customers won't wake up one day and wish shipping was slower or the selection of goods poorer.

​Startups live and die in a multidimensional landscape - Inverted Passion

Startups are like heat seeking missiles, except they seek profit and live in a multidimensional world where one mistake means missing the target by a mile.

​Iatrogenics: Why Intervention Often Leads to Worse Outcomes - Fs

we use the phrase iatrogenics to refer to any effect resulting from intervention in excess of gain. Some examples are easier recognized than others.

​Big Data is Dead - Mother Duck

This post will make the case that the era of Big Data is over. It had a good run, but now we can stop worrying about data size and focus on how we’re going to use it to make better decisions.

Marketer

​Growth Inflections - Lenny's Newsletter

Stories behind growth unlocks for Figma, Facebook, Airbnb, YouTube, Tinder, DoorDash, and others

​Marketing Funnels: Everything You Need to Know - Ahrefs

Knowing how a marketing funnel works can help you diagnose problems and improve your marketing strategy.

​How Will GPTChat Impact SEO and Content Marketing? - SERPStat

This article examines several areas in which artificial intelligence can be helpful for content creators as an extra tool.

​Best Practices for Paywalls and SEO - SEO For Google News

More publishers are exploring subscription models to generate revenue. Paywalls are powerful mechanisms for monetisation, but there are SEO risks involved.

​Google publishes new link best practices - Search Engine Land

This help document went from basics on crawlable links to a much more robust link best practices.

Interesting Read

​Gorgeous 19th-Century Illustrations of Owls and Ospreys - The Marginalian

The science of the familiar “owl-face” and the art of its varied permutations.

​Why Everyone Feels Like They’re Faking It - New Yorker

The concept of Impostor Syndrome has become ubiquitous. Critics, and even the idea’s originators, question its value.

​How to deliver effective constructive criticism - Atlassian

Even with the best of intentions, conveying truthful criticism to a co-worker without discouraging them is an exercise in honesty and balance – a difficult but important skill to master.

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Outro

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