Initiator Creator - Issue #89

​By Saurabh Y. // 23 January 2022

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Developer

​Remix vs Next.js - Remix

How is Remix different from Next.js? Explained by co-founder of Remix

​JavaScript dev deliberately screws up own popular npm packages to make a point of some sort - The Register

Two popular open-source packages were recently sabotaged with mischievous commits, creating confusion among those using the software and exacerbating concerns about the fragility of the open-source software supply chain.

​TypeScript Features to Avoid - Execute Program

TypeScript is a complex language that has evolved significantly over time. Early in its development, the team added features that were incompatible with JavaScript. Recent development is more conservative, maintaining stricter compatibility with JavaScript features.

​Delivering 3D scenes to the Web - NYT

There are a number of different methods for loading a 3D model on a website. Choosing the best one for your project depends on a few things, including the amount of interaction, control and scene customization needed, as well as the size of your model.

​Favor real dependencies for unit testing - StackOverflow

Which dependencies should be present in your code base? This article suggests an answer to that question.

Designer

​Form follows feeling: How Google is making digital experiences personal - It's Nice That

Google’s new design system update Material Design 3 puts control in users’ hands, allowing them to design their experiences, pick colour schemes and express their own personalities through a series of features called Material You.

​Writing with respect - UX Collective

Writing with respect is more than the usual digital tropes about “being friendly” or “sounding human.” It’s about recognizing the power of words to influence the way people feel.

​Iconoir - Open Source Icons Library - Iconoir

Iconoir is one of the biggest open source libraries with currently 1007 SVG Icons.

​A matrix for prioritizing user research - UX Collective

A guide on how to focus one’s efforts regarding research based on various situations.

​Fable - A web-based motion design platform - Fable

Fable empowers creators to tell stories by making motion more intuitive and collaborative.

Entrepreneur

​Don’t Be Like One Of These 3 Entrepreneurs - Scalable

These 3 traps are so common in fact, that the entrepreneurs who fall prey to them become fairly recognizable with a quick glance.

​Differentiating your product - Lenny's newsletter

You have to do it better or you have to do it differently. Even more interestingly, Porter found that even if you go the first route and beat your early rivals through operational effectiveness, you’ll probably still need to differentiate down the road

​6 Key Metrics to Track When Automating Your Business - Integromat

Read on to learn about the metrics you should track to gauge the effectiveness of your automations, why they are important, and how exactly you can measure them.

​Here are the best productivity tools and tips for hybrid teams in 2022 - Fast Company

Rather than try to optimize your virtual office with dozens of software widgets that are overkill, my recommendation is to focus instead on knowing the basics like the back of your hand.

​The New Normal - The New Normal

This visualization uses Google Trends to explore shopping interest for various products before and during the Covid-19 pandemic by categorizing them into three search behavior patterns: Normal, Unusual, and New Normal.

Marketer

​All you need to know about Email Newsletter Sponsorship and Marketing - Qdonow

In this guide, you’ll learn all about email sponsorship, why to go for it, how to get started with email newsletter ads, email newsletter advertising rates, and where to find the best-suited newsletters for your business.

​The five Levels of Hype - Johannes Klingebiel

when it comes to creating a new technology you need to sell a vision to attract the resources you need (people, investment, etc.). Hype can also act as glue. At its best, it can create a shared vision pulling the actors in the same direction and thus creating a self-fulfilling prophecy.

​A Look Inside Pinterest’s Creator Strategy - Every

Pinterest’s Global Head of Content & Creators unpacks why they’re doubling down on creators.

​How To Get People To Buy Your Product - Josh Spector

The key to that is to create something valuable and communicate that value to potential buyers. To do that, there are five concepts to master:

​Good purpose, bad purpose: Marketers shouldn’t oversimplify the arguments - Marketing Week

Brand purpose campaigns underperform ‘traditional’ marketing on average, but for the right brands purpose will still be the most effective strategic choice.

Interesting Read

​“Hey, Alexa! Are you trustworthy?” - MIT

The more social behaviors a voice-user interface exhibits, the more likely people are to trust it, engage with it, and consider it to be competent.

​The Wrong Side of Right - FS

One big mistake people repeatedly make is focusing on proving themselves right, instead of focusing on achieving the best outcome. This is the wrong side of right.

​I Bought Every Face Mask on Amazon for Testing - Armbrust

What are the best masks to protect you from COVID-19? There are hundreds of different brands making a lot of claims, that's why we're testing the filtration capabilities of every mask in our laboratory to see how they measure up.

​The art and science of abstract thinking - Ness Labs

What is something we only become capable of doing after age eleven, that helps us solve complex problems and write poetry, but needs to be yielded carefully? That’s abstract thinking

Community Submissions

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​There Will Never be a Creator Middle Class and Why That’s Good - Idea economy

According to Signalfire, less than 4% of the estimated 50 million creators earn a living from their creations.

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