Initiator Creator - Issue #90

​By Saurabh Y. // 30 January 2022

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Developer

​How I Got Pwned by My Cloud Costs - Troy Hunt

Cost is something that's easy to gradually creep up without you really noticing.

​Web Outside of Browsers - Woob

Woob is a collection of applications able to interact with websites, without requiring the user to open them in a browser. It also provides well-defined APIs to talk to websites lacking one.

​My self-hosting infrastructure - Github

This project utilizes Infrastructure as Code to automate provisioning, operating, and updating self-hosted services in my homelab. It can be used as a highly customizable framework to build your own homelab.

​A pipe operator for JavaScript: introduction and use cases - 2ality

The proposal “Pipe operator (|>) for JavaScript” (by J. S. Choi, James DiGioia, Ron Buckton and Tab Atkins) introduces a new operator. This operator is an idea borrowed from functional programming that makes applying functions more convenient in many cases.

​Favor real dependencies for unit testing - StackOverflow

An essential part of requirements analysis is understanding which quality characteristics are the most important so that designers can address them appropriately.

Designer

​Six Architects On Their Dream Desks - Drawing Matter

Curious to know what form such a place might take in today’s working life, Drawing Matter asked six very busy architects to spend no more than three minutes imagining their ideal desks.

​Newsletter Pages - Newsletter Landing Page Inspiration and Examples - Newsletter Pages

Newsletter pages is a newsletter landing page design gallery showcasing the best newsletter websites, thank you pages, resources, and templates.

​Six things to consider before changing fonts on a website - PimpMyType

Ask yourself why? What does not work now, and what should be better after? Decide if it’s really worth the effort, test it with trial fonts and real content, check the licenses, and expect that the spacing most likely will be off. Brace yourself for inconsistencies, and know that it won’t be perfect afterwards.

​Design at Gusto: Keeping Collaboration and Customers at the Core - Designer Fund

Although “user-centered” can feel like an empty promise, the specifics are what matters. For Gusto, this means investing in a customer-centric process and encouraging everyone to embrace research and think like a designer.

​The last design you'll ever make - Interaction Magic

Designers were brought up to design from cradle to grave. Our new challenge is to postpone that grave as long as we can.

Entrepreneur

​This Is The One Email Every CEO Should Send…Every Week - Scalable

Here's How To Craft a Weekly CEO Update Newsletter That Builds Trust, Creates Alignment, and Keeps Everyone In the Loop On What Actually Matters Most.

​4-day workweeks can’t work without deep work - Wildbit

One of the biggest misconceptions about the 4-day workweek is that it’s as simple as cutting a day from your company’s typical schedule. It’s not that easy. If you want to move to a 32h week and still be successful, you’ll have to master one thing first: Deep work.

​Product Discovery Lessons: Going from Zero to One - Ravi Mehta

There isn't a lot written about the very earliest days of a startup. My guess is that those memories fade fast, a bit like the months after having a first baby. So, I want to share what we’ve learned—before my memories fade.

​Lessons from 140+ angel investments - Lenny's Newsletter

Biggest surprises, how to get started, what to look for when evaluating companies, plus a ton of advice from many smart investors.

​How To Price Projects And Manage Scope Creep - Smashing Magazine

Scoping, estimating, and running digital projects can often feel like an exercise in futility. In this article, Paul Boag explains why you need to start breaking your projects down into manageable phases and why that’s the best way to achieve significant benefits.

Marketer

​Cold emailing: Finding the balance between personalization and scale - Close

Cold emailing is an art. Do it right, and you can establish career-changing relationships that will result in incredible opportunities for you. Do it wrong, and you’ll find your emails land consistently in the spam box (and rightfully so).

​How-to Create a Sales Plan - Belkins

Common sense suggests that sales goal setting is impossible without knowing your company's business goals, the sales tools in the company's tech stack, industry trends, and economic growth prospects.

​SEO first principles - Kevin Indig

It's easy to get lost in wild speculations with SEO, but good strategies and tactics are always the results of reasoning from first principles.

​Lessons in influence: How to make your B2B content work harder - Marketing Week
​The best B2B content and messaging doesn’t just inform its audience or impress them with its arguments – it influences and inspires them, too. Follow these recommendations to master the art of creating content that audiences can’t ignore.

​The Top 3 Priorities for B2B Marketing Leaders Right Now - Drift

For marketers, spending time wisely means knowing what initiatives to prioritize. Though that can be a hard nut to crack when the marketing landscape is constantly shifting.

Interesting Read

​What We Don't Want to Know - Vice

Do you want to know what you’ll get for Christmas? A movie spoiler? When you’ll die? The study of deliberate ignorance reveals the topics people want to remain in the dark about.

​Belief perseverance: why we cling on to old ideas - Ness Labs

Our beliefs can help us navigate the world around us. However, when our beliefs do not line up with reality, they can cause harm to ourselves and others.

​If You Don’t Plan Your Time, Someone Else Will - Nir and far

Most people are stingy with their money and generous with their time. Here’s why that’s backward.

​Engine Cooling – Why Rocket Engines Don’t Melt - Everyday Astronaut

In this article you will learn about engine cooling methods used to keep rocket engines from melting.

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