Initiator Creator - Issue #94

​By Saurabh Y. // 27 February 2022

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Developer

​Web Browser Engineering - Web Browser Engineering

This book explains, building a basic but complete web browser, from networking to JavaScript, in a thousand lines of Python.

​Deploy React App on GitHub Pages Automatically - Better Programming

In this blog, you’re going to be familiar with how to deploy a react project on GitHub Pages automatically.

​Testing Pipeline 101 For Frontend Testing - Smashing Magazine

Automated testing can give you much confidence in merging your changes, especially in extensive refactoring or working with your teammates. As a result, you might have thought about including testing as part of your build routine to get the most value out of it.

​How To Develop A Text Editor For The Web - Smashing Magazine

Although this process might seem straightforward, there is a lot of technical nuance behind its apparent simplicity. This article looks at how typing on the web works.

​Explain the First 10 Lines of Twitter's Source Code to Me - CSS Tricks

I think it’s a simple test that tells me a lot about the depth of fundamental front-end knowledge they have, and this article lists the best answers.

Designer

​The Science of Color & Design - Material

How Material used color science to make design easier and more xpressive than ever before

​What is the most unique website you’ve come across on the internet? - Hacker News

List for whatever reason.. the most obscure, interesting design, the worst design, etc.

​Boxmoji: the trending new aesthetic - UX Collective

How boxes and emojis took over the Internet, and why it matters.

​Penpot - The Open-Source design & prototyping platform - Github

Penpot is the first Open Source design and prototyping platform meant for cross-domain teams. Non dependent on operating systems, Penpot is web based and works with open web standards (SVG).

​Shaders and Gradients - Offscreen Canvas

How to learn shaders, why gradients are so important, and exploring the hidden gradients in all kind of effects.

Entrepreneur

​What is Minimum Viable Security (MVS)? - OpenView

If you are a fast-paced startup that is building a software product—just like Jit the MVSP checklist was designed specifically for you. But how can we follow the checklist accurately? And what is Minimum Viable Security anyway?

​What made your business take off that you wish you'd done much earlier? - Hacker News

A very interesting and informative discussion on Hacker News.

​Anchoring in negotiation: Do this and close more deals - Close

When you are buying something, do you automatically obsess about how much it costs? Most buyers  do. They get caught up in the price of the item. Before they even speak to a sales rep, they've decided in their minds what they're willing to pay for it. This is called the anchoring effect in negotiation.

​Notes apps are where ideas go to die. And that’s good - Reproof

Like a hunter/gatherer stashing their prey, the ideas and the links we stumble upon feel valuable, rare, something worth saving. We ascribe value to the time we spend discovering things online. Surely that time wasn’t in vain. Then we’re burdened with our findings. It’s tough to focus on something new when you’re still holding the old in your mind.

​Work estimates must account for friction - StackOverflow

If your project estimates include eight hours of work per employee day, you're gonna have a bad time.

Marketer

​How To Skyrocket Organic Search In Your Niche - Serptsat

Unless you know who you're fighting for your place under the sun, you won't know what strategy to employ and how to come out on top.

​Outcome Driven SEO Roadmaps - The SEO Sprint

How to create a roadmap that connects technical SEO strategy with delivery.

​What Is IP Warming & Why Is It Important - Kickbox

Be it a brand-spankin’ new identity, subdomain, or IP, one thing is certain—warming is a necessity. If you skip warming and charge into mailing from a new IP with no restraint, you will likely end up jumping clear over the good sender line and flagged as a spammer.

​The 9 Most Important Email Marketing KPIs - Demand Curve

These are the key performance indicators that will tell you how effective your email marketing campaigns are.

Interesting Read

​How to block cookies in browser - Kespersky

This article however, guides you down a less rocky road of setting up cookies — by way of browser options, with detailed instructions for Google Chrome, Apple Safari, Mozilla Firefox and Microsoft Edge.

​How to Get Hooked on Making an Effort - Psychology Today

Viewing effort as part of a feedback loop could help us enjoy the process.

​Don't point out something wrong immediately - The Pans

Trying to spot flaws in a system is not a bad thing. However, when we are dealing with people, the knee-jerk reflex of pointing out something is wrong might lead to negative feelings from the other side; and hurt relationships.

Community Submissions

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​Fall in love with these 11 beautiful coffee makers that history forgot​

Twentieth-century product design was really something. Take a tour of its evolution through the lens of your favorite kitchen appliance: the coffee maker.

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