“KISS,” “DRY”, “YAGNI,” and more — Being a good programmer is a mix of skills and some common sense. It is all about being pragmatic and knowing what is the solution that fits better your problem. When facing a challenge, there are some software principles that will guide you in choosing the most correct approach. Those…

Extracting Types Like a Pro — One of the key and most underrated features of TypeScript is its infer keyword, which allows developers to extract and infer types from existing code. In this article, we’ll explore the infer keyword in TypeScript and how it can be used to make your code more type-safe and efficient. In…

AI Apocalypse or Utopia? The High-Stakes Debate Over Halting the Race to Powerful AI Systems — Artificial intelligence (AI) is a groundbreaking technology with the potential to revolutionize industries, improve our lives, and address the world’s most pressing challenges. However, rapid advancements and increasing autonomy of AI systems also raise concerns about potential risks to society and humanity. …

Say hello to loneliness and boredom — Are you tired of waking up early, dressing up for work, and commuting to the office every day? If so, remote working might seem like the perfect solution. But before you ditch your traditional office space for the comfort of your own home, it’s important to consider the downsides. Luckily…

How AI is Enhancing, Not Replacing, Human Creativity in Software Development The world of software development is constantly evolving, and GitHub is at the forefront of the industry with its latest offering, Copilot X. This next-generation code completion tool promises to revolutionize the way developers write code, with its advanced…

How the Broken Windows Concept Can Help You Write Better JavaScript Code — Imagine walking through a neighborhood with broken windows. What’s the first thing that comes to mind? You might think that the area is unsafe, neglected, or even abandoned. This same concept applies to software development, and it’s known as the “Broken Windows” theory. The theory was introduced in the 1980s…

Resumable vs Hydration — an unfair battle? — In server-side rendering, the server generates the HTML for the web page on the fly, based on the user’s request and any data that is needed to render the page. …

The satisfies operator, auto-accessor fields, and more — The TypeScript 4.9 version is planned to be released on the 15th of November 🎉. It will be the last one of 2022. It has been been a great year for TypeScript. In this article, I will highlight the most relevant new features. Here is the summary: The satisfies Operator …

A look into the React RFC Draft proposal support for data loading — The first cornerstone of React’s first-class support for Async/Await started when the team introduced Suspense on React 16.6. Back then, there was still no concurrent mode and its functionality was limited. The suspended component would render and just be hidden on the DOM. It was known as Legacy Suspense. The…