Dec. 30, 2019, 12:31 a.m.

🥀 "All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us." - J. R. R. Tolkien

rendezvous with cassidoo

Hello friends!

Oh boy, it's almost 2020! I hope you have had an amazing year (decade!), and that this next one brings you happiness. Anyway, internet time.

Web links of the week

The Top Frontend Development Links of 2019
Create a React app from scratch with Webpack and Babel
Writing JavaScript With Only Six Characters
Sarus

Something that interested me this week

Man, last letter of 2019, how wild is that?? It's been a busy year (and decade, for that matter) for me.

I worked at CodePen for a little more than the first half of this year, and had a great time doing it. I helped release features like the mobile editor, sections of the site on the new React stack, and the new Babel processor! As much as I loved it though, I was missing interacting with the dev community. I joined React Training to teach workshops, build curriculum, and work on open source. I was sad to leave CodePen, but am SO happy in my new job. The team is great, the work is fun, and I am really excited to see where this company goes!

Outside of my day job, I spoke at a few conferences like DinosaurJS and React Loop, started writing Stack Overflow's newsletter, I made my own LLC for my side projects, launched Astrolokeys and DSS Tecla, started making silly videos on Twitter, started and stopped grad school, visited Hong Kong, South Korea, Spain, and the UK, started my Patreon, laser cut and 3D printed stuff with my sister, rewrote my personal website, and drank tons of bubble tea with friends.

This decade, I graduated both high school and college, had several jobs, lived in 7+ cities, got married, bought a house, traveled a bunch, and... drank tons of bubble tea with friends. I can't wait to see what the next one brings!

Interview question of the week

Last week I had you make the game snake! Good work Ten and Leslie!

This week's question:
What is a singleton? Implement one.

Cool things from around the internet

Dear Player: I love you, let’s talk
The Hot Shop
Satisfying Custom Mechanical Keyboard Build with OLED & Knob

Joke

What did the sneaker say when it sneezed?
A shoe!
That's all for now, folks! Have a great end to your year. Be safe, make good choices, and end with a bang!

Special thanks to Gabor, Stephen, and Louis for supporting my Patreon and this newsletter!

cassidoo

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