Hi friends!
A little late this week. I was working late on a keyboard project last night and got too sleepy to finish. Oops. But here we are!
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Web links of the week
Building a Component Library from Scratch
TypeScript - JavaScript with superpowers
30 Seconds of CSS
Konva.js
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Something that interested me this week
This week I finally did something that I've been wanting to do for a while: I learned about 3D modeling!
Back in November I wrote here that it was my goal to learn more about it by the end of the year. I missed the mark there, but I'm really excited to have the skill under my belt!
I ended up going with Autodesk Inventor. I know Blender is free and there's a lot of good options out there, but after experimenting a bit, it worked the best for me. I finished up a Udemy class to learn the basics and got experimenting, and have really enjoyed it.
What will I model, you ask? My first thing that I've been working on for HOURS this weekend (I actually am taking a break from it to type up this week's letter) is a mechanical keyboard case! I've mentioned it in a few livestreams and tweets here and there, but I'm working on a project with Massdrop to get a custom keyboard in your hands hopefully by the summer or fall. I won't say more just yet, but I am PUMPED!
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Interview question of the week
Last week, I had y'all find whether two strings had a common substring with each other!
Here's my favorite solution, complete with Spanglish comments.Â
This week's question:
Use this International Space Station API to make a visualization of where the ISS is now! Get creative!
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Cool things from around the internet
It's International Women's Day this week! So have some articles about cool women.
...and a keyboard. Just a little one though.
RAMA M-10A with PrimeCaps Deep Field SA and Omniclectic Cosmonaut by KPG
It’s almost International Women’s Day and I think we are starting to figure it out.
House, techno, grime: Did they start with these women?
The State of Women in Tech
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Joke
I got this (great) one from one of my readers, Sumaiya!
What is a functional programmer’s favorite animal?
A lamb, duh!
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That's all, folks! Have a great week. Be safe, make good choices, and try to do a pushup.
cassidoo
