Links by Friday 024 - Patching globals considered harmful
Demon Slayer, an Anime series I quite enjoy, is back with another season; the Hashira Training Arc. I’m quite picky about which Anime to watch. Since Jujutsu Kaisen ended I’ve not found anything worth my time. It’s good to have a good show to watch again.
Eleventy had a conference and I’m hearing only good things from it.
Rebuilding My Site From WordPress to Eleventy
blakewatson.com
- Rebuilding my website with Eleventy
I talk details about moving my site from self-hosted WordPress to a static site generated by Eleventy.
Recover a Deleted Local Git Branch
I have a WordPress site where I post solutions to problems I face. Maybe I should get on this gist thing.
https://blog.jim-nielsen.com/2024/gist-that-keeps-giving/Why Patching Globals is Harmful
There is, however, a cost to every decision, and patching globals doesn't just have a cost that affects both users and maintainers, but also actively harms otherwise great APIs and even the language itself.
Why Patching Globals Is Harmful - kettanaito.com
Why I believe patching globals is a bad API design.
Losing Color
I feel like life is a cycle of loss and discovery; we lose something so that future generations can discover it, and then lose it again.
https://uxmag.com/articles/why-is-the-world-losing-colorGo’s return err is an Antipattern
https://akavel.com/go-errorsDon’t
return errin Go. Instead, add missing details relevant for debugging.
That's it, see you next time.