Hey friends,

Why was the JavaScript developer sad?

Because he didn't Node how to Express himself...

Thinking Too Hard 🤔

What's your 'crunch time' soundtrack? (If you listen to music while you work...) When you need to tune out and get things done, what do you turn to?

Several people I've talked to have said:

• 'Chop Suey' by System of a Down
• 'Doom 2016' soundtrack by Mick Gordon
• 'All Day' (album) by Girl Talk
• 'Push It To The Limit' by Paul Engerman from the Scarface soundtrack

Personally, I need something without lyrics, so I've recently turned to a strange mix of relentless, driving, guitars and electronic beats. It's an audio assault — I can't listen to it for very long — but I turn it on when I need a boost of energy to get something done.

What do you do?

Interesting Web Bits 🍜

Web Stuff

• An attempt to promote web dev with only vanilla techniques. (Definitely possible, but we did make tooling to make our lives easier...)
• Envato has build an InspoGen with interrelated 'sparks' to help kickstart your creative process.
• Jim Neilsen talks about both he and Brian Regan have an adversion to being easily defined.
• Tiny little 16 dot playground WITH MATH.

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• Freethink thinks that indie game devs may save the industry.
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• The internet magnetic fridge.
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• 368 Chickens. 🐓
• A plea to not let the computers write for you.
• I share some of Andy's sentiments about webrings.
• I didn't know about the Barbican until just now! 😲