Yet Another Newsletter LOL: 2022 OMG

Happy new year! I can’t believe we’re in 2022. We did it, folks!

Alright, another week, another newsletter. Let’s get to it!

Around the Web

I’m sad the StaffEng podcast ended on December 28, 2021, but it was a good run. Thanks to Alex and David for this gem. I encourage you to give all episodes a listen if you’re looking to level up in your career. I know I’ll be relistening to all the episodes.

StaffEng

Conversations with software engineers who have progressed beyond the career level, into Staff levels and beyond. We discuss the areas of work that set Staff-plus level engineers apart from other individual contributors; things like setting technical direction, mentorship and sponsorship, providin…

podcast.staffeng.com

If you’re a frontend dev, I encourage you to give this a watch. Dan was great in this mock interview.

This looks like an amazing resource from freeCodeCamp for folks starting their tech journey.

The swyx mixtape has been one of my favourite podcasts of 2021. Well, it’s not a podcast in the traditional sense. As Shawn calls it, “A daily audio lootbox”. Here’s one of the last one’s I gave a listen to in 2021.

[Weekend Drop] Cloudflare vs AWS, API Economy, Learning in Public on the Changelog | The Swyx Mixtape

Swyx’s recent appearance on The Changelog.

swyx.transistor.fm

The Light and Dark Side of the API Economy ∊ swyx.io

The ‘API Economy’ is a popular term for VC’s and tech media, however Developers seem ironically out of the loop despite their central importance to the whole story. Here’s my explanation, together with a dash of economics and social implications.

www.swyx.io

There’s lots of Jam

Understanding Rendering in the Jamstack - Bejamas

Rendering in the Jamstack? From client-side to server-side rendering, and even distributed persistent rendering - here’s what sets Jamstack apart.

bejamas.io

Fun Stuff

I’m sure some folks are starting to get or are sick of superhero films, but I’m so excited for these Marvel projects coming out in 2022

The official Ted Lasso biscuit recipe 😋

We Scored the Official Ted Lasso Biscuit Recipe (and We Even Found the Perfect Pink Boxes)

Ted Lasso from the popular Apple+ show gives shortbread biscuits to his co-workers to win them over, and it works (most of the time). Here’s the official recipe so you can make it at home.

www.thekitchn.com

Words of Wisdom for the Week

I put two in here because I skipped last week’s newsletter because Christmas.

Shameless plugs

Here are my last couple of blog posts for 2021

Frontend Developer Resources 2022 - DEV Community

I don’t know if I’ll keep doing this every year, but I did one of these in 2020, and that post got… Tagged with javascript, html, css, typescript.

dev.to

My 2021 Year in Review - DEV Community

Like last year, 2021 has been quite the year. Despite the pandemic, I stayed healthy and managed to…

dev.to

Here’s my highlights from 2021 on Polywork. Check it out and if you need an invite, let me know!

Polywork | 'My 2021 Highlights' by Nick Taylor

View this collection of Highlights by Nick Taylor. Discover highlights by others and create your own on Polywork. Join the waitlist today.

www.polywork.com

It’s a new year, so we’re back at it with streaming. Excited to be hanging with Anthony Campolo on the DEV Twitch stream this Wednesday @ 5PM UTC! GraphQL, the dev.to API, Stepzen Studio, all things!

Come by and say hi at twitch.tv/thepracticaldev