Yet Another Newsletter LOL: Whisky fuel

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

Around the Web

IDEs in the browser are upping their game. Stackblitz upped their game by releasing WebContainers. Boot full-stack apps instantly according to their latest blog post. It’s nice to see WebAssembly being leveraged here.

Introducing WebContainers: Run Node.js natively in your browser

Today we’re excited to announce WebContainers, a new type of WebAssembly-based operating system that boots instantly and enables Node.js environments to run natively in-browser.

blog.stackblitz.com

The 2021 State of the Octoverse survey results are in!

The State of the Octoverse | The State of the Octoverse explores a year of change with new deep dives into writing code faster, creating documentation and how we build sustainable communities on GitHub.

In this year’s Octoverse Report, we share research about developing code, creating documentation, and supporting communities so that you can use these insights to create great developer experiences for teams of varied sizes.

octoverse.github.com

Emily Freeman shared this post by Kicks Condor on Twitter. Check it out if you’re looking to learn more about leaky abstractions. 🚰

What Are Leaky Abstractions? (An Illustrated Guide) | Hello World! | Young Coder | Young Coder

If you take a look around right now, you’ll find yourself surrounded by some very complex objects. Smartphones, computers, printers, cars, televisions, toasters — the list goes on. But no…

medium.com

Kyle Shevlin had a great talk at CascadiaJS on React hooks.

CascadiaJS 2021 - Kyle Shevlin | useEncapsulation: Using React Hooks Sensibly

React Hooks are powerful primitives for adding functionality to React components, but they can be confusing and difficult to manage. Luckily, there’s a pattern that fixes this: encapsulation. Learn how to apply encapsulation to your React Hooks.

2021.cascadiajs.com

What is a DAO and other web3 stuff you might be curious about.

DAOs, A Canon - Future

Curated resources for those seeking to understand, build, and otherwise get involved with decentralized autonomous organizations or DAOs

future.a16z.com

Fun Stuff

Glenfiddich uses own whisky waste to fuel trucks | E&ampT Magazine

Scotch whisky maker Glenfiddich has announced that it will convert its delivery trucks to run on low-emission biogas made from waste products from its own whisky distilling process. The company said it has installed fuelling stations at its Dufftown distillery in north-eastern Scotland that use technology developed by its parent company William Grant & Sons. It converts its production waste and residues into an Ultra-Low Carbon Fuel (ULCF) gas that produces minimal carbon dioxide and other harmful emissions.

eandt.theiet.org

Words of Wisdom for the Week

Shameless plugs

The DEV Twitch stream is off for the next little bit. We’ll be back with one more stream on December 1st. We'l lbe hanging with Gift Egwuenu and then that’s a wrap for 2020.

We’ll be back in 2022 when we kickstart off the first week in January. Although DEV is not streaming, I’ve been streaming a little more frequently on my own stream.

This past week, I paired with Matt Foley for the third time as we continue to build out a GitHub action that Tweets to first-time contributors of a repository. Here’s a short recap.

View Nick Taylor's highlight on Polywork

Some more fun today on my stream hanging with Matt where we continued to build out our GitHub action for Tweeting to first-time contributors of a repo

www.polywork.com

I’ll get the streams up on YouTube at some point, but for now, here’s a highlight from this week.

Highlight: Building out a GitHub action with Matt Foley Part 3 - nickytonline on Twitch

nickytonline went live on Twitch. Catch up on their Software and Game Development VOD now.

www.twitch.tv