Yet Another Newsletter LOL: You're Holding it Wrong
Tags: css, chatbots, javascript
Published: 2023-05-07 14:33:20

<p>Another week, another newsletter. Let&rsquo;s get to it!</p>
<h2>Around the Web</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://wesbos.com?utm_source=nickytonline&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=yet-another-newsletter-lol-4048" target="_blank">Wes Bos</a> had a great <a href="https://youtu.be/HOD9UQFbdgc?t=972&amp;utm_source=nickytonline&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=yet-another-newsletter-lol-4048" target="_blank">talk at Reactathon on next-generation server-side JavaScript</a>. JavaScript is in so many environments these days.</li>
<li><a href="https://twitter.com/Wattenberger/status/1653045107266924545?utm_source=nickytonline&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=yet-another-newsletter-lol-4048" target="_blank">Amelia Wattenberger</a> put out a great blog post about <a href="https://wattenberger.com/thoughts/boo-chatbots?utm_source=nickytonline&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=yet-another-newsletter-lol-4048" target="_blank">why chatbots are not the future</a>. AI fan or not, this is a great read.</li>
<li>Check out Keith J. Grant&rsquo;s post <a href="https://keithjgrant.com/posts/2023/04/scoped-css-is-back/?utm_source=nickytonline&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=yet-another-newsletter-lol-4048" target="_blank">Scoped CSS is Back</a>. <code>@scope</code> is only in Chrome, but native-scoped CSS is starting to become a reality. Hopefully, other browsers will follow suit.  </li>
<li>I purchased the second edition of <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/posts/addyosmani_javascript-webdevelopment-programming-activity-7060134716779200512-Dr_J?utm_source=nickytonline&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=yet-another-newsletter-lol-4048" target="_blank">Learning JavaScript Design Patterns</a> by <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/addyosmani?utm_source=nickytonline&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=yet-another-newsletter-lol-4048" target="_blank">Addy Osmani</a>. A lot has changed in JavaScript land since the first edition, so I&rsquo;m excited to dig in.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Fun Stuff</h2>
<p>[TIL about Google Lens](https://twitter.com/gerardsans/status/1653668818496126979)! This looks pretty cool.</p>

<h2>Words of Wisdom for the Week</h2>
<p>It&rsquo;s a sub-Tweet, but regardless, I like this.</p>
<blockquote>
<p>Less &ldquo;you&rsquo;re holding it wrong&rdquo;, more &ldquo;let me understand why you thought that so we can teach it better&rdquo;</p>
</blockquote>
<p>– <a href="https://twitter.com/DavidKPiano/status/1654485454694019073?utm_source=nickytonline&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=yet-another-newsletter-lol-4048" target="_blank">David K 🎹 on Twitter</a></p>
<h2>Shameless Plugs</h2>
<p>This week, I got to hang with folks on the OpenSauced Open Source Hour Twitter space. I&rsquo;ve been really enjoying the Twitter Spaces they&rsquo;ve been putting out.</p>
<p><a href="https://twitter.com/saucedopen/status/1653775454749306880?utm_source=nickytonline&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=yet-another-newsletter-lol-4048" target="_blank"><img alt="OpenSauced's Open Source Hour Twitter Space displaying speakers and listeners on the iOS app" class="newsletter-image" src="https://buttondown.imgix.net/images/837835c6-5a4d-4066-8ebe-2ea3087b36e3.PNG?w=960&amp;fit=max" /></a></p>
<p>On my Twitch stream, I got to hang with Kevin Ball, a.k.a. KBall. We discussed coaching and why it&rsquo;s helpful for engineers.</p>

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<p>Remember to like and subscribe! 😎</p>
<p>There are no scheduled Twitch streams next week. I&rsquo;ll be at <a href="https://remix.run/conf/2023?utm_source=nickytonline&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=yet-another-newsletter-lol-4048" target="_blank">Remix Conf 2023</a>!</p>
<p>If you see me, don&rsquo;t hesitate to say hello! I&rsquo;m not just this 2D avatar, lol.</p>
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<h2>Jobs</h2>
<ul>
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