Monthly Web Developer Digest April 2020
Tags: webdev
Published: 2020-05-05 06:55:49

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title: Monthly Web Developer Digest April 2020
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date: 2020-05-05 00:00:00 UTC
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Hello everybody,

This month I started a new job at [Contentful](https://www.contentful.com) (yeah... I've been there before 🙈). I was swamped with new tasks, meeting people and onboarding remotely. It's a lot of fun so far!

I hope you're alright in these times of lockdown! Let's dive right into my favorite content of April 2020.

## When debugging, your attitude matters

[Julia Evans](https://twitter.com/b0rk) wrote [an article about debugging](https://jvns.ca/blog/debugging-attitude-matters/). She explains that when diving deep into the unknown, your attitude matters. It's a good reminder of the fact that nothing is "impossible".

*(... and I love the fact that she uses CSS as an example)*

## Will it CORS?

Let's be honest for a moment; [CORS (Cross-Origin Resource Sharing) requests](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/CORS) are weird and very hard to understand. [Will it CORS?](https://httptoolkit.tech/will-it-cors/) is an excellent way of finding out more about the topic. You have to answer a few questions and receive easy-to-digest information. I highly recommend to have a look! 

## Three excellent articles to read

- [WebAIM Million – One Year Update](https://webaim.org/blog/webaim-million-one-year-update/)
- [100 days - 100 CSS properties in a tweet](https://justmarkup.com/articles/2020-04-15-css-property-in-a-tweet/)
- [How to Market Yourself](https://dev.to/swyx/marketing-yourself-without-being-a-celebrity-398d)


## Three useful projects to have a look at

- [delta - a syntax-highlighter for git and diff output](https://github.com/dandavison/delta)
- [lazygit - simple terminal UI for git commands](https://github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit)
- [zoom-tab-killer - a Chrome extension to automatically close Zoom tabs](https://github.com/ptelad/zoom-tab-killer)

## This month I learned

- [The CSS `content` property accepts alternative text](https://www.stefanjudis.com/today-i-learned/css-content-accepts-alternative-text/)
- [How to use brace expansion (`{}`) to spread shell command arguments](https://www.stefanjudis.com/today-i-learned/how-to-use-brace-expansion-to-spread-shell-command-arguments/)
- [`inset` is an upcoming shorthand for `top`, `right`, `bottom` and `left`](https://www.stefanjudis.com/today-i-learned/inset-is-a-shorthand-for-top-right-bottom-and-left/)

You can find more short learnings in [my TIL section](https://www.stefanjudis.com/today-i-learned/).


## This month's devsheets

- [The logical CSS property `inset`](https://twitter.com/stefanjudis/status/1247426885463805952)
- [The `enterkeyhint` attribute on input elements](https://twitter.com/stefanjudis/status/1249958064041734144)
- [Fluid typography with CSS `clamps`](https://twitter.com/stefanjudis/status/1252140444231712769)
- [Bash/Zsh brace expansion](https://twitter.com/stefanjudis/status/1253227459086090241)

You can find more DevSheets on Twitter under [#devsheets](https://twitter.com/search?q=%23devsheets).

## A quote to think about

I like to write about things. It helps me to understand technical concepts fully. [Sahil Lavingia shared this quote of the month](https://twitter.com/shl/status/1225283973854588928).

> Reading is the inhale, writing is the exhale. Breathe.

## A song that makes you stop coding

This song grew a lot on me. As on old Oasis fanboy, [Jim Kroft's "OBSTACLES](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3u-XQ0TDdro) and its Britpop style entered my Spotify playlist more and more.
 
![Jim Kroft | OBSTACLES](//images.ctfassets.net/f20lfrunubsq/6MXV48JuIphVKtAwQPD9VF/16bd300277a4a72ecc57da928dc586e1/Screenshot_2020-05-05_07.53.51.png)

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And that's it for the content of April 2020, friends! 🎉 👋

Have a great May and stay safe!

And if you have any feedback about this newsletter, [please let me know](mailto:stefanjudis@gmail.com).