Weeknotes 20

I bought a whiteboard! It’s now installed in my office next to my desk. I’m hoping it’s going to help me with problem solving.

I found a cool trick when working with browser developer tools - the copy helper. It lets you copy output straight from the console to your clipboard.

copy($$('.foobar').map(e => e.textContent).join('\n'))

We’ve been using Tailwind CSS at work and it didn’t take very long before I was getting stuck. I realised pretty quickly though that it’s not a lack of Tailwind knowledge per se, but rather a general lack of modern CSS knowledge.

I used to do a lot more frontend work. I started off doing a lot of HTML/CSS, but I’ve focused on the backend for many years now, and keeping up is hard.

So I’ve decided it’s time to get up-to-date and I’m starting by learning Flexbox using Wes Bos' videos. Wish me luck!

John Gruber writes…

There are a lot of good ideas here. Drastically reducing curbside parking and using that space to widen sidewalks and increase outdoor eating areas is something that’s happened in a lot of cities during this pandemic. It’s been a huge win here in Philly.

I wish we could make better use of our space here in the UK.

Sadly I found out this week that another former colleague had passed away. I worked in the same team as Dave for almost a year. A very clever guy who had a vast wealth of experience. RIP.