Why Efficient Hydration in JavaScript Frameworks is so Challenging

"Hydration is the name given to the process in JavaScript frameworks to initializing the page in the browser after it has previously been server rendered."

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A to Z Linux Commands

"There are numerous Linux commands out there. There are a subset of built-in shell commands like cd and then there are the ones from GNU coreutils like less. In addition to that there are additional CLI utilities like curl, wget etc."

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The Return of Server Side Routing

"Return? It never went away. Or at least that is what some smug "told you so" is going to say. But for those who haven't been living under a rock for the past decade, for better or for worse much of the web has been moving to client-side navigation on their sites."

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PHP: Frankenstein arrays

"One of the core data types in PHP is the array. Mostly unchanged since the early beginnings of the language. The name "array" is a bit unfortunate, as well as the implementation. It is not really an array."

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Experiment on your code freely with Git worktree

"Git is designed in part to enable experimentation. Once you know that your work is safely being tracked and safe states exist for you to fall back upon if something goes horribly wrong, you're not afraid to try new ideas."

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git-switch Documentation

"NAME git-switch - Switch branches"

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AWS Free Tier Data Transfer Expansion – 100 GB From Regions and 1 TB From Amazon CloudFront Per Month

"The AWS Free Tier has been around since 2010 and allows you to use generous amounts of over 100 different AWS services. Some services offer free trials, others are free for the first 12 months after you sign up, and still others are always free, up to a per-service maximum."

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Svelte's lifecycle methods can be used anywhere

"I don't think it's widely known that you can call the Svelte lifecycle methods (onMount, onDestroy, beforeUpdate, afterUpdate) outside of a component. It is mentioned in the Svelte docs and tutorial, though it's easy to gloss over."

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Choose Boring Technology

"Probably the single best thing to happen to me in my career was having had Kellan placed in charge of me. I stuck around long enough to see Kellan’s technical decisionmaking start to bear fruit. I learned a great deal from this, but I also learned a great deal as a result of this."

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Visitor Pattern

"The Visitor Pattern isn't used often. This is because there are few situations in which it is applicable or even makes sense. However, it's a nice pattern to know and to have in your tool belt when the time comes. Let's look at how this pattern can be applied in a PHP environment."

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