freeCodeCamp·4yHow to Write Good API Documentation
API documentation is a written guide stating the functions of the API, how to integrate it into your program, and use cases for the API. It should contain some technical terms, but should still be readable and easy to understand. The goal is for everyone to work together to produce documentation that fully explains the API and guides users without confusion.
ByteByteGo·4yFlowchart of how slack decides to send a notification
This is the flowchart of how slack decides to send a notification. It is a great example of why a simple feature may take much longer to develop than many people think. When we have a great design, users may not notice the complexity because it feels like the feature just working as intended.
ByteByteGo·4yFlowchart of how slack decides to send a notification
Slack has published 26 articles over the past two weekends to go through. In this newsletter, we will talk about the following:Flowchart of how slack decides to send a notification. Orchestration and choreography. How to design secure web API access for your website. How does Amazon build and operate software?
The Next Web·4yHow to turn your home Wi-Fi password into a QR code
You can use a QR Code to scan your friends' WiFi passwords. You don’t need to type in the password for all your friends, one at a time. You can use Siri Shortcuts from your iPhone or iPad to generate a code. If you’re using a phone with Android 10, you can create a QR code right from your device’s settings.
ByteByteGo·4yInterview question: Design Twitter (Episode 5)
In this newsletter, we will talk about the following: Process vs Thread. A visual guide on how to choose the right Database. Unique IDs are very important for the backend. We will explore common requirements for common social media IDs that are used in such as Facebook, Twitter, and Facebook.
Hashnode·4yHow to get a job in Web3
Last week I asked, "who wants to work in web3?" on twitter. The engagement on the tweet was mind-blowing; it got so many responses. So, I decided to gather some questions and answer them here, as well as share some tips on how I got my job. These are based on my and some of my friend's experiences only.
The Hacker News·4yTwitter's New Owner Elon Musk Wants DMs to be End-to-End Encrypted like Signal
Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX and Tesla and Twitter's new owner, called on adding support for end-to-end encryption (E2EE) to the platform's direct messages (DM) feature. "Twitter DMs should have end to end encryption like Signal, so no one can spy on or hack your messages," Musk said in a tweet.
The Next Web·4yWhy Brave and DuckDuckGo are cracking down on Google’s AMP
Brave browser and DuckDuckGo search engine are going on an offensive against Google's Accelerated Mobile Page (AMP) protocol. Brave is releasing a new feature called De-AMP that’ll redirect you to the publisher’s original page, instead of an AMP-based link. DuckD DuckGo is redirecting users to publishers’ non-AMP pages when they click on links in search results.
TechCrunch·4yMicrosoft launches its A.I.-powered notetaking app Journal as an official Windows app – TechCrunch
Journal, a digital notetaking app, is becoming a full-fledged Microsoft Windows application. The app is rolling out to users from April 5 through April 8, but can be downloaded directly from the Microsoft Store. The team trained the app’s A.I. to automatically recognize and categorize the things users write.
Pointer·4yHow to build remote teams properly
A decentralized, remote workforce is the future of the digital economy. Building a company in a way that empowers employees and establishes self-sufficient teams is key to success. Here are a few tips that would be useful to an early-stage founder that wants to build a remote workforce.
Hacker News·4yTwitter bans ads that contradict science on climate change
Twitter says it will no longer allow advertisers on its site who deny the scientific consensus on climate change. There was no indication that the change would affect what users post on the social media site. The announcement coinciding with Earth Day came hours before the European Union agreed upon a deal requiring big tech companies to vet their sites more closely for hate speech.
The Next Web·4yOpen-sourcing Twitter's algorithms is more complex than Musk implies
Elon Musk has proposed making Twitter's algorithms open source. The Tesla tycoon argued that disclosing what amplifies or downranks tweets would reduce the risk of “behind the scenes manipulation” The approach has won support from some transparency advocates and critics of Twitter’s content moderation.
SD Times·4yLinkedIn announces the open sourcing of Feathr
LinkedIn has announced that the most used, core aspects of Feathr, its feature store for productive machine learning (ML), are being open sourced. LinkedIn says that replacing application specific feature preparation pipelines with FeathR has reduced engineering time by as much as 50% and also allows for feature sharing between similar applications.
Hashnode·4yHow to add SEO Meta tags in your Next.js apps
Next.js has an out-of-the-box support for SEO. You can use open-graph meta tags to control how links are displayed on social media platforms. In a typical Next.js app that uses the data fetching methods to read through markdown files, we can obtain certain information about our arbitrary articles/blog posts.
React Native Example·4yA Movie App Built using React Native
A Movie / TV App built using React Native. Make sure you have Android Studio installed (Android 11 (R) SDK in particular) Add the following environment variables to your .env file:TMDB_API https://www.themoviedb.org/settings/api.Features include clean UI and similar Movie/TV Show Section.
