Be wary of magic numbers.

- The next reader has no clue why a number is that number.
- It's super hard to find in the codebase / update in all places

Instead:

- Assign to a variable and give it a meaningful name.
- Hoisting to the top of the file or refactor to a config file.

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What's your favourite shell alias?

Mine is `settings` that opens up my .zshrc file... to add more aliases.

Lesson #1 from Design of Everyday Things:
- affordances are a deeply misunderstood concept
- if your product has features but no signals for discovery, then you have a design problem

Stop worrying about using the best model.

The bottleneck isn't your model capability. It's your prompt.

Spend the extra minute or two curating your idea, or better yet, use the LLM to improve your prompt first.

Take the guesswork out for your AI and find your results improve 100%.

Ever console.log'ed the... console?

I use these methods all the time:

- console.time() - easy way to time function calls
- console.table() - easy way to view a list of objects
- console.error() - easy way to view errors

Controversial opinion:

next.js sucks.

Used to be good, but DX has fallen off hard and they’re hanging on by the sheer number of existing users.

How to grow as a dev without senior mentorship:

- Refactor your code. Make reading your own code a habit.
- Read popular open-source software
- Read programming books
- Ask your circle of peers for feedback on your code
- Contribute to open-source software

What are your tips and tricks?

If you're a new developer, just learn React. It's easy to learn and it'll be in demand for a long time.

Starting a new YouTube channel to help the world use AI for programming more effectively.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEqD...

[email protected] is out today with a replacement for sibling pre-rendering. Give it a try and maybe we can ship React 19 soon?

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