Lara Schenck
Lover of programming, maker of monsters
Category: Links
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Race Critical Code Studies reading list from Ruha Benjamin
A reading list on critical race theory and technology that professor Ruha Benjamin recommended in an author talk. This post is a large collection of links and specific quote from the talk.
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TED Talk recommendation: How to Read a Book a Day by Jordan Harry
There’s nothing quite like a great TED talk…and this is a great TED talk!
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The BREATHE Act is here in defense of Black lives
See more and take action at https://BREATHEAct.org
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How you can use impostor syndrome to your benefit by Mike Cannon-Brookes
I started writing a year in review post, but ended up watching a talk about impostor syndrome…
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Becoming a better developer by using the SOLID design principles by Katerina Trajchevska
This conference talk is a great introduction to the S.O.L.I.D. software design principles. How do these principles manifest when it comes to UI programming with HTML/CSS?
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Design Systems Checklist
The design systems conversation is officially under way at PMC which is extremely exciting and something I need to write more about. But in the mean time, I want to share the Design Systems Checklist by Tim Schoch. There are so many design systems-related things floating around my brain at any given moment, and this…
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[Book Rec] How Not To Be Wrong: The Power of Mathematical Thinking
I now realize my historic aversion to math is due to bad math education. Math is so cool and I want to learn more of it, thanks to this book!
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Email newsletters I enjoy
I’m really loving the medium of trustworthy email newsletters lately – here is a compendium of my favorite weekly-ish ones, both within the web dev sphere but also outside it.
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Resources about Front-end Architecture and Design Systems, etc.
I’ve been researching design systems lately, and this is an evolving list of the resources I’ve found particularly resonant for my purposes. Have anything to add?
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The Etymology of Programming – Brittany Storoz @ JSConf EU
I highly suggest watching Brittany’s full talk – she is a brilliant speaker, and her presentation is full of both fun facts about programming jargon and critical information about the impact of the terms we use.
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Everything Easy is Hard Again – Frank Chimero
I started the year exceptionally motivated and productive, with a reasonably-sized to-do list that has now expanded by a factor of at least three. This article by Frank Chimero about the increasing complexity of web development came about at the right time, and it deserves a share.
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Article: No, I’m from New York
Actually, I’m from a small town in Pennsylvania, but my years in NYC made enough of an impact on me that this article from the New Yorker describes the LA vs. NYC phenomenon impeccably.