May's Updates

Parisian coffee, new website, and additional clients!

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Ryan Clements
May 31, 2024

Hello! 👋

The month of May has been quite the ride. My software agency, Byte Bot, released a new update to it’s website. It was a much needed update which contains a summary of what the agency does and how to get in touch with us.

Last week was insane because I got to go to Paris!

I was there for VivaTech 2024 and I must say it was quite the ride. I got to meet dozens of people, see hundreds of products, and drink the finest coffee ☕.

I’m also happy to say I’ve landed two three additional clients and hired another person to help me out. The projects I get to work on are also fun so no complaining there. I’m never too busy to meet for additional work though. Schedule a call if you’d like.

📖 What I’ve been reading this week

Why TypeScript Doesn't Include a throws Keyword | Learning TypeScript

Why a `throws` keyword has not been added to TypeScript, despite some other languages having an equivalent.

www.learningtypescript.com/articles/why-typescript-doesnt-include-a-throws-keyword

How Levels.fyi Built Scalable Search with PostgreSQL

Our philosophy to scaling is simple, avoid premature optimization

www.levels.fyi/blog/scalable-search-with-postgres.html

SPA-Like Navigation Preserving Web Component State

Learn how to keep your web components' state intact while navigating, just like in a SPA!

aralroca.com/blog/spa-navigation

Using Vite To Rebuild Local Dependencies in an NPM Workspace

How to get Vite to rebuild local dependencies in an NPM workspace

prosopo.io/articles/using-vite-to-rebuild-local-dependencies-in-an-npm-workspace

postgres.ai/blog/20220525-common-db-schema-change-mistakes

Speeding Up C++ Build Times | Figma Blog

How we cut build times by 50% and shipped a solution for scale.

www.figma.com/blog/speeding-up-build-times/#how-c-builds-work

Who pays you? And why?

www.moderndescartes.com/essays/who_pays_you

Figma’s journey to TypeScript | Figma Blog

Figma's team recently converted one of its codebases from a custom programming language to TypeScript without disrupting a single day of development.

www.figma.com/blog/figmas-journey-to-typescript-compiling-away-our-custom-programming-language

Shipping Ship: Behind the Particle Shader Effect for Vercel’s Conf | basement.studio

See how this ethos came to life in the particle shader effect we created for Vercel Ship.

basement.studio/blog/shipping-ship-behind-the-particle-shader-effect-for-vercel-s-conf

Snappy UI Optimization with useDeferredValue

useDeferredValue is one of the most underrated React hooks. It allows us to dramatically improve the performance of our applications in certain contexts. I recently used it to solve a gnarly performance problem on this blog, and in this tutorial, I'll show you how! âš¡

www.joshwcomeau.com/react/use-deferred-value

libyear

libyear.com/?utm_source=changelog-news

IT Tools - Handy online tools for developers

Collection of handy online tools for developers, with great UX. IT Tools is a free and open-source collection of handy online tools for developers & people working in IT.

it-tools.tech

How to document your JavaScript package

Writing good JSDocs for your JavaScript package is critical to its success. Here are some best practices for creating docs that helps your users be successful.

deno.com/blog/document-javascript-package?ck_subscriber_id=1547059803

If you or anyone you know would like to work with me to ship better full stack applications, let’s chat!

Introductory Consultation - Byte Bot

In this meeting we'll discuss the problems you and your business are having and leave with actionable next steps.

calendly.com/byte-bot/30min