So many great ones here:

kottke.org/26/04/stunning-art...

a cartoon of a chef with a needle in his mouth is playing at 4:32 ALT: a cartoon of a chef with a needle in his mouth is playing at 4:32

This Verstappen v Piastri battle 😍😍

Us developers have learned the hard way that:

1. Prototyping is more like 10% of the actual work - even though the business folks thinks we're 90% done

2. Shipping prototypes to production is possible but generally a bad idea

Vibe coding is prototyping. Others will learn - soon

React Native 0.79 - Faster tooling and much more · React Native Today we are excited to release React Native 0.79!

React Native 0.79 is now available!

This release includes several performance improvements. Metro is now >3x faster to cold start! Android apps will also be faster thanks to changes to JS bundle compression.

reactnative.dev/blog/2025/04...

being on time for meetings pro tip - use @raycast.com's My Schedule, turn on "Automatically Join Meetings" and it'll give you a popup to join at the right time

Code snippet showing that parseInt parses values until it reaches a code unit it can't handle.

TIL about a new `parseInt` quirk.

I always thought it simply returns `NaN` when it can't parse a value, but as it turns out, if a value starts with a code unit representing a number it parses it until it doesn't know what to do anymore. 😲

www.stefanjudis.com/today-i-lear...

Happy F1 is back

Chart showing rapidly rising temperatures with 2024 the worst

2024 daily temperatures compared to past years. A frightening graphic from the BBC. #ClimateEmergency

Node.js Now Supports TypeScript By Default TypeScript is coming to Node 23. Let's break down what that means.

Node.js now supports TypeScript.

Here's everything you need to know:

www.totaltypescript.com/typescript-i...

Qi2 3-in-1 Travel Wireless Charging Set This Qi2 MagSafe 3-in-1 Travel Wireless Charging Set lets you magnetically charge your iPhone, Apple Watch, and AirPods all in one place.

Great video as usual!

I’m curious, have you tried ESR’s 3 in 1 travel charger (Qi2 version)? If so, what are your thoughts on it?

React v19 – React The library for web and native user interfaces

React v19 is now stable!

react.dev/blog/2024/12...

That’s great news!

Once is stable, will it work for RN too?

If so, will it be coupled to a specific RN version, or require the new architecture to be enabled?

#overcast wrapped

BREAKING: In a surprising turn of events, businesses that said their Cyber Monday sale was limited have extended the sale

Apple Pay comes to sixth country in South America - 9to5Mac Even in its 10th year, Apple Pay is still reaching new markets. The latest, per Apple server sleuth @aaronp, is...

Finally! 🙌🏻

9to5mac.com/2024/12/02/a...

#uruguay

CSR, no SSR

Release 0.77.0-rc.0 · facebook/react-native Breaking Bridgeless: Make NativeModules.foo load turbomodules (unset turboModuleProxy in bridgeless). (cc5f17d5a2 by @RSNara) dev-middleware: Frameworks should specify serverBaseUrl relative to th...

React Native 0.77 RC.0 is here 🎉 including:

- Swift template for iOS
- Progress on native API stability
- Better tvOS integration
- Improved Animated performance
- React DevTools v6

and a lot more! full changelog: github.com/facebook/rea...

Okay so the one issue with Bluesky is that my social media addiction is now back with a vengeance

Local-First Software A fresh way to think about building web applications.

Sorry, I just saw you reposted the announcement so you’re aware of it haha

There are several interesting options here: localfirstweb.dev

It was just launched, so it might be a bit green, but @livestore.dev looks very promising

@stephenrobles.com has some great videos on the topic.

If I recall correctly, the Twelve South is his go-to 3-in-1, but he called out that it uses a proprietary barrel connector instead of USB-C as one of its weaknesses

I’m considering buying this one from Satechi (a.co/d/hsYToHJ)

- Replacing Cocoapods with SPM
- Better Swift support (the migration from Obj-C to Obj-C++ made it worse)

'Energy independent' Uruguay runs on 100% renewables for 10 straight months Uruguay's rapid energy transformation has shielded electricity users from global shocks.

Renewables alone powered the Uruguayan economy for 10 straight months, with wind a major contributor
theprogressplaybook.com/2023/10/19/e...

I haven’t tested it, but react-native-navigation (from wix) will probably require it

#17 – Kyle Simpson: Local-first identity - localfirst.fm A podcast about local-first software development.

Episode #17 is out.

Kyle Simpson on local-first identity, encryption, passkeys and authn.

www.localfirst.fm/17

The cell arc of Dragon Ball is by far the best one and it’s not up for debate.

This page serves a simple guide on how to migrate to Bluesky from X. All steps are optional, but you should really do the first two.

Hey #swifties, I made a page that lays out some simple steps that make migrating over to Bluesky very approachable

Please share!

www.bluesky-migrate.com