This Week in Tech Twitter 8/13/21
Dinosaurs learn how to code, YuriScript vs Rython Part 1, Better public speaking, Essential Git commands ... and much more!
Coding Dinosaurs?
Have you ever wondered which dinosaur your favorite programming language most resembles? It’s a question that has haunted humans since the dawn of time. 🤣
Shaun the Tech T-Rex is well known for his full-stack threads and full-stack laughs, and this week did not disappoint.
Shaun gave us an incredibly fun thread describing programming languages as dinosaurs!
My favorite? The Therizinosaurus because just like my C# code, that dinosaur is what nightmares are made of.
Click below and find out which dinosaur best represents your favorite programming language for they go extinct!
Keep Calm and Type On
How can meditation be beneficial for developers?
Meenakshi is a stoic, developer, technical writer, and blockchain enthusiast that has been doing #100daysofmeditation.
On day 38, she gave us an insightful thread into all the benefits of meditation and how it can help developers.
This thread describes how meditation can ease anxiety from bugs and deadlines, improve focus related to development flow, offer clarity during complex coding sessions, and help manage emotions when things aren’t quite going your way.
Take a deep breath and meditate on this informative thread from @SankarMeenakshi
Yuri vs Raza, Round 1
Ladies and gentlemen… LET’S GET READY TO RUUUUUMBLE!
This week Raza and Yuri teamed up and dropped episode #1 of their new YouTube series, Yuri vs Raza. In this episode, this dynamic duo broke down the classic language argument of JavaScript vs Python.
Verbal haymakers were thrown, each scoring points for their respective language. Just as you think one had made the best point, the other fires back! In the end, it’s arguable if a clear winner emerged.
Raza and Yuri also discuss how they started with their respective programming languages, how they learn new technologies, and how Tech Twitter has played a role in shaping their views on software development.
In all seriousness, what’s obvious is that Raza and Yuri are incredibly passionate about programming in JavaScript and Python and they care deeply about the Tech Twitter community.
Watch Episode 1 and decide for yourself if you are team YuriScript or team Rython?
Create a Study Plan
The LadyBug Podcast, hosted by Kelly Vaughn, Ali Spittel, Emma Bostian, Sidney Buckner, dropped a new episode, “How to Create a Study Plan”.
This episode starts by defining what a study plan actually is; describing it as attainable and measurable.
The group then draws an analogy of the brain to computer memory to understand how information is stored long term. Context switching triggers information to move frequently accessed information from the brain’s cache into long-term storage.
Finally, the Pomodoro-technique is discussed as a way to improve focus during study sessions. This study hack includes the following procedure
If you are looking for ways to improve focus and studying, check out the latest episode.
Essential Git Commands for Every Developer
Version control, and especially Git, is one of the hardest concepts to grasp for new developers.
This week, Oliver gave us a comprehensive thread of the 19 most essential Git commands.
Whether you are a new developer or looking to get back to basics, this thread can help you understand some of the most commonly used Git commands including init, clone, add, commit, fetch, rebase, reset, checkout, push, and much more!
Git checkout the thread below to learn more!
How to Ace Public Speaking
So many people struggle with public speaking, especially developers who tend to be a bit more introverted.
Alexandra AKA the Nomad is a translator, copywriter, and honorary web developer that has been crushing it on Tech Twitter.
This week, Alexandra put together a thread about her experiences over the past several years in public speaking.
Alexandra describes the “Three P’s of Public Speaking”; Preparation, Presentation, and Pondering.
Also, she gives tips on battling stage fright, avoiding answering “bad questions”, and how to feel and look confident.
Don’t have stage fright about reading the thread below!
Twitter DM Mastery
Elijas, aka The King of DM, has been hard at work putting together the best Direct Message tips and guides.
This week, Elijas released the new Ebook, Twitter DM Mastery!
This book includes a 25+ page DM Playbook, lessons, actionable frameworks, and so much more!
Slide on into the Twitter DM Master ebook now!
CSS Selector Best Practices
George is known for dropping daily content on CSS, HTML, JS, and UI/UX.
This week, George beautifully crafted a thread on the best practices when using CSS selectors.
George covers topics including selector intent, reusability, location independence, and performance.
Go ahead and select the thread below to learn more!
What is a Container?
Francesco, AKA the Docker Captain, is well known for his videos and content around Docker.
This week, Francesco packaged up a great thread describing two separate but related definitions of a “container”.
Francesco defines a container as a “Single, packaged, unit of software” while also being an “Isolated process”.
He continues to expand on this idea, bringing in NAMESPACES and CGROUPS to demonstrate why these definitions apply.
Do yourself a favor and docker run the thread below!
Interview All the Things!
Matt and Mike are the hosts of the awesome podcast, HTML All the Things!
This week they released a new episode with guest @Cali_Teej on the topic “Preparing for your Coding Interview”.
The discussion starts by recognizing just how much variety there is in the software industry around interviewing.
They also discuss how quickly web development changes and how to best handle this for newer developers.
Finally, they talk about how quickly interviewing can burn you out and out important it is to take those quality breaks doing things you love.
Get your resume ready and listen to this great episode!
People-driven Networking
Vitto helps developers build better products by advocating for failing safe, shipping fast, and learning faster.
This week, Vitto put his people-hat on and curated a thread about how to put people at the center when networking.
He starts by defining 6 principles for putting people at the center of networking including remembering names, smiling, and being a good listener.
Vitto then talks about how important it is to be genuinely interested in the people you are networking with; you can’t fake this.
Click the thread below to learn all about how to better create a network!
Getting Started with Serverless
Tobias is an expert in AWS, a blogger, and a Kotlin developer. He’s known for awesome AWS content on Twitter.
This week, Tobias put together a primer for using the Serverless framework to deploy Lambdas into AWS.
Tobias deep dives into functions, events, custom resources, and deployments.
Drop the servers and check out the Serverless thread!