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“React” developers don’t exist

There is no such thing as a React developer -- don't ever call yourself that.

This is a huge mistake many software developers make that wastes so much of their time.

Focusing on tools instead of concepts. Losing sight of the big picture.

The fact is:

When I first started coding I was obsessed with languages and their specific syntaxes and APIs.

In fact once I hit a tiny learning roadblock I would switch to a new language expecting things to be different. And then again and again.

Not realizing that every language is fundamentally the same and built on the same core concepts!

• Input processing output storage.

• Selection sequence iteration.

• Data and actions: Create Read Update Delete ("everything is CRUD").

• Divide & conquer: modules functions OOP...

There is no programming language anywhere that isn't based on these core concepts. These are what you should focus on.

These are the abstract foundations of computing -- of problem-solving in general.

New native nested CSS feature in 2024: An absolute game changer

The new native nested CSS feature changes everything for frontend development and makes SASS & LESS useless.

❌ Before:

How would you style the nested elements in this HTML?

You'd normally stress yourself and waste a lot of time repeating the outer element names.

No wonder SASS and LESS became so popular.

✅ But now: with native CSS:

So much cleaner and easier. All the styles are now encapsulated together instead of being scattered all over the place.

As intuitive as encapsulation in object-oriented programming:

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