My annual Drop of the best articles and other interesting things I’ve found on the internets in 2022. Mostly Developer focused.

Note: These are not necessarily things published in 2022, but the things I’ve discovered.

Best Articles

• If you only read one: The Elements of git
  • Runner up: Learn the inner workings of git, not just the commands
• Building A JavaScript Bundler
• How To Ask Questions The Smart Way]
• Git commands explained with Cats
• Effective Code Browsing
• Reflections on 10,000 hrs of programming

Best Workflow Improvements

• Setting git diff to diff3 (thanks https://blog.nilbus.com/take-the-pain-out-of-git-conflict-resolution-use-diff3/)

Best Tool added to my Dev Toolbox

• jscodeshift and astexplorer.net. Powerful stuff.

Best Online Course

• Everyday Typescript (executeprogram) (paid) - one of the best online courses I’ve ever taken. Completely demystified TypeScript, especially around the why and how to resolve of type errors.

Other cool sh*t

• FreeTube is a private YouTube desktop client (I love the idea of having a dedicated client outside my browser tabs for YouTube in general)