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Dec 18 2017

Zeal Interestings, Issue 62

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Thanks for reading in 2017! This is our last issue of the year, but we’ll be back with more #interestings in 2018.
Languages & Libraries
A simple, responsive, modern charts library for the web.
Functional programming (FP) provides many advantages, and its popularity has been increasing as a result. However, each programming paradigm comes with its own unique jargon and FP is no exception. By providing a glossary, we hope to make learning FP easier.
On the Server
This article describes SQL Joins in a visual manner, and also the most efficient way to write the visualized Joins.

For years, programmers used .dev domains for testing their code. Those days are over.
On the Front-End
A research tool for conscientious creatives
An opinionated guide to modern, modular, component-based approach to handling your presentation logic in Rails that does not depend on any front-end framework.
Tooling
Jitsi is a powerful, open-source, community-driven video conferencing platform that securely connects users across browsers and devices.

Atom 1.23 is now available on the stable channel and includes a new feature for packages to register URI handlers, the ability to register hidden commands, as well as editor performance improvements.
People & Process
What would happen if you had a rule on your team that said you never edit a method after it was written, you only rewrote it again from scratch?
The technology industry has embraced geographically diverse teams; with easy access to the latest tools, it’s no surprise. But tools aren’t enough to make a distributed company productive.
Learning & Growth
A recent programming project of my own reminded me that just because I can’t handle lots of complexity at once, it doesn’t mean I can’t program. I can program, but because of my weakness I use a style that partitions complexity instead of consuming it whole.
Must See
A great tank about the basic properties of the Beam VM.
Worth a Listen
On today's episode we discuss "Another Lens" A research tool for creatives from the design team at Airbnb and News Deeply.
Danese Cooper joined Nadia and Mikeal to discuss the history of open source, how the term became a thing via Tim O'Reilly, feeling empowered as an open source contributor, companies’ relationship to open source, foundations and their role (or not) in governance and sustainability.
Other Cool Stuff

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