The latest articles on DEV Community by Mindaugas Jacionis (@mindaugasjacionis). https://dev.to/mindaugasjacionis https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F92188%2Fe0a90977-500e-4c42-8ea1-68eb9ba56207.jpg https://dev.to/mindaugasjacionis en Mindaugas Jacionis Thu, 20 Feb 2020 21:39:52 +0000 https://dev.to/mindaugasjacionis/i-should-read-instead-of-scrolling-4ei5 https://dev.to/mindaugasjacionis/i-should-read-instead-of-scrolling-4ei5 <p>I have this habit of hoarding digital material. Either it is browser tabs that <em>"I'll use later"</em>, or, in this case, <code>dev.to</code> newsletters that <em>"I will read later".</em> ⌛️</p> <p>Today is the day I went through my inbox, replied all emails I intended to reply, rescheduled any that needed to be postponed. Basically went for <strong>#zero-inbox</strong>. By the end, I was left with 4 newsletters from <code>dev.to</code> that I was postponing, because they contain content that got my curiosity. <br> So, what to do? It is almost <em>11:00 PM</em>, but I wanted to get my inbox empty and also get to bed at a decent time. <br> Email! I will email myself the list of what to read! For quite some time I wanted to read during my breaks at work, but end up searching for the article that would be not too long, not too short, and something of interest to me. <br> So two birds with one stone!🐦🐦</p> <p>What I did:</p> <ul> <li>went through those newsletters and collected links with articles that <em>spark interest</em> for me 📄</li> <li>added small note by the links so I wouldn't need to mentally-parse the link (makes the list more accessible to me + fun) 📝</li> <li>scheduled the email to drop in my work inbox about the time I'll get to the office 📧</li> </ul> <p>Now I was raised(by my peers and mentors in the dev world) that <strong>sharing is caring</strong>. Therefore, I'm sharing my upcoming read list:</p> <ol> <li><a href="https://dev.to/integerman/how-to-contribute-to-open-source-software-4pbl">how to contribute to OSS</a></li> <li><a href="https://dev.to/coderbyte/how-to-build-a-side-project-that-will-impress-future-employers-nl2">might help with that pet-project motivation</a></li> <li><a href="https://dev.to/arcanis/introducing-yarn-2-4eh1">you should check out what's all the fuss about yarn 2</a></li> <li><a href="https://dev.to/ibrahima92/how-to-build-a-pwa-from-scratch-with-html-css-and-javascript-4bg5">Yes yes, you know all the what's and how's of PWA. Now build one in vanilla JS</a></li> <li> <a href="https://dev.to/zaklaughton/the-only-3-steps-you-need-to-mock-an-api-call-in-jest-39mb">you don't like mocks, so read some more about them</a> </li> <li><a href="https://dev.to/liaowow/take-this-quiz-understand-how-this-works-in-javascript-44dj">this is annoying. And by this I mean JavaScripts this</a></li> <li><a href="https://dev.to/pluralsight/analyzing-the-attacks-on-my-website-30jf">digital security matters!</a></li> <li> <a href="https://dev.to/davinc/graphql-for-beginners-3f1a">it's about time to brush-up on GraphQL</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://dev.to/atsmith813/how-do-you-get-familiar-with-a-new-codebase-4106">new codebase is always overwhelming. Maybe this will help</a> </li> <li><a href="https://dev.to/nprimak/work-culture-toxicity-in-tech-2jn2">don't deny, you love to read-up on company culture</a></li> </ol> <p>Happy reading! 🤗 And feel free to share your tips and tricks on how to read more, or improve one's days in other ways! 🙇‍♂️</p> <p><em>P.s. I don't expect to go through the list in one sitting. No need to make a burden out of the fun! I'll definitely read a few of the articles. By the time for the next email to myself, I'll probably be done with the list</em></p> learning read web newsletters