PinnedMember-onlyIt’s 2023 and I solemnly swear that I will be up to do goodNot goals. Just guidelines. — Dear Internet, It’s 2023 and I solemnly swear that I will be up to do good. 2020, 2021, and 2022 were a bit of a blur but 2023–2023 will be the year where I finally get my shit together. Rather than starting with lofty goals that I’ll probably break within…20232 min read20232 min read
Published in Purple Green Lemons·PinnedMember-onlyIf you’re feeling lazy or unmotivated, it’s to do with your dopamineDopamine — a nifty little neurotransmitter in your brain that makes you want something. It’s the craving. It’s the drive. It’s the thing that gets you moving towards a goal. When there isn’t enough of it in your system, the lack of it can make you feel lazy or unmotivated. …Mental Health5 min readMental Health5 min read
Published in matcha.fyi·5 days agoMember-only9 Front-End Dev Tools For Increased Productivitylittle tools that make front end life a little more enjoyable — A decade ago, front-end development included a lot of manual figuring out. I’m sure we’ve all been there — trying to figure out how much to move the drop shadow so it looks sort of like the UI you’ve been given. It sounds easy — but it can also be…Productivity5 min readProductivity5 min read
Published in Purple Green Lemons·6 days agoMember-onlyThere’s something off about vegans and it starts with the carbon footprintI have nothing against plants. — But there’s just something off about the arguments that vegans and plant-based aficionados present. Since I had a bit of time today, I decided to go down a rabbit hole to figure out what it is that doesn’t seem quite right. The carbon footprint debate — when presented one-dimensionally The general argument is this: meat creates more carbon…Environment6 min readEnvironment6 min read
Published in matcha.fyi·Feb 1Member-onlyAI Takes Over the Office: Productivity Boost or Job Losses?Who knows, you might be next — The numbers are in. Big tech dropped 70,000 people from its payroll last year. Amazon led the pack with 18,000 paychecks, good ol’ Google at 12,000, followed by Meta at 11,000, Microsoft, Salesforce, and Twitter. The casualties didn’t end there. Tesla, Netflix, Robinbood, Snap, Coinbase, and Spotify joined the fray. …AI6 min readAI6 min read
Published in matcha.fyi·Jan 31Member-onlyChatGPT is Better At Debugging Than GoogleIt’s replacing Google but will it replace us? — ChatGPT is all the rage nowadays. When something gets overhyped, I have a natural affinity to cringe whenever it gets mentioned. It’s like the Wednesday dance. It was cool. It was chill. Until everyone started doing it to a point where you couldn’t escape it. ChatGPT is like the Wednesday…Software Development4 min readSoftware Development4 min read
Published in matcha.fyi·Jan 8Member-onlyclamp() Is The Answer To Our Fluid Typography WoesExploring the thing that makes type beautiful — As designers and developers, it’s easy to get caught up in the shiny and flashy aspects of building websites and applications. We pour over color palettes, search for the perfect imagery, and spend hours fine-tuning animations. But let’s not forget about the one element that ties everything together: typography. Sure…Technology6 min readTechnology6 min read
Published in matcha.fyi·Jan 5Member-onlyLastPass Had A Major Security Breach and No One Really NoticedHackers might have ALL your passwords — On August 25th, Lastpass issued a low-key, no-fuss product update about some “unusual activity” afoot. A majority of us didn’t notice anything in particular. It was just another day in the year. Then on Thursday, 22 December, it finally came out — LastPass had a security breach. Naturally, no one…Technology4 min readTechnology4 min read
Published in matcha.fyi·Jan 4Member-onlyDo Certifications Matter in IT? and how much does it impact your paycheck?The answer is not that simple — My mother always pushed for higher education. Being an Asian factory worker kid with half a year’s worth of official first-grade education, certificates mattered to her. To her, it was a ticket to financial safety. However, my personal experience was a little bit different. My first proper anger-inducing moment was…Technology6 min readTechnology6 min read
Published in matcha.fyi·Jan 2Member-onlyUnpopular Opinion: CSS is harder than SQLCSS is easy but it’s not THAT easy — There’s a misconception that CSS is easy. Yes, it’s easy, if you just want to make background:red. But when it comes to architecture, managing, and orchestrating all the visual elements, interactions, and implications of a component - now, that's when things get interesting. Personally, I’ve also had my fair share…Technology5 min readTechnology5 min read
