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·1 hour agoMember-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
Published in matcha.fyi·Dec 28, 2022Member-onlyDart — What I Learned From (Re)Learning ItThe prerequisite to my Flutter journey — This isn’t my first foray into Dart. Based on the file dates on my laptop, I’ve played with it before — back in 2019, before the pandemic, before homeschooling, and before everything else in between derailed life in general. As things finally settle into themselves, I find myself back in…Technology5 min readTechnology5 min read
Published in matcha.fyi·Dec 27, 2022Member-onlyFlutter or Kotlin? I asked the Internet and the Internet said this.And what I ended up going with — New year, new me — that’s the general mantra for many. As I reflected on the year gone by, I felt stagnant and needed something new to do. My solution to my growing boredom is to learn and master something — something different, something that’s not JavaScript based because, well…Technology5 min readTechnology5 min read
Published in matcha.fyi·Dec 21, 2022Member-onlyGhost of JavaScript PastsJust getting into the Christmas spirit — dev edition — It was the week before Christmas, and JavaScript developer, Jack, was feeling the holiday spirit. As he sat at his desk, sipping on a mug of hot cocoa and singing along to festive music, he couldn’t help but feel a sense of joy and excitement. But just as he was…Fiction2 min readFiction2 min read
