React is a framework, not a library
React is marketed as a view library, but it's more accurately a (view component) framework.
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Cleaner unit test mocking in C# with NSubstitute
The NSubstitute package simplifies how mock implementations are created and how mocks are used.
Cleaner unit test assertions in C# with Fluent Assertions
The Fluent Assertions package makes unit test assertions read like English and also improves the error messages.
Nick Chapsas's .NET refactoring videos
YouTube recommended me a two-part video series that was fun to watch and gave me a few lightbulb thoughts.
Smoother CSS animations with the will-change property
The will-change property makes the browser render an element with the GPU,
which can reduce jankiness and also allows utilizing sub-pixel rendering.
But use the property sparingly.
Action-driven CSS animations
Polish your animations by animating based on actions or events, like mouse-enter and mouse-leave, instead of animating based on states, like default and hover state.
Coding SVG icons by hand
Creating icons and simple figures by handcrafting SVG code is not as hard as it sounds.
Two types of skills and two types of learning
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Expiring skills vs permanent skills and just-in-time learning vs just-in-case learning.
Locality of Behavior / Co-location
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These two similar principles state that the behavior of code should be obvious on inspection and that code should be located where it's relevant.