Part 2 gave me a real struggle. I just got it by luck and think that my original solution is still right, provided all the information there was on the page. Out of desperation, I have thrown my solution for Part 2 overboard and decided to try a different approach. It makes sense. But if you compare it with the information on that page, it makes less to no sense. Until this point, I've had a lot of fun and hopefully the challenge tomorrow is not easier, but the information on the page tells everything you need to know.
In 2023, I've participated in the Advent of Typescript for 8 Days. Currently, I don't understand why I didn't continue with it because it made a lot of fun. This year, I've resolved to complete as much as I can in Advent of Typescript, but also to join the Advent of Code 2024 and do here also as much as I can.
For the Advent of Code 2024, I've decided to make it plain and simple with vite + typescript. To do more Test Driven Development, I will first write a test and add the code after.
Visually, Advent of Typescript looks really nice. They let you write and test your types inside the browser, which makes writing there quite satisfying.
I'll have set up a git repository, which I update after each Day is done. After the Advent of … is done, I'll publish the repo on GitHub.
Day 1 for both was basic. Let's see how the other days will be. I'm looking forward to that, they will be challenging, and I will learn a ton of new stuff.
I've compiled a list of names where companies and clients spelled my last name wrong in my past freelance carrier.
Brueggemannmann
Bruggemann
Brügggemann
Brüggeman
Brügemann
It's funny because you have to live with this name while the project is going on. To fix it, they have to delete your account and redo the account creation. Which typically takes 1–3 days or weeks. This depends on the company.
First, you need to get your hands dirty by just using what you are trying to learn, without any theory lessons. After you got some experience, take some lessons, and you have a more profound understanding of the theory with practical experience.
It sounds stupid and a waste of time. But this is how I learned since I can remember. Pure theory isn't helping, typically, for me. Furthermore, theory with practical examples is not working best. It is working while you are doing it, but I forget a lot of stuff this way when I don't practice the learned much.
My typical way of learning something new is to face the problem, trying to solve it with my general knowledge. I learn the hard way how something works and read afterward how it actually should be or how it was intended to be.
For example, as I learned python, I came with my PHP+JavaScript knowledge and tried to pull this knowledge over to python. With force. Finally, it was stupid, in my PHP (XAMPP and ready-to-go hosted server) and JavaScript (Browser) world, you just put a file via FTP somewhere and it worked magically. In python, you need to start a server with WSGI support. This was new for me at the time. This is something I will always remember because, unaware of it, I did practice-driven learning. :D
Barrel Files in JS: If a project I'm on has these files, I try to argue that we don't should use barrel files. This article sums it up quite nicely, and I will refer to it, in the future.
Link: https://tkdodo.eu/blog/please-stop-using-barrel-files
Blog to read: I've found this while on research and liked every article I've read so far.
Link: https://devsparks.goooseman.dev/
Loser Lane Game: A little browser game. Which reminds me of a time, where I lived and biked in Berlin.
Link: https://marieflanagan.com/loserlane/
Text2Metal: I need something like this as a Screenreader. :D
Link 1:
Link 2:
I love every aspect of the series. It can be funny as hell but also can punch you in the stomach. Like Scrubs in the US-Politics.
They started to change the storyline in Season 6, which makes sense at this point. I didn't like the turn so much, but I got used to it.
There is one thing I didn't like from the start. How the Veep Selina is treating her daughter. I know it fits into the tone of the character, but after some “jokes” it was too much for me and an annoying part of the series. As I said, it fits to the tone and the story of the character but, sometime, less is more.
But what was the best part of the show? Clearly Gary and Mike. These characters were sooo goofy, I always laughed out loud when said did something funny. Moreover, the background stuff that was going on. Occasionally, I wasn't following the main story because some characters did something in the background. I wonder how much of the jokes were improvised.
One character that also stood out was Jonah. I liked how he was a self-destructed fool with pure luck. Sadly, the luck was more to keep him in the series. Later in the series, I did not like what he represented, but most of his scenes were also funny. And a bonus point for him, he is a metal guy in the series. 🤘
I can recommend this series to everyone. And I also want to watch it again, someday. :)
Local, first, forever: Local-First is something I always wanted to implement in my projects and also something at least every app should do.
Link: https://tonsky.me/blog/crdt-filesync/
I realized that I have 63 days left for the #100DaysToOffload challenge. I could still make it. But I need to do at least 1 post a day.
Since my last post, I’ve lost 5 days without a new post. Which indicates me, that I’m still not used to writing regularly. Maybe the challenge inside the challenge can help. 1 Post a day. 😅
Let’s try reaching the goal. I’m still confident that I can reach 100 posts in one year. 👌
I finally took the State of JS 2024 survey. It was surprising how much was new for me. But, looking back in 2024, I think it is ok, that I had not the time and motivation to keep up. On the other hand, this survey felt strange because it asked a lot about how much I used different Frameworks. Which is basically justifiable, but the same frameworks were included in multiple questions. With most of the frameworks, I was familiar. I've checked their docs in the past and for the most, I was not interested in building a project with it. So, if nothing new comes up, I will stick with ReactJS and Next.js for a while. 😎
I've also taken the State of (HTML | CSS | ReactJS) surveys this year and in the years before. Next time, I write about them. This year I missed it. 🤷
