Kickstart your week with mentorship, insights, and community support!
Every Monday at 10:30 AM (GMT), we host free mentor sessions on the Codú Discord—a space to ask questions, get real-world guidance, and level up your web dev journey.
Its been over a year since I last mentioned this in the newsletter, so heres your reminder! If youve got coding roadblocks, career questions, or just want to hang out with other developers, this is the place to be.
Not in the Discord or missing your invite? Just reply to this email, and Ill get you sorted!
This Weeks Picks
JavaScript Temporal is Coming (5 min)
Say goodbye to JavaScripts painful date handling! The new Temporal API is rolling out in experimental browser releases, bringing a modern, robust way to work with dates and times.
Want to Understand How AI Like ChatGPT Really Works? (Video)
Andrej Karpathy breaks down how AI language models like ChatGPT actually function.
Replace Your JavaScript Animation Library with View Transitions (15 min)
The new View Transitions API in Chrome and Safari makes web animations way easier.
Emittery (GitHub Repo)
A modern, simple async event emitter for both Node.js and the browser.
A Guide to Modern Frontend Architecture Patterns (9 min)
Frontend architectures keep evolving, and this guide breaks down the latest patterns.
The Popover API is Now Baseline Newly Available (2 min)
The Popover API finally gets full browser support!
NASA Has a List of 10 Rules for Software Development (17 min)
NASAs software rules were made for space missions, but are they useful for regular dev work?
We Replaced Our React Frontend with Go and WebAssembly (9 min)
Dagger swapped its React frontend for a Go + WebAssembly solution.
Book of the Week
The Innovators: How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses, and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution – Walter Isaacson
Just finished this, and its an incredible deep dive into the history of computer science and the people who built the digital world we live in today.
Something Cool
Someone got classic Doom running in WebAssembly. Because of course they did. Relive the 90s, directly in your browser!
AI Crush CFP
Im hosting my first conference!
Its called AI Crush and its in Belfast. We are looking for presenters to share their insights on May 9th, 2025.
Heres the link: https://www.crushconf.com/cfp
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Thanks, and stay awesome,
Niall
Founder @ Codú