A little weird is fine.
But progress happens thanks to people who are weird.
Here's a rule a thumb I like to use when choosing technologies:
Experiment? 👉 be as weird as possible.
For production? 👉 be as boring as possible.
You see my friend having fun brings with it a lot of responsibility. Who will maintain this code? You will.
Who else will maintain this code? You will.
Wanna get promoted? Wanna move to a different project? Wanna do anything else with your life than maintain code even you barely understand?
Sure!
How long will it take to train a replacement? How much documentation did you write? Can you even find someone who wants to learn this bespoke magic they'll never get to use again in any other job?
Until you figure that out, you're stuck.
So don't be weird. Nudge at the edges. Don't jump too far too fast.
❤️
Cheers,
~Swizec
PS: looks like the economy has mostly recovered (according to stock charts) from the panic drop in late March so think I'm gonna remove the 37% discount on ServerlessReact.Dev on Monday. If you're thinking about building modern webapps front-to-back, now's a great time to get a copy :)
PPS: do video courses have copies? 🤔
Learned something new?
Want to become a high value JavaScript expert?
Here's how it works 👇
Leave your email and I'll send you an Interactive Modern JavaScript Cheatsheet 📖right away. After that you'll get thoughtfully written emails every week about React, JavaScript, and your career. Lessons learned over my 20 years in the industry working with companies ranging from tiny startups to Fortune5 behemoths.
Start with an interactive cheatsheet 📖
Then get thoughtful letters 💌 on mindsets, tactics, and technical skills for your career.
"Man, love your simple writing! Yours is the only email I open from marketers and only blog that I give a fuck to read & scroll till the end. And wow always take away lessons with me. Inspiring! And very relatable. 👌"
Have a burning question that you think I can answer? I don't have all of the answers, but I have some! Hit me up on twitter or book a 30min ama for in-depth help.
Ready to Stop copy pasting D3 examples and create data visualizations of your own? Learn how to build scalable dataviz components your whole team can understand with React for Data Visualization
Curious about Serverless and the modern backend? Check out Serverless Handbook, modern backend for the frontend engineer.
Ready to learn how it all fits together and build a modern webapp from scratch? Learn how to launch a webapp and make your first 💰 on the side with ServerlessReact.Dev
Want to brush up on your modern JavaScript syntax? Check out my interactive cheatsheet: es6cheatsheet.com
By the way, just in case no one has told you it yet today: I love and appreciate you for who you are ❤️