The 3 - Issue #5

The best way to learn a new programming language is by writing code. The Exercism platform addresses precisely that concern.

It comes with many exercises with the sole purpose of assisting with practicing the syntax and idioms of a new language.

In the past, I’ve used it for learning Rust, and it has been constructive.

One of the main reasons it has been helpful is accessing other peoples’ solutions after submitting your ones. The site offers exercises in not less than 55 languages!

It’s also very active, and new exercises and programming languages are added frequently.

Not only that, but you can ask for a review of your solutions. Each programming language has mentors that will look at your code and give you feedback.

Recently, the site’s design has gone an overhaul, and the new UX looks impressive.

If you’re learning a new programming language and looking for small and focused exercises, then Exercism is probably one of the best existing solutions today.

I’ve finished reading “A World Without Email” book. This book made me think about how critical part inertia plays in ours lives.

When everyone is using a tool doesn’t automatically imply that it’s serving its purpose well.

Sometimes a tool is suitable for certain things, but people abuse it for various reasons. Other times, people overuse a tool due to a lack of existing alternatives.

Fortunately, there’re many alternatives to using email these days, so there is no need to compromise using it as the primary communication mechanism.

I’ve created a Twitter thread summarizing the book - of course, reading the book contains more exhaustive information.

Vimium is one of my most used browser extensions.

It’s essentially vim for the browser. It lets you use apply vim’s popular navigation keyboard shortcuts and saves you using the Mouse.

Even though the extension is targeted to Chrome - I’m using the Brave browser, which is based on Chromium, and it works fine.

There’s also a port for Firefox, I didn’t try, but it’s probably good as well.