One Week In; Five Links to Go

This week's choices were tough. In my backlog I gained something like 30 links, and these are the five I ended up with.

7 Essential JavaScript Functions

Why do I like this? David Walsh is full of great information, and he shares it all the time. This article starts off with debounce, poll, and once functions and moves on from there. Excellent read, excellent ideas. These really are essential functions that every developer should know how to build and use, even if your framework of choice already covers them.

The Best CSS Reset Stylesheets

Why do I like this? Everyone, and I mean everyone, should be using some type of CSS reset, from Eric Meyer's excellent set of resets to Normalize to Cleanslate. Resets help your design go from broken in every browser to working in every browser, they allow you to have a consistent feel to your design, and they allow for a good foundation to build on when designing and implementing your site.

To-Do App UI Kit

Why do I like this? I don't normally put non-programming related design items in my list. Maybe I should. This caught my eye one day. It's clean. It's sleek. It's free. If you need good components for this type of application (and I don't see why these can't be used in other types of applications), then you should check this out.

Data Visualization Cheat Sheet in Python

Why do I like this? Everyone needs cheat sheets. With so much invested in data science (Hello, big data!), learning how to understand data, how to use it, and how to benefit from it are huge skills to have. This cheat sheet contains a quick overview of tools like MatPlotLib and Seaborn to help you build visual data that your clients and bosses can consume quickly and easily.

Coding Comics

Why do I like this? I got quite a chuckle out of these as I read them. The best one was clearly saved for last. Do enjoy!