Welcome to Surf Report, your weekly dose of my open tabs! Each week, I’ll be rounding up a handful of links that caught my eye. Think of this as my digital spring-cleaning, where I finally rescue those tabs I’ve left open for weeks, promising myself I’ll read them… only to forget they exist until my browser is begging me to put it out of its misery.
React Trends in 2025
Robin Wieruch’s article explores emerging React trends for 2025, focusing on advancements that promise to enhance development efficiency. Expect insights into evolving tools and practices shaping the React ecosystem this year.
Be Wrong More Often
Rich delves into why top product leaders embrace being wrong as a key to innovation. It suggests that decisive action, even when mistaken, drives faster learning and progress in product development. Really enjoyed this read and I found it hard to disagree with the sentiment.
I have complicated feelings about TDD
A refreshing dose of ambivalence, arguing it’s not the holy grail some claim. This post digs into its strengths and weaknesses, delivering an indecisive and messy take that’s more honest than the usual TDD hype.
Github PR Analyzer
The GitHub PR Analyzer, developed by zmaglica, is an open-source tool that offers clear insights into GitHub pull requests. It generates an analysis of a pull request along with a prompt you can copy and paste into your preferred LLM to create a review.
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Helping New Engineers Get Up To Speed
Having worked as a software engineer for over a decade across multiple companies and teams, I’ve experienced the onboarding process from a newcomer’s perspective more times than I can count. Here are some ideas for how both seasoned team members and newcomers can make the onboarding process smoother.
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