Pesto weekly #22

Hola folks,

?????Welcome to the 22nd edition of Pesto weekly!

As always, we’ve got a packed newsletter for you today wherein we’ll unfold some brilliant learning resources, product spotlight, some inspo to reflect on, and updates on what’s brewing new at the Pesto corner.

Let’s jump right in ??

?? Pesto Corner

What’s brewing for this weekend?

Frontend architecture is a collection of tools and processes that aims to improve the quality of front-end code while creating a more efficient and sustainable workflow. Think of it as a means to an end.

We bring to you a session on Frontend architecture 101 this weekend, and our guest speaker for the workshop is Sudhanshu Yadav who is currently working as a Frontend Architect at Prophecy and has previously worked at Hackerrank

Here, we will discuss various ideas on how to think about front-end architecture from a fundamental lens. Find the various topics we'll be covering here ????

Mark your calendars right away because your interest in Frontend architecture is going to hit a new high with Sudhanshu, we bet!

In case you can’t make it to the live event, don’t worry - we’ll share the recording post the session with the registrants. Thus, sign up right away.

So, should we count you in?

?? Learning Resources

3 articles curated to take your coding skills to the next level

?? The 60:30:10 Colour Rule for Web Design

Colour selection in Website Design comes down to more than just aesthetics - they evoke meaning and emotion, at a subconscious level.

When used strategically, colour is a powerful tool for focusing attention on key information and calls to action and creating brand recognition.

Here’s a magnificent resource to help you create stunning websites!

Happy designing dev!

???? 10 Blunders that are keeping you from Getting Hired (and how to fix them)

A job interview is one of the first impressions employers get of you.

By knowing interview etiquette, you can avoid common interview mistakes and increase your chances of getting hired.

In this guide, the author shares 10 blunders that might fail you in interviews and what you can do to fix them. After all, some things are better learnt from others’ mistakes!

??? Tailwind CSS Cheat-Sheet

If the concepts and syntax of Tailwind CSS are escaping your memory, here’s an awesome resource that could potentially help you.

?? Spotlight

One tool that helps developers work better

In this edition of Product Spotlight, we present to you Gradientify - open source, web-based all-in-one gradient editor that provides 100+ trendy, beautiful, carefully crafted gradients for your apps, blog, UI design or to be used as content backgrounds.

A couple of features include — ?? 100+ trendy gradients, ???Bookmark Gradients for Later, ?? Separate page for each Gradient, ???Copy CSS Snippets, ??Download Gradient PNGs, ???Search by Hex, ??Make Tints and Shades, ???Generate a New Gradient, ?? Contributor’s page, ?? Use on any device

Also, here’s an inspiring read on the author’s journey on how he went about building this platform as a side project!

??Inspo

To conclude, here’s some food for thought.

Your attention is one of the greatest assets to take you where you want to be.

Always remember that your focus determines your Reality!

That’s all for this week! Hope you all loved reading this edition as much as we did putting it together ??

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Until next week,

Pesto Community Team