Welcome to ISSUE #35 of the Overflow! This newsletter is by developers, for developers, written and curated by the Stack Overflow team and Cassidy Williams at Netlify. This week: the release of React 17, hunting scammers by reversing the remote desktop connection, and the growing developer exodus from San Francisco.
From the blog
Stack Overflow for Teams has a new kind of content - Articlesstackoverflow.blog Another tool for bringing your organization's essential knowledge together in an easy-to-search platform.
Podcast 260: Silicon Valley Exodus stackoverflow.blog Is the center of gravity for software shifting? Tik Tok is a Chinese-born, consumer-facing, global sensation. Meanwhile, developers are fleeing San Francisco as the pandemic rages on.
The key components for building a React community stackoverflow.blog The React community grew organically thanks to its instant popularity. Here's how the folks shepherding that community ensure that everyone who wants to contribute is welcome to.
Interesting questions
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How can one reverse a remote desktop connection?superuser.com How to hunt scammers by reversing the remote desktop connection.
Does software which implements scientific models require unit tests?softwareengineering.stackexchange.com Scientists test their hypothesis, why not their code?
In-memory pepper security.stackexchange.com A better way to store your pepper.
Javascript Promises curiosity stackoverflow.com Even JavaScript has issues with multiple promises.
Links from around the web
React v17.0 Release Candidate: No New Features reactjs.org React 17 was released! It's been two and a half years since the last major release, so to say that this one is called, "no new features" was an interesting move on the React team's part, it contributes to the ability to incrementally upgrade to new features coming in the future.
Microsoft Analyzed Data on Its Newly Remote Workforce hbr.org "When driven by employees, entrenched norms can change quickly." This is a great analysis of how remote workforces have been changing how we work.
Building greater accessibility into Facebook.comengineering.fb.com Facebook recently rebuilt their tech stack from the ground up, and with that, they had a major focus on accessibility. Here's a cool look into how they did it!
Raise less moneyaaronkharris.com Here's a hot take and re-framing for startups: raise less. It's a great look at acting out of confidence instead of fear. Check it out!