🤯 Facebook's Hidden Handbook

Hey everybody,

In this week’s edition, we have a rare peek inside Facebook’s Little Red Book, a group’s bold protest leaking OpenAI’s video generator, and six essential job-hunting tips for new grad software engineers.

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📕 Facebook's Little Red Book
Back in 2012, Facebook hit a billion users but struggled to stay focused amidst rapid growth. To realign their vision, they created a "Little Red Book" filled with the company’s core values and distributed it internally. Now, a rare copy has surfaced after years of searching eBay. It was meticulously scanned using a $150,000 scanner, bringing this piece of tech history to the world for all to read for free.

🆓 200+ hours of research on AI tools & hacks packed in 3 hours
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⁉️ If Not React, Then What?
This blog is a hot take. React is legacy tech, yet it still pops up in new projects. Some argue it’s "modern," but maybe we’re using "modern" the way we do with art, referring to an outdated peak of a bygone era. It’s not optimized for today’s needs or performance standards, but instead a nostalgic nod to older methods. What’s your take?

🧠 15 Lessons From 15 Years of Indie App Development
Lukáš Petr, a 15-year indie app dev veteran, shares 15 hard-earned lessons from his journey.

🤖 OpenAI’s Sora video generator appears to have leaked
In a bold protest, a group leaked access to Sora, OpenAI’s unreleased video generator, accusing the company of "art washing" and duplicity. Last Tuesday, they uploaded a project to Hugging Face, linking it to the Sora API through early access tokens.

📉 Using AI Generated Code Will Make You a Bad Programmer
Rudis Muiznieks makes a sharp case against using AI-generated code, if you value self-improvement. His focus isn’t on AI as a learning tool but on relying on it to generate code for you. He offers some strong reasons to rethink your dependency on AI-generated code.

More Reading

• Advent of code 2024 is now live.

  • we are working through Advent of Code in the Travis Media Community, 54% off through the rest of this week!

• Malicious npm packages are lurking, here’s how they facilitate theft and destruction.

• How PlayStation Graphics & Visual Artefacts Work.

• No matter how much experience you have, it’s always good to have a mentor.

• An opinionated list of best practices and conventions at startups.

The Ultimate Guide to Job Hunting for New Grad Software Engineers

I wrote this blog post a month ago, and wanted to share it here incase you missed it.

If you’re a new grad feeling regret about your tech career investment, don’t worry, you didn’t waste your money. With nearly a decade in the industry, I share six practical tips to help you succeed, stay excited, and become layoff-proof.

Forget outdated advice from the past; today’s tech job hunt demands a fresh mindset. 

Check it out: Six Tips on Job Hunting for New Grad Software Engineers.

Until next week,

Travis.