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Rheinard Korf on the Benefits of Working Remotely as a Parent

The remote lifestyle can be lived in a wide variety of ways, from being a digital nomad to staying at home. Rheinard Korf falls in the latter category, working remotely to take care of his family.

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X-Volunteers: Kenya

The X-Volunteer initiative allows X-Teamers to teach IT skills to underprivileged, but eager-to-learn locals in developing countries. This was our experience of teaching in Kenya.

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Serverless (FaaS) vs Containers

While serverless and containerized apps both run in the cloud, there are significant differences between both architectures. These are some of the biggest ones.

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Essential Resources to Learn About Node.js

Ever since 2009, Node.js has grown into one of the most well-liked technologies. These are some of the best Node.js resources for you to read or subscribe to.

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Measure Node.js App Performance With This X-Teamer's OS Library

Rafal Wilinski is a fervent open-source software contributor. His Express Status Monitor project has more than 2,800 stars on GitHub. Here's why and how it came into being.

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5 Concrete Tips For Giving Better Feedback

Feedback is a vital aspect of personal growth. Without feedback, it's hard to know whether you're doing the right thing in the right way. Here are 5 specific tips for giving better feedback.

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8 Best and Most Popular React Libraries in 2019

React is one of the most-loved web frameworks available today. Here are 8 of the best and most popular React UI component libraries available today.

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Become a GitHub Master With These Features and Extensions

The better you know GitHub, the more productive you'll be. Here are a few GitHub features and extensions to help make you a more productive and creative GitHub user.

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Impressions of the 2019 BrazilJS Conference

BrazilJS is one of the biggest JavaScript conferences south of the equator and X-Team was there. I spoke with Diego Ferreira to ask about his impressions of the conference.

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X-Summit 2019: Going Down a Rabbit Hole

Over fifty X-Teamers attended the first-ever X-Summit, a three-day, epic adventure full of chaos and tranquility alike.

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CSS Grid vs Flexbox

CSS Grid and Flexbox are two of the most popular responsive layout models in web design. But what are the differences between the two models? How do you know which one to use?

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Ciaran Hudson on Coaching a World-Class Ultimate Team

Ultimate is a unique, fun sport that's played by millions of people around the world. One of the world's best Ultimate coaches happens to be an X-Teamer.

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A Review of X-Team Season 3: Not Done Yet

However far you've traveled, however much you've read, however much you've seen, there's always something more to explore. It was the theme of X-Team Season 3: Not Done Yet.

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Life is How You Frame It

Neuroplasticity shows that the brain is much more malleable than once thought. This ties in nicely with Carol Dweck's mindset theory.

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An X-Teamer Created a Library to Resolve Nested-Linked API Calls

X-Team developer Ariel Díaz created a RestQL.js library that resolves nested-linked API calls. Learn how the library came into being and how it helps other developers.

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