🪅 Heap Heap Hurray Ed. #250

Happy Monday! May your coffee be strong and your workday be short!

#GitHub - Do you know what happens to your (popular) Github repository if you die? Well, this user shared a notification they received from Github when their repository crossed 1000 stars. Check it out.

#npm - Over the weekend, NPM private package installation was broken and users were freaking out - all tokens appeared to have been wiped and no one could install newly published private packages. It’s resolved now - the npm devs for sure didn’t have a good weekend though.

Google Cuts Jobs Amid Restructuring
Google is a multinational tech giant, and its Platforms and Devices division oversees Pixel phones, Nest devices, Android, ChromeOS, and Chrome browser. Last week, it reportedly laid off hundreds of employees from this division, following a "voluntary exit plan" offered in January, as part of its effort to become more "nimble" and efficient.

Meta Faces Landmark Antitrust Trial
Meta, formerly known as Facebook, will face the Federal Trade Commission in a legal fight that could reshape the social media landscape. The FTC will try to prove that the company's 2012 acquisition of Instagram and 2014 acquisition of WhatsApp squashed potential threats to its dominance. They are asking for Meta to be broken up.

WhatsApp - Added 'Online' indicator in group chats, tappable reactions, document scanning on iPhone, and more.

Cloudflare Workers - Added "Deploy to Cloudflare" button to simplify deployment of open-source projects from Git repositories.

Bluesky - Adds support for chat reactions in direct messages and revamps search page as "Explore", featuring trends, suggested accounts, and personalized content.

ChatGPT - Will be retiring the GTP-4 model

Apple Maps - Adds support for mobile devices, allowing users to access the navigation website on Android and iPhone.

Tablepilot | A CLI/API/WebUI tool designed to generate and autofill tables using AI in a scalable and diverse way.

Hatchet | Run Background Tasks at Scale

React Native Fade Wrapper | Fade gradient wrapper for React Native scrollable views and overlays on iOS and Android.

Time Management Techniques
Learn from Benjamin Franklin and Eisenhower on structured time management. Techniques like 3/3/3, Eisenhower Matrix, Pomodoro, and Time Blocking help prioritize tasks, avoid distractions, and increase productivity. Boost your coding skills with these methods.

Airbnb's Listing Lifetime Value Framework
A deep dive on the framework that lets AirBnB identify the most valuable listings for our guests. These estimates not only allow us to identify which types of listings resonate best with guests, but also help us develop resources and recommendations for hosts to increase the value driven by their listings.

Outdated Documentation Woes
Tech firm Unblocked tackles the issue of scattered context in code documentation, citing 64% of devs spend over 30 minutes daily searching for info, and proposes a solution that surfaces context when needed.