# What I'm reading #08

**Published by:** [Xavier Brinon](https://paragraph.com/@xavierbrinon/)
**Published on:** 2022-03-08
**URL:** https://paragraph.com/@xavierbrinon/what-i-m-reading-08

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UI/UX Huemint is one of those tools all non colour inclined designers love to use because the AI do the choice for me them. Also it can give you a challenge to do anything using the first colour scheme showing up, up to you. Still discovering OpenProps and loving it so far, go away tailwind. This video is the most straightforward one I came across so far. Project Management I love storytelling at work, be it D&D or feature requirements. Testing https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2021/09/cypress-end-to-end-testing/ Cypress is very much a tool you need in your bag. But you know…storybook… https://storybook.js.org/blog/interaction-testing-with-storybook/ https://github.com/testjavascript/nodejs-integration-tests-best-practices Best practices are a godsend when you’re not sure what you’re doing. They even wrote a chapter for including tests in dev workflow. React https://www.patterns.dev/ Patterns are a beast you need to know when not to use it, handle them like fire. They are not best practices, but super useful. You should build your own library of patterns tbh. State management with a clever hook. Not too far from XState, which is fun because there’s a front end course for that. https://frontendmasters.com/courses/xstate-v2/ Libraries https://mobily.github.io/ts-belt/docs It’s like Ramda/Rambda/Remeda but not Crocks (FP is not ADT). It’s ReScript based, so of course it’s fast. Node https://simonplend.com/guidelines-for-choosing-a-node-js-framework/ What are some of the considerations you need to have in mind when choosing one of those 👇 https://github.com/sindresorhus/awesome-nodejs#web-frameworks Not React https://github.com/solidjs/solid/releases/tag/v1.3.0 Solid’s got a big spicy release earlier this year, ok Jan. Considering if I should try that or svelte, or remix, or … Thanks for reading this far. See you next time!

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