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+Tue, December 10, 2024 • Niall Maher
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+# 🔎 Murder Mystery for Developers + Career Advice
+
+It's the end of the year season, and a lot of people are doing their end-of-year reviews.
+
+Remember that fantastic bug fix from six months ago?
+
+The one that saved the company thousands?
+
+No???
+
+That's the problem.
+
+Every developer has been there -- it's performance review season, or you are updating a CV, and you're struggling to remember all the amazing work you've done over the past months/years. Projects blend, achievements become fuzzy, and those small but significant wins disappear from memory.
+
+This is why I started keeping a brag document years ago, and it's transformed how I approach my career development.
+
+I wrote [this article](https://www.codu.co/articles/building-a-brag-document-rllnfdad) to outline what a "brag document" is and how to get started.
+
+## 📚 This Week's Picks
+
+**[Creating An Effective Multistep Form For Better User Experience](https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2024/12/creating-effective-multistep-form-better-user-experience)** (13 min)\
+What we don't often discuss is designing good-form experiences beyond validation. That's what Jima Victor discusses in this article
+
+**[Using Transformers.js for AI in the Browser](https://www.raymondcamden.com/2024/12/03/using-transformersjs-for-ai-in-the-browser)** (5 min)\
+A practical guide to implementing browser-based AI using Transformers.js, demonstrating sentiment analysis and image object detection with real-world examples and code.
+
+**[CSS Wrapped 2024](https://chrome.dev/css-wrapped-2024)** (lots of examples in here)\
+The Google Chrome team made this fantastic article/mini-site showcasing all the great features introduced into CSS this year.
+
+**[React v19](https://react.dev/blog/2024/12/05/react-19)** (release)\
+And what you need to break into the role.
+
+**[Nine pillars of great Node apps](https://changelog.com/jsparty/347)** (podcast)\
+This podcast lays out nine principles for doing Node.js right in enterprise environments.
+
+**[Cursify](https://cursify.vercel.app/)** (library)\
+I can't ever see myself using some of these animated cursors, but I do love seeing people's creativity.
+
+**[Deno v. Oracle: Canceling the JavaScript Trademark](https://deno.com/blog/deno-v-oracle)** (3 min)\
+Did you know Oracle formally owns the 'JavaScript' trademark? Could that change because of Deno? On November 22, 2024, Deno petitioned officially the USPTO to cancel Oracle's trademark for "JavaScript."
+
+**[Why Open Source UI Sucks](https://www.darrenhorrocks.co.uk/why-open-source-ui-design-sucks/)** (4 min)\
+Explores why open-source software tends to have less polished interfaces than commercial applications, highlighting some key factors.
+
+## 📖 Book of the Week
+
+**[The Product-Led Playbook](https://amzn.to/4is4QTc)**
+
+Last week, I suggested [Product-Led Growth: How to Build a Product That Sells Itself](http://amzn.to/3Vip2gg). Since then, I have found out the second book in the series, "The Product-Led Playbook," is a thing. The playbook focuses on the how rather than the why outlined in the previous book. I read this in a few days because I found it so interesting and useful.
+
+This is one of the most practical books I have for anyone hoping to launch a SaaS product or improve their thinking about product development for self-service customers.
+
+## 🛠️ Something Cool
+
+**[SQL Murder Mystery](https://mystery.knightlab.com/)**
+
+Yup, you read that right.
+
+Use your SQL skills to solve a murder mystery.
+
+It's quite possibly the nerdiest way to test your SQL skills.
+
+## 🔗 Quick Links
+
+- [Codú TikTok](https://www.tiktok.com/@codu.co)
+- [Our YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/@codu)
+- [Find us on Twitch](https://www.twitch.tv/codudotco)
+
+If you have any ideas or feedback, reply to this email.
+
+Thanks, and stay awesome,
+
+Niall
+
+Founder @ [Codú](https://www.codu.co/?ref=newsletter)