Interesting links of the week (2019 #17)

Here are some interesting articles and blog posts I’ve run into over the last week (April 29 to May 5, 2019):

Technology

• Could TypeScript replace JavaScript?
• Pattern Matching in C# 8.0
• How to Speed Up Your VS Code Extension - Not Only Webpack
• What is a developer journal?

Non-Technology

• Feeling unproductive? Try this 2-step system to get your productivity back on track
• A Critical View of the Agile Manifesto
• Critical thinking is a 21st-century essential — here’s how to help kids learn it
• Why Is the Human Brain so Efficient?
• How to Make Sense of Your Impact When You're No Longer Coding

Random

• Millennials Tried to Kill the American Mall, But Gen Z Might Save It
• Splunk: Many organizations are hosting “dark data”
• When Did Pop Culture Become Homework?
• The Problem Isn’t Twitter. It’s That You Care About Twitter.
• The making of Amazon Prime, the internet’s most successful and devastating membership program
• Why you shouldn't exercise to lose weight, explained with 60+ studies