Hi HN,

I recently dropped ForesightJS, an open source Javascript library where developers can prefetch content based on mouse intent instead of onClick or onHover like we are used to doing.

Since ForesightJS is framework agnostic, it can be integrated with any JavaScript framework. While I haven't yet built integrations for every framework, ready-to-use implementations for React Router and Next.js are already available.

I would love feedback on this project!

open-source repo https://github.com/spaansba/ForesightJS

Relationships are always the most important thing in every line of work, and are often valued more than how good you are at your job.

- Want a promotion? I hope your manager likes you

- Need collaboration from colleagues? Better not be a dick to them

- Want to look for new opportunities? Better have a network

We are social beasts at the end of the day.

Unfortunately this also seems to pave the way for cronyism, and people climbing up the ladder without merit to back it up. What should be considered is a balance between soft and hard skills.

True, but this is already how most management works regardless. If you don't optimize for the existing system you probably won't get high enough to change it at all.

I guess it depends. I'm not really good at relationships, but I can be a very normal guy in almost every scenario. So, I'm not like asking my manager what did he do during the weekend (but if he talks about it, I listen and follow the discussion), nevertheless he's a professional and if I do my job the way they like it, I'll get a promotion (if I don't, then I need to switch to another company). Similarly, I'm not friend of my work colleagues, but I'm definitely not a dick. It's easy to not be a dick; it's not easy to be "friendly". I don't have a work network at all. The people I have worked with in the past are Linkedin connections now (I do have the phone number of a couple of people, though), but I have never relied on them to get a job (among other things, because they live in different cities, countries and continents).

So, many of us are doing just good by being really really minimal social beasts. I think the key is to not being a dick, but that doesn't require being a social person in my experience.

To me this feels like you are thriving on regularly getting promoted? My guess... maybe that is for you the required confirmation that you are doing well?

Indeed I think the importance of a work network is overrated. My LinkedIn is hopelessly outdated and to switch jobs, all I seem to have/need is my CV and professional years. In my experience interviewing is very much like dating.

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Strandbeest is one of the coolest things ive seen in real life. For the people not knowing about it, Veritasium actually made a video about it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFaAjR_RRJs.