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Today's episode covers an explainer on service workers, one of the keys to a new paradigm of web development, progressive web applications. Main Story https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17773828 Recommended Reads 1. How to Write Unmaintainable Code (2017) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17781475 A sarcastic aproach to explaining good coding practice, worth a look no matter your skill level. 2. Show HN: Map of Related Books for “Designing Data Intensive Apps” https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17784308 If you're into data visualization this is data viz of data design. 3. Two French rivers disappear underground in cracks and sinkholes https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17782892 Crazy sinkhole issue in France that drained a river disrupting the local ecosystem.