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.