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Typography is impossible. The practical guide to why laying out… | by Marcin Wichary | Medium Engineering

medium.engineering/typography-is-impossible-5872b0c7f891
You’re a front-end engineer, building boxes and putting text inside them. A lot of websites, and a lot of native apps, are basically that — text flowing into boxes. It’s a testament to typography…

How To Do Less

alexturek.com/2022-03-07-How-to-do-less/
You probably need to do fewer things right now. Prioritization, the other definition There’s two loose definitions of prioritization. Prioritization(1): Ordering a todo list. You make a giant list of things you could do, things you should do, things you’d like to do… and then you put a unique number...

How to get the most out of your 1:1s

erik.wiffin.com/posts/how-to-get-the-most-out-of-your-11s/
As a Director of Engineering, I have monthly 1:1s with all of my direct reports. A 1:1 (one-on-one) is a recurring meeting with no set agenda between a manager and one of their reports. The internet is full of valuable insight into how to run them from my perspective, (ex. The Update, The Vent, and The Disaster) but somewhat more limited in advice on how to make the most of them if you’re on the other side of the table.

A Nuclear Bomb Shot a Manhole Into Space Before Sputnik

businessinsider.com/fastest-object-robert-brownlee-2016-2
Robert Brownlee told us how he shot an object into space before Sputnik.

Pair Programming Antipatterns

tuple.app/pair-programming-guide/antipatterns
Consider reflecting with your pair or asking for feedback after each session. What could have been better?

Don't build (or build) that feature

dont.build/
A simple, opinionated decision system to help decide whether to build a software feature or not.

Pikuma: Isometric Projection in Game Development

pikuma.com/blog/isometric-projection-in-games
Isometric games are extremely popular. Let's learn the theory behind isometric projection and how it is used by gamedevs to write isometric-looking games.

Lessmilk Game: Almost Pong

lessmilk.com/almost-pong/
Press space (or tap the screen) to make the ball jump and hit the paddles for as long as possible.

Building a Lego-powered Submarine 2.0 - magnetic couplings

youtube.com/watch
This RC sub has magnetic couplings to transmit torque through the walls. No need to drill holes = no leaks. At the end I test it in a swimming pool. Enjoy!Di...