Victor Loux — bookmarks

Software Development Waste · It Will Never Work in Theory

neverworkintheory.org/2021/08/29/software-development-waste.html

Bulletproof Font Tester

bulletproof.italic.space/sentences

Test your local fonts with a proofing tool developed for type designers. Check kerning, OpenType features, and language coverage. Variable fonts supported.

Stay alert - DEV Community

dev.to/richharris/stay-alert-d

A short while ago, Chrome broke the web by disabling alert(), confirm() and prompt() dialogs from... Tagged with javascript.

"Does Induced Demand Apply to Bike Lanes?" and Other Questions

strongtowns.org/journal/2021/8/24/does-induced-demand-apply-to-bike-lanes-and-other-questions

Software deploys and cognitive biases – charity.wtf

charity.wtf/2021/08/27/software-deploys-and-cognitive-biases/

“I get why it’s important, but the most important thing right now is for us to ship all of these features. At some point we’ll have the spare time to fix our deploys.” (hyperbolic discounting)

Demystifying Public Speaking by Lara Callender Hogan

demystifying-public-speaking.com/

Whether you’re bracing for a conference talk or a team meeting, Lara Hogan helps you identify your fears and face them, so you can make your way to the stage (big or small).

Why are hyperlinks blue?

blog.mozilla.org/en/internet-culture/deep-dives/why-are-hyperlinks-blue/

We took a deep dive into the history of interfaces and link designs over the years to track down the origin of the blue link we know today.

Quick tip: Reviewing a design for accessibility

a11yproject.com/posts/2021-08-14-reviewing-a-design-for-accessibility/

The Bumpy Typeface project challenges us to rethink our assumptions about gender through type design

itsnicethat.com/articles/beatrice-caciotti-graphic-design-180821

Italian designer Beatrice Caciotti’s research shows us how gendered connotations have made their way into the genealogy of type design.

Strong Opinions, Weakly Held - Bob Sutton

bobsutton.typepad.com/my_weblog/2006/07/strong_opinions.html

My Heroku values

gist.github.com/adamwiggins/5687294

My Heroku values. GitHub Gist: instantly share code, notes, and snippets.

Clues for software design in how we sketch maps of cities (Interconnected)

interconnected.org/home/2021/03/31/maps

Collecting my thoughts about notation and user interfaces (Interconnected)

interconnected.org/home/2021/08/12/notation

The ‘I’m Not Like the Other Guys’ Guy Is Exactly Like the Other Guys

melmagazine.com/en-us/story/the-im-not-like-the-other-guys-guy-is-exactly-like-the-other-guys

I figured out how DMARC works, and it almost broke me | Simon Andrews

simonandrews.ca/articles/how-to-set-up-spf-dkim-dmarc

How to use SPF, DKIM, and DMARC to improve your domain's email security and limit spoofing - but written for humans.

[2107.02185] Growing Urban Bicycle Networks

arxiv.org/abs/2107.02185

Why are the doors so big in video games? Some developers explain | GamesRadar+

gamesradar.com/why-are-the-doors-so-big-in-video-games-some-developers-explain/

You might have seen an image doing the rounds recently from the Halo Infinite technical preview. It shows a Spartan standing by a door that towers over a character known for being seven foot tall.