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Andy Budd on Twitter: Thread on conference talks

twitter.com/andybudd/status/1177173606327115776

The Man in Seat Sixty-One - the train travel guide...

How to travel by train or ferry from the UK into Europe & worldwide... Train times, fares, how to buy tickets, advice & information.

Things I Learnt from a Senior Software Engineer | Neil Kakkar

neilkakkar.com/things-I-learnt-from-a-senior-dev.html

Every productivity thought I've ever had, as concisely as possible - Alexey Guzey

guzey.com/productivity/

Here's the CIA's "Phoenix Checklist" for thinking about problems / Boing Boing

boingboing.net/2019/02/28/heres-the-cias-phoenix-c.html

The "Phoenix Checklist" is a set of questions developed by the CIA to define and think about a problem, and how to develop a solution. THE PROBLEM Why is it necessary to solve the problem? What benefits will you receive by solving the problem? What is the unknown? What is it you don’t yet understand?…

Let’s Chat About Professional Etiquette – Grow It Alone – Medium

medium.com/s/grow-it-alone/lets-have-a-chat-about-professional-etiquette-shall-we-because-some-of-you-need-it-fd3d35e2bab0

Over two decades, I evolved from an arrogant college grad who once called her boss a bitch to an executive capable of respect and active listening. Here’s what I learned along the way.

So Good They Can't Ignore You

commoncog.com/blog/so-good-they-cant-ignore-you/

Repeat yourself, do more than one thing, and rewrite everything

programmingisterrible.com/post/176657481103/repeat-yourself-do-more-than-one-thing-and

Frank Chimero · A Modest Guide to Productivity

frankchimero.com/blog/2018/productivity-guide/

Design and writing by Frank Chimero

The Last Conversation You’ll Need to Have About Eating Right

grubstreet.com/2018/03/ultimate-conversation-on-healthy-eating-and-nutrition.html

Accessibility for iPhone and iPad apps - Matt Gemmell

mattgemmell.com/accessibility-for-iphone-and-ipad-apps/

How to implement VoiceOver accessibility support in iPhone and iPad apps to help visually impaired users. The importance of accessible technology.

On Conference Speaking · Hynek Schlawack

hynek.me/articles/speaking/

A Reading Guide For Designers Who Want To Write

fastcodesign.com/3068939/a-reading-guide-for-designers-who-want-to-write

We asked prominent designers and design writers to select the best books and essays for designers who want to hone their writing skills.

Ten Things I Have Learned - Part of an AIGA Talk in London

miltonglaser.com/files/Essays-10things-8400.pdf

Milton Glaser

HN: the good parts

danluu.com/hn-comments/

Talks that changed the way I think about programming – Oliver Powell

opowell.com/post/talks-that-changed-the-way-i-think-about-programming/

Software Contracting and Legal Matters | Sealed Abstract

sealedabstract.com/business/software-contracting-and-legal-matters/

It takes a couple of bad clients to bulletproof your contracts. If you're new at software contracting, you may know enough to know that you need a contract,