The Wi-Fi only works when it's raining
predr.ag/blog/wifi-only-works-when-its-raining/The strangest hardware problem I've ever had to debug.
A Collection of Design Engineers
maggieappleton.com/design-engineersCollecting people I know who work at the intersection of design and engineering, in an attempt to figure out what a design engineer is
How to Build an Origami Computer
quantamagazine.org/how-to-build-an-origami-computer-20240130/Two mathematicians have shown that origami can, in principle, be used to perform any possible computation. Paper is Turing-complete
Cody Dock Rolling Bridge
thomasrandallpage.com/Cody-Dock-Rolling-BridgeCody Dock is a huge ex-industrial dock located off the tidal Lea river. The Dock is now home to a dynamic artistic community who are in the process of transforming the place from dereliction into an oasis of creativity and production. Reopening...
A development process startup founders should use to ship features weirdly fast
growing-products.paralect.com/a-development-process-startup-founders-should-use-to-ship-features-weirdly-fastHere are 9 specific steps founders can use to ship features faster, keep their product team aligned and build what their users really want.
Code: Falsehoods programmers believe about email
beesbuzz.biz/code/439-Falsehoods-programmers-believe-about-emailIn the spirit of falsehoods programmers believe about names and time, here’s some falsehoods about email which are all too common.
How to Write Better with The Why, What, How Framework
eugeneyan.com/writing/writing-docs-why-what-how/A lightweight commenting system using GitHub issues.
High performance individuals and teams | Pablasso
pablasso.com/high-performance-individuals-and-teams/Growing up, the only thing that put me off while learning software development, was the common occurrence of people who cared more about one…
Pair Programming Antipatterns
tuple.app/pair-programming-guide/antipatternsConsider 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.
Stay alert - DEV Community
dev.to/richharris/stay-alert-dA short while ago, Chrome broke the web by disabling alert(), confirm() and prompt() dialogs from... Tagged with javascript.
Always be quitting - jmmv.dev
jmmv.dev/2021/04/always-be-quitting.htmlA good philosophy to live by at work is to “always be quitting”. No, don’t be constantly thinking of leaving your job 😱. But act as if you might leave on short notice 😎. Counterintuitively, this will make you a better engineer and open up growth opportunities. A thread 👇.
An incomplete list of skills senior engineers need, beyond coding | by Camille Fournier | Jun, 2021 | Medium
skamille.medium.com/an-incomplete-list-of-skills-senior-engineers-need-beyond-coding-8ed4a521b29fFor varying levels of seniority, from senior, to staff, and beyond.. “An incomplete list of skills senior engineers need, beyond coding” is published by Camille Fournier.