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How should you structure a larger engineering organization, one with dozens (or hundreds) of engineers? There are many tradeoffs to consider, and no single right answer. But, there are some structures that work better than others.
Introducing new web service to determine if a number is odd or not. No new code dependency in your npm modules. Can use with almost any programming language, not just Javascript under node.js. No license. Easy to test in a web browser
The guilt can be crushing. Everyone seems to be getting stuff done, except you. ...
How to close patches for your open source project you don't want.
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Personal writing by Walid Dib, and a collection of games, apps, and companies I’ve built.
You should be multi-faceted, never work purely to your technical abilities, think about how you can make your entire company better
I'm used to getting asked how many employees work at my startup. For most people, it's a quick way to assess a startup's success. Supposedly, the bigger, the better. But does it really reflect success?
Porting a venerable library on vibes. What started as a quick WebPerl success spiraled into weeks of failed attempts, mangled ASCII diagrams, and a hard lesson about respecting the craft embedded in battle-tested code.
“We’d like to help you transition out of the company.” As the conversation progressed and reality sunk in, my ears slammed shut and blood streamed to my head. And since I neglected to bring a jacket for what I thought was … Continue reading →
I used to send a job candidate an email like the following after the person failed a phone intervi...
Part One of a series on how I came to be writing for O’reilly, and what the process is like
We can make our work exciting by chasing the every day tension.
Wow, it’s been a while. Figured passing another milestone is worth at least some sort of update. Looking back at my 1 year milestone has been amusing. My initial thought was that almost all the points brought up 4 years ago would no longer apply. A lot of the insights back then are strangely still quite applicable. So…
On Amazon.com there are… …over 2,000,000 books on “Business” …over 750,000 books on “Technology” …over 500,000 books on “Design” …o…
Advice from "successful entrepreneurs" might be unreliable due to Survivor Bias. What's real, and what's random?
This article shares some of the lessons I learned from working full-time on a FOSS project for 503 days.
