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Programming Portals
Small, scoped areas within a graphical interface that allow users to read and write simple programmes
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Tools & Productivity
The most popular blog posts about tools & productivity on Hacker News. 546 posts.
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Note-taking isn't rocket science
I swear some people out there be building their note-taking system like NASA engineers building the next rocket to send us to the next habitable Earth. No...
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Documenting software architecture with arc42
arc42 is a template for architecture communication and documentation. It is a proven, practical and highly pragmatic approach and takes the pain out of documentation.
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My Personal Note Taking Journey
quickly capture your thoughts, as a service
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Monodraw – a non-subscription, powerful ASCII art editor
Monodraw v1.6 is now available for public testing. It features a visual refresh and the ability to simultaneously edit multiple shapes of the same type.
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Increased Subscription Pricing for IDEs, .NET Tools, and the All Products Pack
Since the introduction of subscriptions 7 years ago, we have not increased the pricing of our IDEs, .NET Tools, or the All Products Pack. During this time, we have introduced new products that have been included at no extra cost to everyone using the latter. However, we are at the point where we need to increase our…
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Yet another hot take on “folders versus tags”
I like folders due to their cross compatibility, future proofing, interoperability, flexibility, focus, clarity, automation management &etc.
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The Future of the Gitlab Web IDE
There are big changes in store for the Web IDE in the coming milestones.
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Can I have a smaller Prometheus
For the past few weeks, I’ve been thinking about having a time series DB and visualization tool that is easy to use and light on resources, so it can be used locally for development. Tried se…
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Should notes be end-to-end encrypted?
A comprehensive guide about the different types of encryption, the upsides and downsides, and how to make decisions about how much encryption you need for note-taking, passwords, or anything else.
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Digital Gardening in Obsidian
Observing growth in my notes without being overwhelmed.
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Hello, Dynaboard
Today we’re launching the private beta of Dynaboard, a new platform that reimagines web application development and extends it beyond the text editor.
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A principled way to solve problems
Today I’m writing some short thoughts on how to design solutions or decide on actions when you face a new problem. TL;DR constantly ask yourself what you are trying to do. One of the main lessons I’ve learned in this short time working in research (as an intern), is to be methodological. Especially when you are doing…
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The more metrics you track, the less you know
The more metrics you track, the less you know.
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Those writing extensively on note-writing rarely have a serious context of use
Much of the day-to-day thinking involved in creative work is simply lost, like sand castles in the tide. Ephemerality can actually be useful in low-fidelity thought, but it’s simply an accidental property in many cases. We should do our serious thinking in the form of Evergreen notes so that the thinking accumulates.
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Lesser known Apple Watch workouts
You might be doing a lot more than your Apple Watch is giving you credit for…
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Data Structures in the Fleet Editor
This is a multipart series on building Fleet, a next generation IDE by JetBrains. Part I - Architecture Overview Part II - Breaking down the editor Part III – State Management Part IV – D
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Supercharging GitHub Actions with Job Summaries
You can now output and group custom Markdown content on the Actions run summary page.