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The gift of it's your problem now
Recently a security hole in a certain open source Java library resulted in a worldwide emergency kerfuffle as, say, 40% of the possibly hund...
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The surreal experience of my first developer job
Nearly ten years ago I graduated with a degree in Mathematics & Computing, with a keen interest in pursuing a career involving maths and programming, but with little idea how. First and foremost I had decided to stay in Manchester after uni, rather than risk getting stuck at my parents' if I moved...
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Poor in Tech
I knew I was the only poor person at my tech startup because nobody else ate the Hot Cheetos that were stocked in our free snack kitchen. Seaweed snacks were always empty. Nobody had those telltale…
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We don't need data scientists, we need data engineers
After analyzing 1000+ Y-Combinator Companies, I discover there's a huge market need for more engineering-focused data practitioner roles.
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Boards are dangerous to founder/CEOs
Edit, 11/20/2023: If you like this post, it inspired a book co-written by me and Liz Zalman. You can find it here. One of my portfolio companies raised a round a few months ago and I left their boa…
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My tiny side project has had more impact than my decade in the software industry
Way back in 2013, I started mammoth.js , a library that converts Word documents into HTML. It's not a large project - roughly 3,000 lines - nor is it particularly exciting.
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Always Be Quitting
A 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 👇.
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I hope work from home continues
I just hope my employer continues to allow me to work remotely. Working from home I: Have been exceeding production for the past year Don't have to share a keyboard/mouse/desk with another shift (gross). Do not spend an hour a day(+/- 10 minutes) driving, and save all the money associated
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Books that changed my career as a software engineer
I'd like to present five books that have changed my mind about software development showing me lots of concepts, techniques and tips. Let's see them and why I they were so valuable to me
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It takes a PhD to develop that
In light of recent events regarding the performance of the Windows terminal 1 , I thought it would be worth spending some time on this topic, since it uncovers a few problems that are pestering the software industry.
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Open source projects should run office hours
Back in December I decided to try something new for my Datasette open source project: Datasette Office Hours. The idea is simple: anyone can book a 25 minute conversation with …
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Facts every web dev should know before they burn out and turn to painting
Writing at the end of the world, from Hveragerði, Iceland
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Context switching costs more than we give it credit for
(4 min read) Batching things by function can skyrocket your productivity.
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How big tech runs tech projects and the curious absence of Scrum
A survey of how tech projects run across the industry highlights Scrum being absent from Big Tech. Why is this, and are there takeaways others should take note of?
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Efficiency Is the Enemy
If you ever find yourself stressed, overwhelmed, sinking into stasis despite wanting to change, or frustrated when you can’t respond to new opportunities, you need more slack in your life. Here’s how slack works and why you need more of it.
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The work-from-home future is destroying bosses' brains
DO NOT SUBSCRIBE HERE subscribe at wheresyoured.at. Click to read DO NOT SUBSCRIBE HERE subscribe at wheresyoured.at, by Ed Zitron, a Substack publication.
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Don’t do interviews, do discussions
(5 Min Read) This change guarantees better signals from the interviewing candidates.
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Professional maintainers: a wake-up call
Open Source software runs the Internet, and by extension the economy. This is an undisputed fact about reality in 2021. And yet, the role of Open Source maintainer has failed to mature from a hobby into a proper profession.
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The Big DevOps Misunderstanding
When the term DevOps came up it was all about a simple idea:
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Evil programmer's tip: avoid “easy” things (2016)
My writing has recently prompted an anonymous commenter to declare that people like me are what's wrong with the world. Oh joy! – finally, after all these years of doing evil, some recognition! Excited, I decided to share one of my battle-tested evil tips, which never ever failed evil me.
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Stepping Back from Speaking
a short post
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Actual impostors don't get impostor syndrome
Some of the most successful people have secretly felt like they were terrible at their jobs. Imposter syndrome affects almost everyone, but there are a few things you can overcome this fear.
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About that time I had an outburst during the Y Combinator Interview
And what it taught me.