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How the Productivity Myth is Killing Your StartupYou have to admire the insipid, dogged and naive devotion people have to believing they are going to get this huge list of things done.
The Definitive Reference To Why Maybe Is Better Than NullThis article is divided into two parts: Explanation and FAQ. The explanation shows the reasons why a bunch of people think Maybe is way more useful than null. The FAQ is a list of my responses to common arguments I’ve seen about the shortcomings of Maybe.
How Developers Stop Learning: Rise of the Expert BeginnerI recently posted what turned out to be a pretty popular post called “How to Keep Your Best Programmers,” in which I described what most skilled programmers tend to want in a job and why they leave if they don’t get it.
Making Sense of Insane Software RequirementsHave you ever found yourself looking at a pile of software requirements without any clue what to do with them? Some of them could make sense, while others - little sense or even contradict to each other.
Installing Helvetica Neue Fonts with Google Chrome on Windows considered harmfulIt's not an illusion. It looks wrong in Google Chrome. See this zoomed-in shot. Here's the same menu in IE. Note the subtle"bites" that have been taken out of the g and s, but the c is OK. The hinting is OK, but the font is somehow "wrong."
There is No Right Way to Develop SoftwareTDD is the only way to write bug-free code. Pair programming is the only way to work. We’re successful because we only hire remote workers. Blah blah blah blah blah.
What is probabilistic programming?Probabilistic programming languages are in the spotlight. This is due to the announcement of a new DARPA program to support their fundamental research. But what is probabilistic programming? What can we expect from this research? Will this effort pay off? How long will it take?
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Bob's wife Carla lends a speedy mind : John Graham-CummingThis is part 4 of a series of blog posts about one-way functions and their use in securing passwords. If you have not read the other parts start here. Bob doesn't usually let his wife Carla help him with crosswords.
This Read-It-Later-list is just that, bookmarks of stuff I intend to read or have read. I do not necessarily agree with opinions or statements in the bookmarked articles.
This list is compiled from my Pocket list.