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* General
- [[https://lukeplant.me.uk/blog/posts/no-one-actually-wants-simplicity/][No one actually wants simplicity]] Simplicity is sacrifice
* Programming
- [[https://mikehadlow.blogspot.com/2012/05/configuration-complexity-clock.html][The Configuration Complexity Clock]] Programming languages, configuration files, DSLs for configuration
- [[https://olano.dev/2023-11-30-code-is-run-more-than-read/][Code is run more than read]] A unified theory of broken software
- [[https://www.teamten.com/lawrence/writings/java-for-everything.html][Java for Everything]] The advantages of focusing on a single language and how performance and static typing are helpful.
- [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ostrich_algorithm][Ostrich algorithm]]
- [[https://blog.brownplt.org/2024/04/12/behavior-misconceptions.html][Finding and Fixing Standard Misconceptions About Program Behavior]] About the Standard Model of Languages (SMoL)
** Testing
- [[https://testing.googleblog.com/2014/05/testing-on-toilet-risk-driven-testing.html][Testing on the Toilet: Risk-Driven Testing]]
- [[https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/123627/what-are-the-london-and-chicago-schools-of-tdd][What are the London and Chicago schools of TDD?]] (Just to remember these useful terms)
** Python
- [[https://lukeplant.me.uk/blog/posts/pythons-disappointing-superpowers/][Python’s "Disappointing" Superpowers]] A convincing defense of dynamic typing
** Rust
- [[https://www.hezmatt.org/~mpalmer/blog/2024/05/01/the-mediocre-programmers-guide-to-rust.html][The Mediocre Programmer's Guide to Rust]]
** Optimization
- [[https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E11882_01/server.112/e41573/technique.htm][The Oracle Performance Improvement Method]] My favorite text about performance tuning- the good advice is not Oracle-specific. Includes a bit more real-world advice than [[https://users.ece.utexas.edu/~adnan/pike.html][Rob Pike's 5 Rules of Programming]].
- [[https://infrequently.org/2024/01/performance-inequality-gap-2024/][The Performance Inequality Gap, 2024]], [[https://danluu.com/slow-device/][How web bloat impacts users with slow devices]], about janky browser applications and websites.
** Git
- [[https://blog.gitbutler.com/git-tips-3-really-large-repositories/][Git Tips 3: Really Large Repositories]]
* Organizations
- [[https://charity.wtf/2024/07/24/pragmatism-neutrality-and-leadership/][Pragmatism, Neutrality and Leadership]]; the parts about "As a leader, your job is to succeed", "Companies with shitty cultures win all the time".
This article connects with [[https://hbr.org/2007/03/why-i-wrote-the-no-asshole-rule][The no asshole rule]] book.
- [[https://charity.wtf/2017/05/11/the-engineer-manager-pendulum/][The Engineer/Manager Pendulum]] Why people should multiclass engineering and management
- [[https://varoa.net/2024/01/09/how-organisations-cripple-engineering-teams-with-good-intentions.html][How organisations cripple engineering teams with good intentions]] Arguments for having coders code
- [[https://stackoverflow.blog/2024/06/10/generative-ai-is-not-going-to-build-your-engineering-team-for-you/][Generative AI Is Not Going To Build Your Engineering Team For You]] Bad title; it's about the need for junior coders
- [[https://luminousmen.com/post/senior-engineer-fatigue][Senior Engineer Fatigue]]
- [[https://www.joelonsoftware.com/2000/04/06/things-you-should-never-do-part-i/][Things You Should Never Do, Part I]] About rewriting software from scratch
* News
- [[https://www.currentaffairs.org/2020/08/the-truth-is-paywalled-but-the-lies-are-free/][The Truth Is Paywalled But The Lies Are Free]] - Excellent title, but the article is so-so
* Meta
- [[https://www.benkuhn.net/progessays/][Essays on programming I think about a lot]]
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