Weekend Reading — Accidental Renaissance

/r/AccidentalRenaissance Of course there's a Reddit for that. This week we struggle with the website obesity crisis; we guesstimate like a pro; React is the back-door that teaches front-end developers about functional programming; more insights from young CTOs; a case study for defense in depth; let'

Weekend Reading — Taco Cat

@CuteEmergency "just a little reminder that taco cat spelled backwards is taco cat" This week we discover the simplest way to run Docker on OS X; we learn how to hide bugs in plain sight; that order of operations matters; why humility helps us avoid catastrophe; how to

Weekend Reading — Ice Bucket Challenge Ends Badly

@braddybb "oh my good god" This week we get a new pair of socks; the ==== comparison operator; we fix a bug in production; the tale of a startup with no servers; cryptomeopathy is bunk science; on lowering the bar and diversity in tech; boatload of people take the

Weekend Reading — One Skill, Two Skill

@DocHackenbush "The bittersweet moment when a signpost dies and its spirit leaves its body." This week we learn a valuable design lesson from a metal band; we fill out Form RFC 791; a lot to learn from the JavaScript developer survey; we play the Github programming game; security,

Weekend Reading — Ye Olde Web

oldweb.today Surf the old web in a vintage Netscape Navigator or IE 4 browser. This week we learn to Lerp; so, people still use SourceForge? the Simplified JavaScript Jargon file; human error is a thing we need to design for; are you receptive to pseudo-profound bullshit? there is no

Weekend Reading — e = mc²

@InfoQ "First law of software quality " This week we look at the design of a fantastic, non traditional game, and the mission statement of a fantastic, non traditional company; Zube and 1Password are some of my favorite tools; WordPress bets big on Node and React; what it takes

Weekend Reading — Space Doctor

Orwell Cabin Bed: A sofa that becomes a fort to let you sleep in complete privacy This week we apply the 6^5 rule; we double down on accessibilty; we learn the history, politics and religion behind the JavaScript Date object; the head says "ship" it; we'

Weekend Reading — Extreme Bagpiping

CSS Wisdom from Goofus and Gallant This week we fit an iPhone in the space between two icons on the iPad Pro; we play it wrong and call it jazz! don't write code that's too clever to grep; we're ready to defend against manager

Weekend Reading — California raining

@misprintedtype This week we explore corporate misuse of open source; we take the ES6 quiz; we learn what it's like to live a life of QA; we don't have an innate gift for sociology; doing better starts at home; and guess what does traffic looks like