When does software end? How do we get there?
via reddit Share this gif Comments End results When I think about how I create software it feels very haphazard. Some days are better than others but I...
What does complexity look like? 🕰️
via reddit Share this gif Comments Self made complexity Everyone is familiar with their own complexity. I’m sure this clock makes sense to the person who...
Kubernetes EU 2021 edition
via reddit Share this gif Comments Wings (1927) The gif is from a silent film that won the first ever Academy Award (1930). Ninety years later I would have a...
The feeling when your code works 🎉
via imgur Comments When code works Sometimes I’m equally surprised as this baby when my code works. Especially when I either do it on the first try or I...
Is magic real?
via imgur Comments I still don’t know how this works I was at Disney Animation when they first showed us the animatronics for the new Beauty and the Beast...
What does Blockbuster and misquoting Darwin have in common?
via twitter I had to make this gif very small to fit under 5MB. The full resolution video is on Twitter. Comments Survival In the struggle for survival, the...
Writing things from scratch and containers
via reddit Comments Planning work I'm sure many of you saw this gif in various places recently. There's lots of similarities that are obvious from a software...
Rolling upgrades and three links I disagree with
via ME! 😊 Comments Rolling upgrades The gif this week is the first of many I've made with a focus on teaching engineering concepts. It is part of an article...
Just say no ⚽😑
via reddit Comments Do you know how to say no? People often feel guilty for saying no to opportunities, but in reality you should say no when you really care...
Your code is on fire 🔥
via reddit Comments Shipping code that doesn’t catch fire Sometimes I push code into production that I’m certain will work well. Not because of test coverage...
Practice, handling errors, and some python 🐍
via reddit Comments Practice I’ve been on a diet and I’m pretty sure this cat has better sit-up form than I have. Just like anything we do it takes practice...
Hidden work, systems design, compensation, and faster learning
via reddit Comments Hidden work I never thought about how donuts were filled. I should have guessed it was someone's job, but I assumed it was automated. It...
Balance, free resources, lock-in, and whitepapers
via reddit Comments Balance Learning how to ride a bike requires you to balance in new ways. Riding a bike on a tight rope requires similar balance, and I...
Vertical auto scaling Daft Punk elliptic curves
via Ars Technica Comments One more feature It's difficult with software to know when to stop and release what you have. There's always one more feature to...
How to learn and three projects to try
via reddit Comments Company presentations and movie magic I often watch conference talks from companies that appear to be complete internal products, but...
🔒 Creating IAM and handling exceptions
via reddit Comments The weight of nothing Sometimes we make decisions in software and design that appear to have no impact on what we’re building. After many...
HTML, queues, and whiteboarding
If you have trouble receiving these emails because of the image size can you please let me know? I’m debating keeping the gifs as autoplaying embeds—how they...
📃 Make your resume stand better and write your docs with symantic line breaks
via reddit Comments Open Source There’s been a lot of open source news this week between my current employer and Elastic. I have nothing to do with it...
AWS as a framework, pair terminals, and bash script template
via reddit Comments Learning to code The more programming languages I learn the more it resembles human language for me. It takes a lot of practice to write...
Learning new things and developer productivity
via reddit Comments Learning new things The gif reminded me of what it feels like to be new to something. You think you know where you're going, you start to...