What I have found gripping

• Learning new things from different folks

• Instructions from day 9 of Advent of Code 2025

• Creating a richer texture with two sounds using code

• Making small changes to a codebase

• This short clip about silence in international meetings from Erin Meyer’s talk

What I have read

• 5 Ally Actions - Dec 5, 2025, Better Allies

• Weeknotes 2025 W48: Starting tomorrow, Denis Defreyne

• Pick Up What They Put Down, swyx

• The f*** off contact page, Nic Chan

• Common misconceptions about WCAG, Ela Gorla

• The Hidden Cost Of Competition And Why Leaders Are Choosing To Uncompete, Nell Derick Debevoise

• The One-Woman Dev Team Diaries #212, Nadia Odunayo

• Performance Testing Enumerable’s Loveliness, Andy Croll

• Sustainable Dual-Track Development, Todd Sedano & Paul Ralph

• You want community, but can you afford it? Shae O.

What I have listened to

"Décoder la tech" par Abi

What I have watched

Getting to One Million Users as a One-Woman Dev, Nadia Odunayo

Featured quote

The framework she offers in Uncompete rests on five principles: collaboration, an abundance mindset, radical generosity, inclusion, and solidarity. These aren’t just feel-good values – they're strategic choices that create better outcomes for individuals and organizations. — Nell Derick Debevoise

Further reading and resources

In English

• The Uncompete™ Framework, Ruchika T. Malhotra

• The Rails SaaS conference

• Chapter 12 from Sustainable Dual-Track Development, Todd Sedano & Paul Ralph

• Shae O.’s website

• What happens in colleagues' brains when you ignore culture (YouTube Short), Erin Meyer

In French

• Podcast : Ce moment-là, Leboncoin

• 8 clés pour favoriser la cohésion au sein d'une équipe multiculturelle, Laetitia Vitaud

• L’Étincelle, le restaurant-école où l’on savoure l’avenir de la gastronomie nîmoise, Thierry Garcia

A quick note before a hiatus:

It’s December already. I will pause publishing weeknotes for now. Thank you for reading them. This is also a good time to say I’m grateful for learning from folks of all walks of life whether I featured them in these or not. After two years, learning in public feels like second nature. I also like the idea of open-sourcing my learning.

I wish you Happy Holidays wherever you are in the world.