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by henrik_w 9y ago
Related: Naval Ravikant interviewed by Shane Parrish (long podcast episode): https://www.farnamstreetblog.com/2017/02/naval-ravikant-read...
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Very good. Reminds me of the book "How to solve it" by Polya. I also like the Feynman problem solving algorithm: 1) Write down the problem. 2) Think very hard. 3) Write down the solution.
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If you are interested in the course, start taking it. It is quite quick and easy. I used the Coursera app on my phone and downloaded the lectures and watch during my train commute. It won't take long to watch the whole thing.
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I have a standing desk, and I try to switch between sitting and standing. But I also have a Fitbit Charge 2 that has (as the default setting) a reminder to walk at least 250 steps every hour. If I am below that at 10 minutes to the hour, th
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by henrik_w 9y ago
Of course there is The Onion's report: More Office Workers Switching to Fetal Position Desks As they report "Fetal position desks help releive tension from unending horror of workday" :-) http://www.theonion.com&#x
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From The Guardian long read today: "Neoliberalism: the idea that swallowed the world" https://www.theguardian.com/news/2017/aug/18/neoliberalism-t...
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Things Programmers Say(henrikwarne.com)
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Some people argue that software development will move more and more to a gig model. In some cases it may make sense, but in many cases it doesn't. Mostly because of the knowledge you build up about the product and because software is n
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More Good Programming Quotes (2016)(henrikwarne.com)
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The Wisdom of Programming Quotes(henrikwarne.com)
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A lot of the same reasons that Fred Brooks listed in The Joys of the Craft in The Mythical Man-Month: 1. The sheer joy of making things. 2. The pleasure of making things that are useful to other people. 3. The fascination of fashioning comp
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Programming Conference – QCon New York 2017(henrikwarne.com)
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Even as they criticize Trump, tech execs are backing Republican campaigns(recode.net)
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I sometimes temporarily modify the program by for example misspelling a file name of a data base column name just to provoke an error that will execute the error handling code. Or changing a condition from == to != to cause an exception. No
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A few habits I've found that work well for me: 1. Start small, then extend. 2. Change one thing at a time. 3. Add logging and error handling early. 4. All new lines must be executed at least once. 5. Test the parts before the whole. 6.
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One of the key benefits for me is the mindset (fostered by TDD) to make as much as possible of the code (unit) testable. This naturally leads to less coupled code, because otherwise it is not possible to test it in isolation. So the fact th
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Best Kept Secrets of Great Programmers(huffingtonpost.com)
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How science fiction can help us create a better future(slate.com)
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I've used the same technique when running randomly generated traffic when testing telecom systems. Very useful to be able to re-run the same random sequence!
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Yes, The Effective Engineer is newer and not so well known. I wrote about why I like it here: https://henrikwarne.com/2017/01/15/book-review-the-effective...
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Yes, "Coders at Work" is great!
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I really like: - Code Complete by Steve McConnell - The Effective Engineer by Edmond Lau - The Pragmatic Programmer by Andrew Hunt and David Thomas
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Universal Basic Income Is Neither Universal nor Basic(bloomberg.com)
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How To Win Friends And Influence People by Dale Carnegie - a timeless classic for people skills, useful in almost all circumstances.
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Wow, really great - thanks for the link!
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Developers – Talk to People(henrikwarne.com)
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Regarding saying no - I really like the way described in "The Power of a Positive No" by William Ury. The main idea in the book can be described as: Yes! No. Yes? When you say no to something, there is a reason. For example, you s
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I have similar aliases and have a similar concern. I usually think "git status" when I type gs. This way I hope I would be able to work without my aliases somewhere else (even though it would take longer since I have to remember t
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Virtual Teams are Worse than I Thought(linkedin.com)
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Interesting story on the making of Silicon Valley (the show) from the New Yorker: http://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/how-silicon-va...

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