henrik_w

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by henrik_w 10y ago
Previous discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7091495
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by henrik_w 10y ago
I credit micro breaks and stretching as the main reason I got over my severe RSI [1]. Never really heard that surgeons had similar problems though, but I guess it is the same mechanism - too much fine motor action for too long without a bre
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Correctness(blog.jessitron.com)
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by henrik_w 10y ago
Agree! A real relief to get a proper Unix shell after getting by with Cygwin.
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by henrik_w 10y ago
Good summary - mirrors my experience. I wrote down my impressions after I took it: https://henrikwarne.com/2011/12/18/introduction-to-databases...
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by henrik_w 10y ago
I also took her first MOOC course, and really enjoyed it. I would add: great sense of humor.
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by henrik_w 10y ago
I have the same experience - it's easy to turn down if you are not interested, or if they what they propose is a bad fit. I also think it is good to remember how extremely lucky we are to work in a field where there is such high demand
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When AI replaces programmers(codewithoutrules.com)
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How being wrong can help us get it right(timharford.com)
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A teaching method that’s proving there’s no such thing as a bad math student(qz.com)
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by henrik_w 10y ago
Previous discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13645825
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Why Every Element of SOLID Is Wrong by Dan North(speakerdeck.com)
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Robots aren’t automating the jobs we want them to(venturebeat.com)
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Want to Kill Your Economy? Have MBA Programs Churn Out Takers Not Makers(evonomics.com)
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Ship Small Diffs(blog.skyliner.io)
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by henrik_w 10y ago
Reminded me of this great post: "Are Your Programmers Working Hard, Or Are They Lazy?" Key point: "To managers I would say, judge people by results, by working software, not by how hard they appear to be working." http
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by henrik_w 10y ago
I agree. I was fairly interesting, but not as good as it is made out to be.
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by henrik_w 10y ago
A relatively new book that isn't mentioned (but that I really like) is "The Effective Engineer" by Edmond Lau. https://www.amazon.com/Effective-Engineer-Engineering-Dispro... Edit: Here's why I like it:
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What do you mean by “Event-Driven”(martinfowler.com)
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by henrik_w 10y ago
At my one phone-screen with Google a long time ago: decide if all nodes in a binary tree fullfil the condition that elements in the left sub-tree are smaller than or equal to the node value, and all elements in the right sub-tree are greate
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by henrik_w 10y ago
This reminded me of the book "How We Got To Now" by Steven Johnson. Really interesting book on how development in certain fields enabled other innovations ("adjacent possible"). Really well written and super interesting
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How to Snag a Top Software Engineer(hired.com)
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Benefits of dependencies in software projects as a function of effort(eli.thegreenplace.net)
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by henrik_w 10y ago
"How to win friends and influence people" by Dale Carnegie. Timeless wisdom that is good to be reminded of regularly.
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by henrik_w 10y ago
I re-read it two years ago, and was blown away by how good it was. A really good read!
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by henrik_w 10y ago
+1 for Deep Work, especially in this easily distracted world (get off Twitter and do deep work instead).
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by henrik_w 10y ago
+1 for Antifragile. Very interesting ideas, even though his writing style is a bit overbearing (lots of rants and personal attacks). I found it interesting to think about how the ideas in the book apply and relate to software development:
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by henrik_w 10y ago
"Give someone a program, you frustrate them for a day; teach them how to program, you frustrate them for a lifetime." - David Leinweber
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by henrik_w 10y ago
I turned 50 last year. I am still working as a developer, and I am still loving it. As long as you stay reasonably up to date with the shifting technology I think there will always be opportunities. For example, I started coding in a propri
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The Double Edged Sword of Faster Feedback(medium.com)
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