henrik_w

6 ms·

31.
by henrik_w 3y ago
I coded professionally for more than 10 years without thinking about ergonomics, and without any problems. But then I started to feel pain in my arms, and it took a lot of effort to get it under control. In the end, what helped me the most
32.
What I have changed my mind about in software development(henrikwarne.com)
162 points by henrik_w 3y ago|246 comments
33.
by henrik_w 3y ago
Interesting card game - never heard about it before. But it reminds me of the card game Set [1], which has a similar objective of finding cards that "belong together" in some sense. It also has interesting (and similar) mathematic
34.
by henrik_w 3y ago
On the subject of beauty, I really like this quote from Joe Armstrong: “Make it work, then make it beautiful, then if you really, really have to, make it fast. 90 percent of the time, if you make it beautiful, it will already be fast. So re
35.
by henrik_w 3y ago
I'm still using a Penclic mouse. I love it, works great for me.
36.
by henrik_w 3y ago
I worked for 14 years, coding almost every day, before I started feeling pain in my arms. Took quite a while to get better. Not saying it will happen to you (people are different), but in my case I think the problems built up over years of
37.
by henrik_w 3y ago
I'm using MacBreakZ 5. Simple, but works well for me. https://www.publicspace.net/MacBreakZ/
38.
by henrik_w 3y ago
I had severe problems with RSI many years ago, to the point where I thought I had to give up programming alltogether. I also got an ergonomic keyboard, which helped, and an argonomic pen-like mouse. However, I would say that even more impor
39.
by henrik_w 3y ago
When I was studying the Raft algorithm a year and a half ago, I found this video on it by John Ousterhout to be a good complement: Designing for Understandability: The Raft Consensus Algorithm https://www.youtube.com/watch?v
40.
by henrik_w 3y ago
Can't resist posting this (from Classic Programmer Paintings) “Raft Consensus Algorithm Failure”,Théodore Géricault, 1819 https://classicprogrammerpaintings.com/post/6141087496359280...
41.
Intelligent vs. Smart(collabfund.com)
2 points by henrik_w 3y ago|0 comments
42.
Superstar Cities in the Age of Zoom(nytimes.com)
1 points by henrik_w 3y ago|0 comments
43.
Programming: Math or Writing?(henrikwarne.com)
2 points by henrik_w 3y ago|0 comments
44.
by henrik_w 3y ago
I really enjoyed reading his book Ghost in the Wires. It is the story of Mitnick’s hacking career, from the start in his teens, through becoming the FBI’s most wanted hacker, to spending years in jail before finally being released. It’s a f
45.
The Safety Dance(slate.com)
1 points by henrik_w 3y ago|0 comments
46.
by henrik_w 3y ago
On the subject of Alan Partridge, I highly recommend the two books, "I, Partridge" and "Nomad". This is my Goodreads-review of Nomad: This is one of the funniest books I have read. I just love the Alan Partridge characte
47.
by henrik_w 3y ago
You forgot TikTok - Cory Doctorow wrote an interesting post on how platforms get bad ("enshittification"): https://pluralistic.net/2023/01/21/potemkin-ai/#hey-guys
48.
Exploratory Testing: Looking for Patterns(spin.atomicobject.com)
2 points by henrik_w 3y ago|0 comments
49.
I read 5 books, tops(blog.alexewerlof.com)
1 points by henrik_w 3y ago|0 comments
50.
Thought Experiment in the National Library of Thailand(medium.com)
7 points by henrik_w 3y ago|2 comments
51.
by henrik_w 3y ago
Thanks, looks fantastic. Just ordered it.
52.
by henrik_w 3y ago
My own reasons for blogging: - Know what I think. Writing it down makes me think a lot more about it. - Share what I have learnt. It's nice if something I know becomes useful for somebody else. - Venting. From time to time there are th
53.
High Frequency Crypto Market Making and the Hyperliquid Exchange (Podcast Ep.)(flirtingwithmodels.com)
2 points by henrik_w 3y ago|0 comments
54.
by henrik_w 3y ago
Great blog! In addition to the technical posts, I also enjoy Eli's quarterly summaries of what he's been reading (which is a lot). The latest one is this: https://eli.thegreenplace.net/2023/summary-of-reading-
55.
The Making of an Ultra Low Latency Trading System with Go and Java(usenix.org)
3 points by henrik_w 3y ago|0 comments
56.
What Is Alpha?(capitalgains.thediff.co)
2 points by henrik_w 3y ago|0 comments
57.
Well-Maintained Software(henrikwarne.com)
2 points by henrik_w 3y ago|0 comments
58.
Does GPT-4 Understand What We’re Saying?(nautil.us)
3 points by henrik_w 4y ago|0 comments
59.
The Diderot Effect(en.wikipedia.org)
183 points by henrik_w 4y ago|88 comments
60.
Professional Programming(github.com)
3 points by henrik_w 4y ago|0 comments

More ›