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by henrik_w 11y ago
Ha! Just this morning I was reading about the development of probability theory and risk management in "Against the Gods" by Peter Bernstein [1]. I just finished the chapter on the Bernoullis contributions. Interesting read! [1]
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How I optimised my life to make my job redundant(troyhunt.com)
118 points by henrik_w 11y ago|94 comments
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The hidden economic rules behind Tinder, marriage, kidneys and college admission(qz.com)
2 points by henrik_w 11y ago|0 comments
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by henrik_w 11y ago
The story of the Boeing engineers flying on the test flights is a perfect example of "skin in the game" (from Antifragile by Nassim Nicholas Taleb). Here's what I wrote about that in a blog post on Antifragility and SW develo
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I Prefer This Over That(testobsessed.com)
2 points by henrik_w 11y ago|0 comments
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Silicon Valley has become a dream factory(ft.com)
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If there’s a tech talent crunch, why are Silicon Valley jobs filled so quickly?(qz.com)
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Bill Gates’ summer reading list(qz.com)
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by henrik_w 11y ago
The summary is by Shane Parrish. I can really recommend his site Farnam Street http://www.farnamstreetblog.com/ for lots of good summaries.
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The Six Best Tips from 'On Writing Well'(linkedin.com)
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Functional Design Is Intrinsically Testable(blog.ploeh.dk)
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by henrik_w 11y ago
Keep doing it if you love it! Sure, you have to learn new languages and tools every few years (at least), but your experience is still valuable - http://henrikwarne.com/2014/12/15/programmer-knowledge/ F
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by henrik_w 11y ago
I've been programming professionally for close to 25 years, still love it. Reasons I (still) love it: http://henrikwarne.com/2012/06/02/why-i-love-coding/ Why I think it is a good career (even if yo
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by henrik_w 11y ago
One solution to the problem of too much logging data can be what I call "session-based logging" (also known as tracing). You can enable logging on a single session (e.g. a phone call), and for that call you get a lot of logging da
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Twitter boss confirms plans to expand curated 'experiences' to all users(theguardian.com)
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by henrik_w 11y ago
I like these two quotes on that: "Show me your flowchart and conceal your tables, and I shall continue to be mystified. Show me your tables, and I won't usually need your flowchart; it'll be obvious." Fred Brooks, The My
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Lessons Learned While Working on Large-Scale Server Software(ferd.ca)
3 points by henrik_w 12y ago|0 comments
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“People Who Like This Also Like ” – Distance Metrics for Fun and Profit(benfrederickson.com)
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5 small software development steps to a happier (future) you(bluefocus.com.au)
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Just Say No to More End-To-End Tests(googletesting.blogspot.com)
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Wall Street Exodus Isn't Just About the Money(thestreet.com)
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Modern Extreme Programming(benjiweber.co.uk)
166 points by henrik_w 12y ago|83 comments
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by henrik_w 12y ago
I use RSIGuard (Mac), not for eye strain but for muscle pain in my forearms. I've set it up to give micro breaks (10 seconds) every 5 minutes and exercise breaks (4 minutes) every 45 minutes. It does break the flow, which is a bit of a
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Lessons Learned in Software Development(henrikwarne.com)
165 points by henrik_w 12y ago|12 comments
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by henrik_w 12y ago
+1 for the book "The New Turing Omnibus". Not very well known (it seems to me), but it has lots of interesting stuff. Perfect for little exploratory programming projects.
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Rise of the techno-Libertarians: The 5 most socially destructive aspects of SV(salon.com)
5 points by henrik_w 12y ago|0 comments
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by henrik_w 12y ago
"While a technology shift doesn’t completely negate the skills of veterans, it certainly levels the playing field for recent grads." In my opinion, a technology shift (new language, platforms, methodology, paradigm or whatever), d
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Building a product in the technical recruiting space? Read this first(blog.alinelerner.com)
6 points by henrik_w 12y ago|0 comments
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A Million Chrome users' data was sent to One dodgy IP address(theregister.co.uk)
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by henrik_w 12y ago
Totally agree. Good programmers have a lot of knowledge that transfers well between different languages and environments in my opinion. Put another way: language syntax is accidental knowledge, but how to program is essential knowledge. Mor

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