henrik_w

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Streaming Music Showdown: Spotify vs. Beats(time.com)
3 points by henrik_w 12y ago|2 comments
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by henrik_w 12y ago
I guess this is the document you mean: https://docs.google.com/document/d/199PqyG3UsyXlwieHaqbGiWVa...
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All Internet Traffic Is Written on Postcards(thoughtworks.com)
3 points by henrik_w 12y ago|0 comments
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Monitoring-Driven Development(benjiweber.co.uk)
42 points by henrik_w 12y ago|10 comments
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What a Rembrandt Can Teach You about Software and Programmers(farnamstreetblog.com)
4 points by henrik_w 12y ago|0 comments
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Refactoring code that accesses external services(martinfowler.com)
46 points by henrik_w 12y ago|6 comments
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by henrik_w 12y ago
Great, thanks!
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by henrik_w 12y ago
Are there any other resources you can recommend for learning more about HFT?
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by henrik_w 12y ago
The book "Flash Boys" by Michael Lewis chronicles the rise of HFT, and basically argues that it doesn't really provide that much of a benefit. http://www.amazon.com/Flash-Boys-Michael-Lewis/dp/039324
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Are Your Development Defenses Dangerous?(industriallogic.com)
1 points by henrik_w 12y ago|0 comments
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Your lifetime earnings are probably determined in your 20s(washingtonpost.com)
72 points by henrik_w 12y ago|60 comments
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by henrik_w 12y ago
Not really a programmer proverb, but close enough and still pretty good. Customer Disservice: "We're Not Satisfied Until You're Not Satisfied" http://www.funnyjunk.com/funny_pictures/477940/Cust
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by henrik_w 12y ago
My favorites are: “A complex system that works is invariably found to have evolved from a simple system that worked.” John Gall “Enlightened trial and error outperforms the planning of flawless intellects.” David Kelley “It’s OK to figure o
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The repeated deaths of OOP(loup-vaillant.fr)
22 points by henrik_w 12y ago|0 comments
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Data Science Specialization Makes Coursera Millions in Revenue(class-central.com)
10 points by henrik_w 12y ago|0 comments
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by henrik_w 12y ago
Not a great analogy though, since the programmer output is text, not a physical object.
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by henrik_w 12y ago
"Well, I’m a carpenter, so I’ve worked with all kinds of wood, you know, and there are some differences, but I think if you’re a good carpenter …" In my experience, a good programmer in one language is very likely a good programme
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Programmer IS a Career Path, Thank You(daedtech.com)
23 points by henrik_w 12y ago|4 comments
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by henrik_w 12y ago
Yes. Usually when you sell one house, you buy another, so it is a bit of a zero-sum game. However, what does matter is when you entered the market. Entering the housing market today is relatively speaking much more expensive than it was 20
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Course Review: Algorithms, Design and Analysis, Part 1 from Stanford on Coursera(class-central.com)
4 points by henrik_w 12y ago|0 comments
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by henrik_w 12y ago
I am currently taking a great Coursera course that is meant as a mathematics refresher course. It's called "Mathematical Methods for Quantitative Finance"[1]. As the name implies, it's meant as a foundation for financial
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by henrik_w 12y ago
Barbara Oakley mentioned in the text teaches the course "Learning How to Learn" on Coursera [1]. It is about the science of learning in general, not just learning math, but it is very accessible. It's only 4 weeks, and the le
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Why You Should Tell Your Children How Much You Make(nytimes.com)
8 points by henrik_w 12y ago|6 comments
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Testing on the Toilet: Change-Detector Tests Considered Harmful(googletesting.blogspot.com)
1 points by henrik_w 12y ago|0 comments
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Why the modern world is bad for your brain(theguardian.com)
2 points by henrik_w 12y ago|0 comments
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by henrik_w 12y ago
FWIW, I've been programming for about as long as the OP, and I still enjoy the creativity very much [0]. I also think that those of us who enjoy SW development are incredibly lucky in that we can get paid quite well doing what we love
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On Tone Policing Linus Torvalds(manymachines.tumblr.com)
11 points by henrik_w 12y ago|5 comments
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by henrik_w 12y ago
I have also taken programming MOOCs (algorithms 1 and 2, databases, and computational investing), and the programming assignments are a good fit for MOOCs - it's easy to check the result from running a program (for example, the sizes o
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by henrik_w 12y ago
2400+ MOOC courses, which is why it's good to have review sites. I like both class-central.com and coursetalk.com.
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Beware of Micro-Fragmentation(bulldozer00.com)
1 points by henrik_w 12y ago|0 comments

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