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811.
by henrik_w 12y ago
I can recommend the Stanford "Introduction to Databases" course https://www.coursera.org/course/db I took it when it was first offered online in 2011, and really liked it. My review of it is here: http:&#x2F
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'Interface' Considered Harmful(blog.cleancoder.com)
11 points by henrik_w 12y ago|13 comments
813.
Book Review: Clean Code(henrikwarne.com)
2 points by henrik_w 12y ago|1 comments
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Coursera Course Review: Computational Investing Part 1(henrikwarne.com)
5 points by henrik_w 12y ago|0 comments
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by henrik_w 12y ago
Yes, it's a matter of how much the team gets done, not only how much you personally get done. I used exactly this example in "Programmer Productivity – Interruptions, Meetings and Working Remotely" http://henrikw
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by henrik_w 12y ago
On the other hand, having other people read what you have written can be quite a thrill (especially if it becomes popular). Submitting your blog posts to HN and reddit/r/programming also can get you good feedback and alternative v
817.
by henrik_w 12y ago
I like this quote (from Joan Didion): "I don't know what I think until I try to write it down."
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by henrik_w 12y ago
There is also the algorithm course (in two parts) by professor Tim Roughgarden of Stanford (available on Coursera). Part one starts Jan 19th. I really enjoyed both of them. Reviews: http://henrikwarne.com/2012/05/0
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by henrik_w 12y ago
I saw this in a previous HN thread on learning: "Watch one, Do one, Teach one" (for doctors learning new procedures - teaching something to others really makes you learn it)
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Programmer Knowledge(henrikwarne.com)
2 points by henrik_w 12y ago|1 comments
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Why Software Developer Is a Great Career Choice(henrikwarne.com)
2 points by henrik_w 12y ago|0 comments
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by henrik_w 12y ago
Thanks, great information. I'm a software developer, and I have worked for a long time in the telecom/mobile/VoIP sector. Half a year ago I switched to SW development in the financial world (not quant though). I am currently
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by henrik_w 12y ago
I like this quip (from Crystal R Williams on Twitter): "I believe it is impossible to both maintain software for a living and have any fear at all of a robot uprising."
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A New Software Engineering(queue.acm.org)
111 points by henrik_w 12y ago|91 comments
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Data Processing with Apache Crunch at Spotify(labs.spotify.com)
5 points by henrik_w 12y ago|0 comments
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by henrik_w 12y ago
Related: Creating Shazam in Java http://www.redcode.nl/blog/2010/06/creating-shazam-in-java/ HN discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5723863 More Shazam-related: https:&#x2F
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Thorns around the Gold(blog.cleancoder.com)
2 points by henrik_w 12y ago|0 comments
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How automation could take your skills – and your job(computerworld.com)
2 points by henrik_w 12y ago|0 comments
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Will MOOCs be Flukes?(newyorker.com)
1 points by henrik_w 12y ago|0 comments
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Spotify Royalty Payments Outpace iTunes in Some Markets(blogs.wsj.com)
1 points by henrik_w 12y ago|0 comments
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The Real Revolution in Online Education Isn’t MOOCs(blogs.hbr.org)
2 points by henrik_w 12y ago|0 comments
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by henrik_w 12y ago
Yes, Apple keyboards are ergonomical disasters.
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by henrik_w 12y ago
An alternative data point: I had severe RSI several years ago, to the point of thinking that I would have to stop programming professionally alltogether. What worked for me was starting to use a break program (10 seconds micro breaks every
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12 Bizarre Programming Languages You Never Heard Of(pixel77.com)
1 points by henrik_w 12y ago|1 comments
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Can Static Analysis Replace Code Reviews?(swreflections.blogspot.com)
1 points by henrik_w 12y ago|0 comments
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by henrik_w 12y ago
Thanks! I won't attribute it to Russell anymore, but it is still a good quote :-)
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by henrik_w 12y ago
About wasting time: I like this quote from Bertrand Russell: "The time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time."
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by henrik_w 12y ago
It just didn't do anything for me. It felt like it tried too hard to give some deep insights, but to me it just fell flat (that's the mystical self-help part). And I didn't care for the story as just fiction either - I can&#x
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by henrik_w 12y ago
Maybe not, but the six I have read (out of the top ten) were all really good in my opinion. So it seems (to me at least) that they are still good recommendations. The only one in the top 20 that I have read and not like is The Alchemist - I
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A Response to “Why Most Unit Testing Is Waste”(henrikwarne.com)
8 points by henrik_w 12y ago|1 comments

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