Mastodawn

Recommended to a #polyglotconf session on #freelance software business: Alan Weiss, "Million Dollar Consulting" alanweiss.com/shop/books/hardcover/million-dollar-consulting-sixth-edition/ about value-based pricing.

Jim DeLaHunt Oct 11

Sparked by a #polyglotconf session on automating software development: "Reflections on trusting trust", #TuringAward paper by Ken Thompson https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/358198.358210

Reflections on trusting trust | Communications of the ACM

To what extent should one trust a statement that a program is free of Trojan horses? Perhaps it is more important to trust the people who wrote the software.

Communications of the ACM

Jim DeLaHunt Oct 11

In response to the session, "Engineering leadership in the Age of AI" at #polyglotconf, I recommend the newsletter "Elevate" by Addy Osmani https://addyo.substack.com/ . "As an engineering leader with over a decade at Google, I have tried to weave my experiences and insights … A curated collection of ideas, intriguing books, and articles that have shaped my understanding of what it means to lead and excel…".

Elevate | Addy Osmani | Substack

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Jim DeLaHunt Oct 11

So many great pitches for #unconference talks at #YVR #polyglotconf !