Heuristics for working summarised from a talk by @tastapod

Blogged: The Best Programmer Dan Knows https://qahiccupps.blogspot.com/2024/09/the-best-programmer-dan-knows.html

no-dice: Generate random numbers with strictly a pencil and paper by drawing simple curves and counting the number of intersections in the curve.

Obviously, it's not secure, but it's a creative way to get a quick unbiased random number without too much trouble.

Of course you could manipulate it, so it requires you to be honest about not paying attention to your curve or intersections, and just drawing freely.

Just don't get too crowded or it can be difficult to count.

https://github.com/schollz/no-dice

There are books and papers about software development that I recommend everyone in our profession reads, but I know most of us haven't. My series of super-distilled summaries of the most influential writings continues with a book that's undeniably one of the pillars of Agile Software Development - Peopleware.

https://codemanship.wordpress.com/2023/11/21/the-bluffers-guide-to-peopleware-productive-projects-and-teams/

wait, hold on... I really like this vibe: https://paper.mmm.dev & https://build.mmm.page !!

Once again: how am I only just now finding out about this? 😲

If you finally found the solution to your coding problem in a deep comment or something after having dozens of tabs open, you should write about it in your own blog.

Really. Describe the problem in your own words and the solution for it, even if the solution seems really obvious now. Doesn’t matter. Give credit and whatever, but use your own words because you will be surprised at how many people will land on it.

Write the blog post you wish you had found.

What a deeply fascinating conversation about software and capturing and distributing value…

Thanks @bcantrill, @ahl, @ag_dubs, and @adamhjk for making my brain go brrr. 😋

https://oxide.computer/podcasts/oxide-and-friends/1564203

about half of my colleagues at #Bandcamp just got laid off, after Epic Games sold us to Songtradr a few weeks ago

so if your company has any vacancies and you want to hire compassionate and highly-driven people, especially in any musical or altruistic tech businesses, please share your links and I'll pass them along