A software developer shares personal strategies for managing ADHD's challenges in a tech career, focusing on energy management and task mitigation.
A developer shares principles for using instant messaging (like IRC) productively in tech work, emphasizing its ephemeral nature and the need to shift important info to permanent mediums.
A developer reflects on their first year of self-employment, sharing insights on productivity, motivation, and the transition from hobby coding to full-time work.
The author argues for the importance of increasing productivity and velocity, countering common objections and using a personal project as an example.
A JavaScript developer shares his disciplined daily routine and habits for successfully writing a 500-page technical book on JavaScript Testing.
A developer shares their experience porting the Niceware library to Rust, reflecting on overcoming the emotional barrier of strict compilers and redefining progress.
A guide to creating and using Git aliases to streamline common version control commands and improve workflow efficiency.
A developer shares why Alfred App is an essential Mac productivity tool, highlighting features like clipboard history, file search, and workflows.
A programmer shares personal strategies for leveraging ADHD traits like hyperfocus within Agile development workflows to improve productivity.
Productivity tips for using Microsoft PowerToys Run on Windows to quickly search, calculate, and launch apps.
A developer shares their positive experience using a 34-inch curved monitor for programming, highlighting ergonomics and productivity gains.
A developer explains how 'Yak Shaving'—the process of tackling tangential tasks—can be a positive motivation for starting and improving open source projects.
A developer reflects on the challenge of building simple, small-scale projects after years of focusing on large-scale, complex system architecture.
Explores the downsides of constant communication tools like Slack and proposes ideas from Cal Newport's book to improve focus and productivity in software development.
A developer shares personal goals to overcome barriers like time, topic scarcity, and fear of criticism to write and publish more technical articles.
A developer shares their personal system for managing knowledge, including tools for note-taking, read-it-later, and audiobook summaries.
Critiques the 'code faster' management approach, arguing for quantifying economic value and prioritizing work to maximize profit with limited resources.
A developer reflects on 'decision paralysis' when choosing tech tools like analytics, email providers, and note-taking apps.
A developer shares his 2021 productivity toolkit and workflow for managing tasks, projects, and a distributed team at Google.
A data scientist explains the 'Why, What, How' framework for writing effective technical documents like one-pagers, design docs, and after-action reviews.
