A software developer summarizes key lessons from 'On Writing Well' to help fellow developers improve their writing skills.
A software developer discusses the prevalence of impostor syndrome in the tech community, introduces the concept of 'technical doubt,' and shares personal strategies for overcoming it.
Announcing Script'17, a new JavaScript conference created to provide an exciting and inspiring event for the community.
A critical analysis of Hacker News comments, highlighting their flaws but arguing it's still the best source for niche technical insights.
Analyzes Joel Spolsky's 'lemons' hiring theory, questioning why great developers are supposedly rare on the job market if they are easy to identify.
A personal recap of the 2016 Porto Tech Hub conference, highlighting its community atmosphere and the collaborative Porto tech scene.
Author updates on the release timeline and pre-order details for his new book, 'Laravel: Up and Running'.
The author reflects on the global reach of their book 'Intermediate Python', which has been read in 181 countries and used for training.
Laravel 5.3 introduces Mailables, a cleaner way to send emails using dedicated PHP classes instead of complex closures.
A developer shares insights from reading the entire Python standard library, advising it's not necessary for proficiency and recommending community learning.
The author explains their decision to publish their book 'Laravel: Up and Running' with O'Reilly instead of self-publishing.
A developer asks for community help on several open-source projects due to increased time constraints from other work.
A review of the Topconf Linz 2016 software conference, covering its organization, speaker lineup, and attendee feedback.
The author argues that we can train our brains to do anything with practice, using the example of learning to brush teeth with the non-dominant hand.
A female developer shares her positive experiences in the tech industry, countering the narrative of pervasive sexism.
Summary of the 2015 MLOSS workshop on open-source machine learning software, covering key talks and the maturing community.
A developer argues against committing commented-out code, explaining why it harms code readability and maintainability.
Critique of blind review processes for tech conference talks, arguing they lead to conservative selections and overlook speaker skill.
An essay arguing that 'boring' programming languages are superior for complex, interesting work, contrary to popular tech industry advice.
The article argues for the creative and innovative value of side projects, citing examples from Einstein to open-source programmers.
