What We Got Right, What We Got Wrong
A closing talk from GopherConAU reflecting on 14 years of the Go programming language, discussing its successes and lessons learned.
A closing talk from GopherConAU reflecting on 14 years of the Go programming language, discussing its successes and lessons learned.
A developer shares a curated list of influential tech articles that shaped their career, covering topics like technology choice, productivity, and engineering culture.
A developer shares personal experiences and advice on overcoming social anxiety to network effectively at tech conferences.
A web developer reflects on a challenging 2023, focusing on mental health, business changes, and plans for new CSS content in 2024.
A developer's 2023 review focusing on TanStack Query v5 release and creating an official course for the library, while balancing work and open source.
The article argues against rigid 'right vs wrong' thinking in software engineering, emphasizing context, trade-offs, and subjectivity in technical decisions.
A software developer advocates for canceling unnecessary meetings to protect deep work time, referencing Paul Graham's Maker's Schedule.
A developer shares personal experiences creating tech communities, from Discord groups to book clubs, and reflects on the challenges and rewards of organizing.
Developer updates on vdirsyncer's experimental rewrite, detailing progress towards an alpha release for calendar/contact sync.
A reflection on the joy of personal programming projects and a reminder to pursue coding for passion, not just work.
Ghostty terminal devlog update covering beta program growth and the introduction of a new Terminal Inspector tool for developers.
A developer's experience using Sweep, an LLM-powered tool that generates pull requests to write unit tests and fix code in a GitHub workflow.
A developer outlines the consistent five-part format for their upcoming technical project tutorials, including Introduction, Materials, kBits, Details, and Wrap-Up.
Introducing 'kBits', a new format for sharing concise, single-topic technical learnings and insights alongside project tutorials.
A software developer shares key writing lessons learned while authoring a book, applying principles like KISS from software development to improve clarity.
The author explores programming as a craft, drawing parallels with weaving, knitting, and lighting design to argue it's an accessible, creative skill.
A web developer reflects on five successful years of freelancing and running his own agency, highlighting achievements like courses, a book, and a CSS methodology.
Explains how the software development practice of 'grooming' can be applied to boost productivity in any project by preparing work ahead of time.
A critique of open-source software development's 'bazaar' model and advice for open-source maintainers on managing projects and avoiding burnout.
A summary of a study showing how technical debt and low code quality significantly slow development and increase defects.