A guide to writing effective Git commit messages, focusing on essential information and reasoning over minor stylistic details.
Argues for naming code components with noun-adjective order (e.g., StreamCreated) instead of adjective-noun for better alphabetical grouping and searchability.
A software engineer's perspective on the challenges of giving and receiving feedback in a technical workplace, focusing on delivery vs. content.
An article exploring how perfectionism hinders web development progress and advocating for incremental, sustainable improvements.
A backend developer shares a hackathon experience using ChatGPT for frontend coding, highlighting its limitations and the need for domain expertise.
A developer shares updates on starting a new C# .NET contract role, pursuing indie game development by acquiring an existing game, and streaming programming/gaming content.
Argues against blindly following software development best practices, advocating for user-centric and context-specific approaches instead.
Analyzes the claim that AI will replace human programmers in five years, examining current AI coding benchmarks and limitations.
A software consultant outlines four essential elements for an effective development process: visible, small, prioritized, and completed work.
A podcast episode discussing the pros and cons of solo versus team-based game development, focusing on decision-making, timelines, and motivation.
An analysis of key qualities that define excellent non-corporate technical blogs, including tackling complex topics and showing working code.
Interview with Sema CEO Matt Van Itallie on using generative AI for code analysis, developer productivity, and explaining software to non-technical executives.
A tech manager outlines their ideal job criteria, focusing on management roles, fast-paced environments, remote work, and pragmatic technology use.
The author announces a change in the blog's content license from CC BY-SA 4.0 to the more permissive CC BY 4.0, citing a shift in perspective on licensing reciprocity.
Analysis of WebAssembly ecosystem trends from Wasm I/O 2024, focusing on Components, WASI, and the Warg registry for cross-language development.
A software engineer reflects on how life changes like marriage, parenthood, and a demanding job have shifted his priorities and time for open source contributions.
A software engineer shares strategies for onboarding to a new database team, focusing on build processes, documentation, and initial code contributions.
Discusses the professional benefits of being willing to ask questions and pursue unconventional ideas, even if they seem stupid.
A developer's personal journey through decades of code editors, from Notepad to VSCode, and why the choice of editor is so subjective.
The article explains the XY Problem, a common communication issue where someone asks about their attempted solution instead of their actual goal.
