Critique of tech firms that specialize in only one tool or language, arguing for problem-solving over rigid specialization.
Hippo's monthly 'Hippo Fridays' for developers lead to new features in the upcoming Hippo CMS 7.8 release, including HTML5 History API and scripting support.
A developer shares additional long-term goals: creating their own programming language and writing a programming book.
A transcript of Kara Swisher's 2019 Twitter interview with Jack Dorsey, focusing on Twitter's progress and responsibility.
Explores the true meaning of 'hacker' beyond media stereotypes, focusing on the hacker ethic of sharing, openness, and creative problem-solving.
A discussion on simplifying complex tech job descriptions for the general public, inspired by a critique of the Australian Computer Society.
Mitchell Hashimoto reflects on key life events that shaped his perception of 'normal' and steered his path into programming and tech.
A developer shares their journey of leaving a stable job to start independent consulting, focusing on responsive web development, performance challenges, and tech training.
A response to DHH's blog on opinionated software, discussing the value of maintainer decisions in open-source frameworks like Rails and Requests.
Explores how open source collaboration principles can replace traditional management by enabling transparent, merit-based work across distributed teams.
An article encouraging developers to contribute to open-source, arguing that not everyone needs to be a 'rockstar' coder to make valuable contributions.
Explores the subjective nature of defining a 'good programmer,' arguing it depends entirely on the perspective of the person asking.
A developer shares his career journey from RealDolmen to a new role as a Technical Evangelist at JetBrains.
Explores why open source is a philosophy of community and collaboration, not just publishing code.
A guide for government employees on participating in and contributing to open source software projects.
Explains the Iterator design pattern in JavaScript, showing how to create and use iterator objects for consistent collection traversal.
A developer argues for personal funding of open source projects to help developers dedicate more time to fixing bugs and adding features.
Author celebrates receiving the Microsoft MVP award for the fourth year, specifically for contributions to the Windows Azure technical community.
Argues for writing all software as if it will be open source, promoting modular design and long-term maintainability even for private projects.
Rob Pike discusses the design philosophy behind Go, explaining why it attracted Python/Ruby developers more than C++ programmers.
