An inside look at Heroku's engineering hiring philosophy and process, focusing on cultural fit and practical skills over rigid steps.
Analyzes the outdated U.S. federal IT procurement model, advocating for regulatory reform and agile development practices to improve efficiency.
A programmer shares their excitement about receiving three classic computer science books: Introduction to Algorithms, SICP, and The Pragmatic Programmer.
Heroku's Maker's Day is a weekly policy giving engineers a full day of uninterrupted, meeting-free time to focus on deep work and boost productivity.
Argues for adopting Agile development in federal IT to replace outdated waterfall methods, improve efficiency, and adapt to changing tech needs.
Analysis of why tech companies struggle to attract digital talent, citing bureaucracy, lack of challenge, and poor work environments.
The article discusses the growing inclusion of Python tracks at scientific conferences, focusing on computational science and high-performance computing.
A review of the 'Microsoft Windows Azure Development Cookbook', praising its practical recipes and depth for Azure developers.
A programming tip on overcoming creative blocks by first writing functional but imperfect code, then refining it into an elegant solution.
A web developer reflects on the positive aspects of the programming community, highlighting collaboration, meritocracy, and passion.
Author celebrates being re-awarded the Microsoft MVP title, now in the Windows Azure category, and thanks the community.
Practical advice for first-time attendees of tech conferences, focusing on networking, learning, and event etiquette.
A developer discusses combating information overload and anxiety by curating feeds and using digests to improve productivity and focus.
A programmer's personal reflection on improving focus by dedicating a week to a fun Perl IRC bot project.
The article discusses the declining practice of reading open source code and proposes adding direct source links to Python documentation to encourage developers to engage with source.
A preview of PyCon 2011 highlighting great talks, the hallway track, sprints, and urging early registration.
A student reflects on learning Ada programming and the concept of being a 'great programmer' after a teacher's provocative question.
Explores how the nature of technology work at startups has evolved, contrasting traditional hardware-focused ventures with modern software startups leveraging open source.
A Django core developer explains his personal system for prioritizing bug fixes, features, and contributions to the open-source framework.
Explores the design principle that tools with limited, well-defined options foster greater user intimacy and enduring value than feature-packed alternatives.
