A roundup of blog posts and resources discussing various data analysis workflows and tools in the R programming language.
A developer shares their informal, visual process for creating annotated screenshots and collages to explain technical problems, using various iPad and desktop apps.
IT professional Josh King shares his daily work habits, tools, and routines in a 'How I Work' style blog post.
A developer shares their essential software and tools for efficient WordPress development, including editors, utilities, and productivity apps.
A junior front-end developer shares lessons on teamwork, communication, and tools for integrating into a new tech team.
A developer discusses common logical fallacies used in tech arguments, like the 'gospel' and 'Luddite' fallacies, to justify choices or disparage others.
A guide to hosting and running durable Windows Workflow Services on Microsoft Azure, covering persistence, tracking, and using Service Bus queues.
Automating a weekly tech newsletter using MailChimp, Markdown, and Rake tasks to streamline HTML generation and content management.
A summary of Martin Fowler's talk on refactoring workflows, covering the refactoring mindset, the 'two hats' metaphor, and reasons to refactor.
A developer shares their experience and provides a step-by-step guide for making a first contribution to the Rust open-source project.
A critique of superficial agile adoption, proposing a core heuristic: true agility is the internal ability to change how a team works.
Explains a workflow using Berkshelf and GitHub to manage and test interdependent Chef cookbooks during development.
A software developer shares personal productivity tips and systems, including using TODO lists, keyboard shortcuts, and worklogs, from a tech professional's perspective.
Advice for open source project maintainers: prioritize contributor-friendly tools and workflows over personal preferences to grow your community.
A review of Stephen Hay's book on responsive design workflow, covering browser-based design, automation, and flexible processes for modern web development.
Author announces a new book on responsive enhancement, covering workflow integration, fluid layouts, media queries, and modern web development techniques.
A developer's personal experience adopting the Pomodoro Technique to improve focus, productivity, and combat procrastination in their tech work.
A critique of web design professionalism, arguing that poor client relationships often stem from the designer's own failures in process and planning.
A guide to using Mercurial's MQ extension for managing patches and switching between changes in a version control workflow.
A response to a user's frustration with git's push command, explaining why direct pushes are rare and email patches are often preferred.
