A guide on defining your target audience for technical documentation and books to create focused and effective writing.
Explores how embracing uncertainty in software product development can lead to greater profitability, using betting analogies to explain economic principles.
A software development analogy comparing building a house to building websites, emphasizing the need for upfront planning for accessibility and performance.
Explains the benefits and gotchas of running Python code as modules for better import management and project structure.
A monthly update on TinyPilot, covering business metrics, goal progress, and the viral success of a blog post about a $46k website redesign.
A developer's perspective on the challenges of implementing authorization (authz) in software, balancing minimal effort with security needs.
A tutorial on cleaning up merged Git branches using a simple Bash script, with customization and local ignore tips.
A tutorial on automating client payment reminders using Twilio's WhatsApp API, Notion for data storage, and Python for business logic.
A guide to preparing for the Microsoft SC-100 Cybersecurity Architect Expert exam using free resources, including study strategies and links.
A tutorial on creating a custom wrapper component for React Native's Pressable to add opacity feedback, similar to TouchableOpacity's activeOpacity prop.
A developer's journey learning and implementing their first GenServer in Elixir to add persistent countdown timers to a recipe app.
A guide to implementing resilience patterns like retries and circuit breakers in .NET Web APIs using the Polly library to handle transient faults.
A guide to using the Python wrapper for Apache ECharts to create and render interactive charts as static images.
A developer's experience implementing iOS 16's Live Activities API to create a live bike computer speedometer on the lock screen.
A satirical critique of over-engineered Agile frameworks, proposing the simple 'Talk To Your Customers' (TTYC) methodology as a disruptive alternative.
A guide to implementing conditional searchable modifiers in SwiftUI, allowing developers to toggle search functionality based on user needs.
A developer explains the process and benefits of creating a custom Single Page Application (SPA) router for the Qwik framework.
Explains the new CSS @container queries and :has() selector, their synergy for responsive design, and how to use them in Chromium 105.
Explains why offset-based pagination is inefficient for large datasets and introduces faster cursor/keyset pagination techniques for server-side APIs.
Explains why and how to block compromised passwords in Laravel using the Pwned Passwords service, with advice on user communication.
