tl;dr in tech - Issue #72
By: Joe Karlsson
It’s time for another episode of “tl;dr in tech”! Get ready for a wild ride through the world of software engineering, where we’ll dive into some hilariously helpful articles that you definitely don’t want to miss. So, grab your favorite caffeinated beverage, and let’s get this party started! 🎉
- Joe Karlsson [joekarlsson.com, @JoeKarlsson1]
🚀 Developer Advocacy in 2023 - Joe Karlsson
tl;dr: Techpocalypse, anyone? 🌋 I’ve got the lowdown on how developer advocacy can adapt and survive in these tumultuous times. Get ready for some serious internal collaboration, ROI magic, and proving that DevRel is more than just nerdy hype-machines.
🚫 Retrospectives Antipatterns - Aino Corry
tl;dr: Are your retrospectives more like retro-spectacles? 😅 Aino tackles common pitfalls that can make these meetings a total drag. Remember, folks: don’t skip on insights, avoid wallowing in the unchangeable, and don’t let loudmouths steal the show.
🍯 How We Manage Incident Response At Honeycomb - Fred Herbert
tl;dr: Fred dishes on the sweet, sweet nectar of incident response at Honeycomb 🐝. Get the buzz on managing unknowns, cognitive bandwidth, coordination, psychological safety, and feeding info back into your organization. Don’t let incidents sting you! 🐝
🎨 The Art Of Knowing When To Quit - Jim Nielsen
tl;dr: It ain’t quittin’ time yet, but Jim shows us how there’s a fine art to knowing when to say “I’m done” in software engineering. Sometimes, being done is the best thing you can do! So, remember to draw the line, folks. 🖌️
📱 Image Stacks And iPhone Racks - Building An Internet Scale Meme Search Engine - Matthew Bryant
tl;dr: Are you tired of losing your meme game mid-conversation? 😢 Matthew was too, so he built an internet-scale meme search engine! This article is a meme-tastic journey into the world of niche humor and finding the perfect meme to send to your buddies. 😂
🏗️ Writing Javascript Without A Build System - Julia Evans
tl;dr: Julia is kicking it old-school with JavaScript sans build systems. 🕺 Who needs ‘em, anyway? Learn why some folks like Julia are still rocking simple, small projects without the extra baggage. Less is sometimes more! 💼
🌐 A Gentle Introduction To CRDTs
tl;dr: Get a gentle intro to these magical data structures that guarantee eventual consistency across your networked applications. It’s like a warm hug from your favorite distributed system. 🤗
🎥 React.js: The Documentary
tl;dr: Grab some popcorn and join us for React.js: The Documentary 🍿. Learn the untold story of React’s early days, featuring an all-star cast of developers who brought this groundbreaking library to the masses.
🌟 Cool GitHub Repos
- DVC - Data Version Control: Think Git, but for data and ML projects! Manage your data, models, and experiments with ease.
- streamlit - Create beautiful, interactive web apps for machine learning and data science with just a few lines of Python code.
- fastAPI - A modern, high-performance web framework for building APIs with Python 3.7+ based on standard Python type hints.
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