So I’m listening to this one: The 13 Truths – Jordan Peterson. So far, so good. You can read about Jordan Peterson on Wikipedia, natch.
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Jonah Edwards – Internet Archive Infrastructure
An awesome video on the Internet Archive Infrastructure. 200 petabytes!
Elegant bash conditionals
Some discussion concerning Elegant bash conditionals. Personally I use both forms, variously.
Resilience Engineering: Part I
Found this one today: Resilience Engineering: Part I via www.whoownsmyavailability.com. The resilience engineering article is about… resilience engineering.
Semantic Versioning Will Not Save You
An article about the practical limits of SemVer: Semantic Versioning Will Not Save You. It references Hyrum’s Law:
With a sufficient number of users of an API, it does not matter what you promise in the contract: all observable behaviors of your system will be depended on by somebody.
Database Normalization
A light intro to Database Normalization. It referred to a table of normal forms over on Wikipedia.
Four Ways of Writing Thoughtful Code to Think Less
This was good: Four Ways of Writing Thoughtful Code to Think Less.
I particularly like the “Colocate or Barrel things” section with the advice to barrel your app’s features together.
IQ2 Debate: Don’t Trust The Promise Of Artificial Intelligence
This was great: IQ2 Debate: Don’t Trust The Promise Of Artificial Intelligence.
Who is Civilization for?
How to Efficiently Choose the Right Database for Your Applications
Some interesting thoughts on How to Efficiently Choose the Right Database for Your Applications.