Today via r/programming: Speed matters. My favourite quote was from the end:
I like being able to make more things. I like being able to take on more ambitious projects. I like being good at what I do, and I like trying to get better.
Category Archives: Programming
Smart CSS Solutions For Common UI Challenges
This via r/programming today: Smart CSS Solutions For Common UI Challenges.
Specific vs general
So over on The Configuration Complexity Clock the author says “at a certain level of complexity, hard-coding a solution may be the least evil option.” Programmers disparagingly call it “hard-coding” but I call it “specific”. Write specific applications! Generalisations aren’t useful until you have specific uses of them.
20 Things Learned in 20 Years as a Software Engineer
Today I happened upon: 20 Things I’ve Learned in my 20 Years as a Software Engineer. Of the 20 points my favourites were: “6. Sometimes you have to stop sharpening the saw, and just start cutting shit” and “8. Every system eventually sucks, get over it”.
CSS Grid or Flexbox?
Today via r/programming: CSS Grid or Flexbox? How to pick between the two CSS layout systems.
Are We Really Engineers?
I probably should be doing other things (engineering..?) but I spent my evening reading this one: Are We Really Engineers?.
Unicode 14.0.0
So Unicode 14.0.0 is out.
SPI: The serial peripheral interface
This via Lobste.rs today: SPI: The serial peripheral interface.
Reactions to REST API Design Rulebook
I’m reading REST API Design Rulebook. On page 12 the author says “two different URIs map to two different resources”, but that’s wrong, many URIs can refer to the same resource, with and without respect to time.
Axiomatic CSS and Lobotomized Owls
This is a neat CSS technique: Axiomatic CSS and Lobotomized Owls.