Early and short list today, as I am off tomorrow. Remote working seems to become a standard section now. It is interesting how the whole world is dealing with it and everybody having strong opinions about it. Plus the usual technology, bike lanes and random links. Technology Fun and Games with Exposure Notifications - I love this stuff. Exposure Notifications is an open protocol by Apple and Google, there are open source reference implementations, most of the code is already available on Linux and someone can be bothered to implement it himself and document it. ...

I was off cycling in the Pre-Pyrenees last week, so you are getting two Friday’s worth of links today. I caught up a bit with my podcast backlog and some of the longer articles. Especially the Random section is a bit long this time. Engineering Anti-IF framework - if/else based on type - I do get annoyed by lots of nested if/else or case statements, this is one way to approach it. The question always is if the refactoring is easier to understand. ...

Last batch of links before I am off for a week on holiday. A bit of a mixed bag, with focus on management and technology. Management The Human Need to Vent - indeed we do. I would say most blog posts tend to be venting. Twitter and Facebook are Vent Central. I also like the post by Rands he references: The Update, The Vent, and The Disaster, which is about venting in the context of 1:1s ...

I am off tomorrow, so Friday Links come on a Thursday. I could blame the list being shorter than usual on this, but in reality I have been spend most of my time watching the twins reacting to music I like (see link below). Managment How to Build and Scale High-Performing Teams with David Sakamoto, VP of Customer Success at Gitlab [Podcast] - interesting perspective from a non technology fully remote VP ...

This week a bit light on the management and COVID-19 links. I balance it with lots of depressing news and some uplifting urbanism developments. So grab a tea and a biscuit … Working Collaborating During Coronavirus: The Impact of COVID-19 on the Nature of Work - apparently we are having more, but shorter meetings and work more hours. Definitely more meetings for myself, but not shorter and I am too lazy to work more hours. ...