rjp inspired me with his random roundups to put a bit more work in my Friday Links. This might have been a big mistake, as it takes me quite a bit more time to put this together and it might be even harder to read. I also merged the podcasts and videos into the other sections to provide more context. If you make it through this, please tell me if they are better or worse. ...
Random interests and too many podcasts. How to practice backend engineering. https://lethain.com/how-to-practice-backend-engineering/ Rands: WFH https://randsinrepose.com/archives/wfh/ COVID-19 Risks of Flying https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2020/06/covid_risks_of_.html Making my doorbell work https://mjg59.dreamwidth.org/55312.html Announcing Perl 7 https://www.perl.com/article/announcing-perl-7/ Open-source contact tracing, part 1 https://lwn.net/SubscriberLink/823532/64d96b8676118dc9/ Are pets really good for us – or just hairy health hazards? https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2019/oct/13/are-pets-really-good-for-us-or-just-hairy-health-hazards Git is About Communication https://blog.appsignal.com/2020/06/24/git-is-about-communication.html ‘You can’t instagram tea’: is trouble brewing for the classic cuppa? https://www.theguardian.com/food/2020/jan/30/you-cant-instagram-tea-is-trouble-brewing-for-the-classic-cuppa Modern Software Over-Engineering Mistakes https://medium.com/@rdsubhas/10-modern-software-engineering-mistakes-bc67fbef4fc8 The Future of Virtual Events https://hopin.to/blog/the-future-of-virtual-events I’ve Accidentally Become A Strava Stalker https://www.elle.com/uk/life-and-culture/culture/amp32955987/strava-stalker/ ...
Some open source news, a bit about covid and some art. Corona-Warn-App Open Source Project https://www.coronawarn.app/en/ Introducing GitHub Super Linter: one linter to rule them all https://github.blog/2020-06-18-introducing-github-super-linter-one-linter-to-rule-them-all/ Tsunami: An extensible network scanning engine for detecting high severity vulnerabilities with high confidence https://opensource.googleblog.com/2020/06/tsunami-extensible-network-scanning.html Zoom Will Be End-to-End Encrypted for All Users https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2020/06/zoom_will_be_en.html Loaded terms in free software https://lwn.net/SubscriberLink/823224/390948dc629c3dcd/ Buffer is Moving to a 4-day Workweek for the Rest of 2020 https://open.buffer.com/4-day-workweek-2020/ Xing: We are moving our asset delivery to the cloud — and here is why we do that https://tech.xing.com/we-are-moving-our-asset-delivery-to-the-cloud-and-here-is-why-we-do-that-e0977e5f4c43 ...
This week I am not even going to pretend that there is any theme to these. In Grudging Defense of Structure https://avdi.codes/in-grudging-defense-of-structure/ Why the developers who use Rust love it so much https://stackoverflow.blog/2020/06/05/why-the-developers-who-use-rust-love-it-so-much/ We love individual responsibility more than we would admit https://blog.odd-e.com/yilv/2020/06/we-love-individual-responsibility-more-than-we-would-admit.html As Diners Flock to Delivery Apps, Restaurants Fear for Their Future https://www.worldnewj.com/as-diners-flock-to-delivery-apps-restaurants-fear-for-their-future/ Rain Alarm https://www.rain-alarm.com/ Creating a Decision Journal: Template And Example Included https://fs.blog/2014/02/decision-journal/ Performance and N+1 Queries: Explained, Spotted, and Solved https://blog.appsignal.com/2020/06/09/n-plus-one-queries-explained.html The RuboCop Name Drama Redux https://metaredux.com/posts/2020/06/08/the-rubocop-name-drama-redux.html ...
Black Lives Matter. About Friday Links </2020/06/about-friday-links.html> Sawfish phishing campaign targets GitHub users https://github.blog/2020-04-14-sawfish-phishing-campaign-targets-github-users/ How the new normal will change company culture for good https://www.atlassian.com/blog/teamwork/lessons-of-pandemic-change-company-culture/ The Definitive Answer: Who Really Owns a 1 on 1 Meeting? https://getlighthouse.com/blog/who-owns-1-on-1-meeting/ Black Lives Matter. https://lethain.com/black-lives-matter/ Skip Level Meetings for Interns https://managingdev.com/skip-level-meetings-interns/ Political Songs | Dub journalism, a cultural weapon https://www.newframe.com/political-songs-dub-journalism-cultural-weapon/ Poet on the front line https://theguardian.com/books/2002/may/04/poetry.books List of cognitive biases https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cognitive_biases How to Make this Moment the Turning Point for Real Change https://medium.com/@BarackObama/how-to-make-this-moment-the-turning-point-for-real-change-9fa209806067 ...