Early Friday Links

TI99/4A Home Computer 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 ...

September 10, 2020 · 3 min · Christof Damian

Double Friday Links

Emma Everesting by CyclingTips 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. EngineeringAnti-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. ...

September 4, 2020 · 7 min · Christof Damian
Friday Links

Friday Links

Elite Game Screenshot 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. ManagementThe 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 ...

August 21, 2020 · 5 min · Christof Damian
Early Friday Links

Early Friday Links

Summer Sunnsets 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). ManagmentHow 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 ...

August 13, 2020 · 4 min · Christof Damian

Friday Links

Tea in a microwave? 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 ... WorkingCollaborating 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. ...

August 7, 2020 · 4 min · Christof Damian