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September 2023
Death by a thousand microservices
Death by a thousand microservices –The software industry is learning once again that complexity kills
Let’s Implement the Map Method from First Principles
Let’s Implement the Map Method from First Principles –Those new to functional programming often wonder when to use higher-order functions (or blocks/procs/lambdas in Ruby). I did, too. In this post, we’ll implement the map method from scratch, in turn gaining an intuitive understanding of higher-order functions and when to use them.
Home
Home –Simple.css is a classless CSS template that allows you to make a good looking website really quickly. – kevquirk/simple.css
NandGame – Build a computer from scratch.
NandGame – Build a computer from scratch. –An educational puzzle game. Solve a series of tasks where you build increasingly powerful components. Starts with the simplest logical components and ends up with a programmable computer.
What To Watch On Streaming – A Good Movie To Watch
What To Watch On Streaming – A Good Movie To Watch –agoodmovietowatch is the world’s first portal of highly-rated but little-known movies and shows. Curated by humans and not algorithms.
Tracing the Lines: From the Telephone to Unix
Tracing the Lines: From the Telephone to Unix –The telephone, invented by Alexander Graham Bell in 1876, sparked a revolution in communication. A year later, in 1877, he established the Bell Telephone Company. This marked the beginning of a fascinating journey, leading to the formation of the Volta Bureau in 1880. Guided by Bell, the Volta Bureau became a research hub, making strides in multiple scientific fields.
Swurl – Search everything
Swurl – Search everything –Search Google, YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Twitter, Reddit, Amazon, Images, News, & more. See all results by swiping — no clicking.
Curaçao Jews Home page
Curaçao Jews Home page –Learn about the Jews of Curaçao: their rich history, magnificent synagogues, historic cemeteries, fascinating museums, and other delightful other sites. Find everything you need to plan a visit. CuracaoJews.org is an initiative of the Jewish Cultural Historical Museum as we approach 400 years of Jewish life recorded on the island of Curaçao.
You’re the OS!
You’re the OS! –Become a computer operating system and try not to anger the user!
Syllabi Policies for AI Generative Tools
Syllabi Policies for AI Generative Tools –Syllabi Policies for AI Generative Tools If you would like to submit your course guidelines/policy to be included here, please submit it in this form. Update: If you would like a more searchable version of this document, try out this spreadsheet that allows you to sort by Course, Discipline…
Writing an Operating System From Scratch
Learn something new on Wyzant.com!
Learn something new on Wyzant.com! –With over 10 million hours of instruction provided since 2005, Wyzant.com is the nation’s largest marketplace for in-person…
The Worst Programmer I Know
The Worst Programmer I Know –The great thing about measuring developer productivity is that you can quickly identify the bad programmers. I want to tell you about the worst programmer I know, and why I fought to keep him in the team.
August 2023
Costs exposed: Monorepo vs. multirepo – Julio Merino (jmmv.dev)
Costs exposed: Monorepo vs. multirepo – Julio Merino (jmmv.dev) –In software engineering organizations, there are certain practices that keep costs under control even if those seem more expensive at first. Unfortunately, because suc...
Read more →Wonder Tools at ONA ⚡️
Wonder Tools at ONA ⚡️ –Tools I’m sharing at the Online News Association Conference
Practical Stimulus: Building a Counter Component
Practical Stimulus: Building a Counter Component –In this article, we will build a counter component using the Stimulus JavaScript library. This simple example will demonstrate a bunch of useful features of Stimulus such as managing state, handling events, and targeting DOM elements.
Ruby’s Hash is a Swiss-Army Knife
Ruby’s Hash is a Swiss-Army Knife –A Hash is a built-in data structure in Ruby that maps values to keys and has a constant-time O(1) lookup. This article shows the capabilities of this simple, but equally powerful tool. We’ll start with the basics but also cover some obscure but equally useful features of hash.
Swallow Boathouse – Wikipedia
Specifications Grading: A Method for Improving Student Performance
Specifications Grading: A Method for Improving Student Performance –Last revised: 10/07/2021 by JP Overview Are you looking to increase student motivation and the quality of their academic work? If yes, consider specifications grading. According to Linda B. Nilson, Ph.D. the traditional higher education grading method is broken and specifications grading offers a solution with benefits for both students and faculty. Nilson published her…