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The Definitive Guide to Python import Statements | Chris Yeh
Another good article about Python modularity
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Stripe is Silently Recording Your Movements On its Customers’ Websites · mtlynch.io
This kind of thing doesn’t bother me too much. But I know certain people are totally freaked out by it.
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Cleaning and Prepping Data with Python for Data Science — Best Practices and Helpful Packages
Tour de force explanation of techniques for data cleaning in python data science
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We all live in the shell. (Yes, if you’re not geekish that sentence makes no sense). And you can always learn a little more and some special trick to make your day. Here’s another reference.
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Great collection of Public APIs
Well I always look at ProgrammableWeb.com but it’s becoming more and more cluttered with ads and whatnot. Also there’s so much in it, I think it’s totally uncharted.
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Collection of free programming books
I hope these are all public domain. Can’t check them all. But I assume so because it’s on Github
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Build your own… operating system, programming language, web server, etc.
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How to do multi-step forms in Rails – Code with Jason
Really good simple explanation of making a multi step form in Rails.
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Facade Pattern in Rails for Performance and Maintainability | AppSignal Blog
Good explanation. Although I don’t know exactly what his difference is between a facade, a presenter and a service object.
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Integrated systems for integrated programmers – Signal v. Noise
Why microservices are so much worse than monoliths. Yes this is a self serving and self promotional article. But I think he is right.
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Monoliths are the future |> News and podcasts for developers |> Changelog
One in a series of why monoliths are better than microservices
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Test Double | Our Blog | Improving Dev Experience with Overmind
Foreman is now superseded by overmind, which is better and more awesome. Worth a look.
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Integrate Bootstrap 4 and Font Awesome 5 in Rails 6
This can always be a paining the butt. And now that Rails4 uses all this new and badly integrated package management stuff it gets worse. This is a helpful article.
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Smithsonian Open Access | Smithsonian Institution
Huge collection of images for your hacking pleasure!
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Please stop recommending Git Flow! – George Stocker
It’s always hard to handle branches. This was a very popular post when it came out.
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Library for stubbing and setting expectations on HTTP requests in Ruby.
There are many of these building blocks. Use this to mock a web service that your system depends on. That way you can test your system without incurring the costs (in money and time) of calling the service.
