LINKDING

I didn't play Deus Ex a whole lot, but wow, the little bit I did left very strong memories. This game just looked and felt like something else. Need to revisit it. Also Alexander Brandon's music has been one of my favourite work soundtracks through 2024.

A comprehensive "first impressions" post! I was part of the 2013 hackathon so this article brings back a lot of memories when I re-read it in 2024. Especially socket.io was a big breakthrough for me: back when websockets were not that popular thing and Flash was still around, socket.io suddenly made it so easy to make interactive multi-user experiences. I was looking for all kinds of opportunities to use it.

I've seen very interesting problems with Celery in the two startups where I've used it, many related to Celery being a very thick opaque wrapper on top of the task queue underneath. The examples from this article aren't that Celery specific but look interesting and widely applicable.

What can I say? The most iconic part of a game that will always be special to me.

Such a creative use for a SAT solver!

A fantastic idea. Reminds me of how refreshed you can feel after breaking your routine completely every once in a while. There's more to explore here.

I remember had a hard time understanding this when learning K8s. Good examples are the key

Fast forward 5 years since I bookmarked this, I still consider estimating difficult! But I especially like the tip about being dilligent about estimating a particular spec (rather than just requirements).

And to think there are people who have NOT played Baba is You? This game is so unique it basically re-invents puzzling.

Chronometers!!!

I'd add that, besides moving things to async, standups can be easily improved by encouraging people to have a meaningful discussion about their updates. If the discussion isn't relevant to most of the people in the room, then chances are the standup is too big too.