7 July 2023

37 links · Friday

Why Privacy Is Overrated

I’m not against privacy, and I understand why people might not want someone to track web pages or apps they use. But it’s important to remember that there’s a trade-off and be prepared for the outcome.

The Resourceful Life

I used to think of resourcefulness as a kind of practical intelligence, but I’ve recently started thinking of it as a combination of an energy state, an attitude, and an unexamined philosophy…

Threads.

Threads by Instagram has been available outside the European Union for a little bit now, and there is already a whole host of issues and unmet promises. Fro...

Startup Friday

A couple of years ago, I came up with this concept and have tried to keep it in mind at all times.

Nomads vs Residents

Musings on product management, tech, startups and more.

How To Create A Multi-Tiered Cache In C#

Caching is a complex subject in software engineering, so why the heck am I writing my own caching library? In this video, we look at a simple design for a mu...

TOP 3 .NET Libraries I Use In Every Project

You know that I'm not a fan of using libraries just because we can. But I'm not a caveman, so I use some libraries. In this video I want to share with you wh...

Cloud Native Landscape

The Cloud Native Landscape organizes all cloud native open source projects and proprietary products into categories, providing an overview of the current ecosystem

Tell me how crazy this is

I have 15+ YOE but much of it was at the same company so I don't have a ton of experience in many different environments. That being said . . ....

Minimal APIs overview

An introduction to the fastest and easiest way to create web API endpoints with ASP.NET Core.

Celebrating 50 Million Downloads of Cake.Tool🎉

We are thrilled to announce that Cake.Tool has reached an incredible milestone of 50 million downloads on NuGet.org! This accomplishment wouldn't have been possible without the contributions of over 300 individuals and the unwavering support of our users. Join…

Computer as she is spoke

I've just finished giving a session of our [Advanced Rust training](https://training.ocamlpro.com/en/formation-rust-vocational-2022.html) at `$DAYJOB`. Overall I felt confident, the trainees were actively participating, and I think I could answer most of the q…

Antarctic: Sea-Ice Concentration/Extent/Thickness

My visualizations: Arctic Climate Seasonality and Variability Arctic Sea Ice Extent and Concentration Arctic Sea Ice Volume and Thickness Arctic Temperatures Antarctic Sea Ice Extent and Concentrat…

PHP Strict Typing - Eric Mann's Blog

Why use strict typing in a language that supports dynamic types? It's all about managing the way PHP handles memory.

Year 2038 Problem Countdown

The Year 2038 Problem will cause the clock on many computers and other electronics to stop working, being the result a technical limitation on how computers store the time along with the size of numbers that 32-bit computers can hold, similar to the Year 2000 …