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Toot of the Week

When your #Rust build times get slower after adding some procedural macros: We call that the syn tax :ferris: — @janet@fosstodon.org

Software

• The Absolute Minimum Every Software Developer Must Know About Unicode in 2023 (Still No Excuses!) (tonsky.me)

  Nikita Prokopov gives a nice overview of the inner workings and common pitfalls of Unicode.

• Scrollbars are becoming a problem (artemis.sh)

  Artemis complains about the accessibility issues in modern scroll bars and shows a few ways (mostly Linux) to make them better.

• Can't Be F*cked: Underrated Cause of Tech Debt (jesseduffield.com)

  Jesse Duffield about one cause of tech debt: If you “can’t be fucked” to maintain the code, write tests, etc.

Cutting Room Floor

• I wrote the book on user-friendly design. What I see today horrifies me (fastcompany.com)

  Don Norman about design shortcomings for elderly people.

• Reverse-engineering the mechanical Bendix Central Air Data Computer (righto.com)

  Ken Shirriff reverse-engineers a mechanical flight computer for fighter planes from the 1950.

• Notes on “Taste” (are.na)

  Brie Wolfson explains taste and how to acquire it.