42 / Settings are not a design failure
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Tweet of The Week
security engineer: we're going to start moving towards zero trust
developer: oh cool. how does that work
security engineer: [narrows eyes] why do you ask
Culture
Settings are not a design failure
3 min · linear.app
Adrien Griveau explains how to "make settings sexy again" and the importance of settings to create a comfortable environment
The unreasonable effectiveness of one-on-ones
6 min · benkuhn.net
Ben Kuhn did regular one-on-ones with their partner to talk about the projects she's working on and shares the topics they talked about and what made the biggest impact.
Software Engineering
Yes, I can connect to a DB in CSS
7 min · leemeichin.com
mrlee wrote a page that can open an SQLite db and query it from CSS. Thanks, Eric!
Building host implementations for WebAssembly interfaces
7 min · radu-matei.com
Radu Matti about wit-binding-wasmtime, a Bytecode Alliance project that generates bindings for your WASM host and module and how to use it.
Diving Deep: implied bounds and variance
8 min · lcnr.de
lcnr goes in depth to explain lifetime elusion with implied bounds and variance in Rust.
Async Rust vs RTOS showdown!
13 min · tweedegolf.nl
Dion compares Embassy (Rust) with FreeRTOS (C) on a microcontroller.
Cutting Room Floor
The Worst Day of Mark Zuckerberg’s Reign
4 min · nymag.com
Kevin T. Dugan about the day ~~Facebook~~ Meta stock lost 25 % and the reasons why. Thanks, Jan!
The last design you'll ever make
8 min · interactionmagic.com
George Cave about two things that make your physical product last as long as possible: Design for re-assembly and accessible documentation.
The five Levels of Hype
4 min · johannesklingebiel.de
Johannes Klingbebiel about the phenomenon of "hype".
Beware the FOMO Bullies of Technology
8 min · theatlantic.com
Charlie Warzel about the FOMO that techbros try to create for the so-called "web3" and the often-shared David Letterman clip (YouTube) where he interviews Bill Gates about the internet.
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