68 / An app can be a home-cooked meal
Hey everyone, hope you enjoy this weeks curation ✌🏻
Tweet of the Week
Human: we have a color named after you!
Salmon: really? is it silvery blue like my outsides?
Human: no, uh–
Salmon: wait why is it pink?
Human: ...
Salmon: WHY IS IT PINK
— Matthew Broussard on Twitter
Culture
João Alves on Twitter
3 min · twitter.com/joaoqalves
João Alves has ten points that define above-average managers.
Tech
Wi-Fine
3 min · wifine.gitlab.io
Eloy Degen explains why using Public Wi-Fi networks is (mostly) fine.
How I Used DALL·E 2 to Generate The Logo for OctoSQL
8 min · jacobmartins.com
Jacob Martin used the AI image generator DALL•E 2 to create a logo, very interesting journey.
Why I Love Still PHP and Javascript After 20+ years
2 min · the.scapegoat.dev
mnl explains why they still love PHP and legacy codebases.
Lattice-based Cryptography 🧮
6 min · unzip.dev
Agam about new encryption algorithms that can withstand attacks from quantum computers.
Use One Big Server
13 min · specbranch.com
Nima Badizadegan about the benefits and drawbacks of using one big server instead of the cloud.
An app can be a home-cooked meal
6 min · robinsloan.com
Robin Sloan about BoopSnop, a home-made app, built for four people without ads or tracking or feature creep.
Matt Mueller: Building Modern Web Applications Faster With Bud
7 min · goingwithgo.com
Preslav Rachev Interviews Matt Mueller on their new web framework, Bud.
Cut the cutesy errors
2 min · alexwlchan.net
Alex Chan explains why you shouldn't use cute error messages.
Cramming 'Papers, Please' Onto Phones
18 min · dukope.com
Lucas Pope about the rewrite of PAPERS, PLEASE for mobile platforms.
Cutting Room Floor
The world is ablaze and the oil industry just posted record profits. It’s us or them
6 min · theguardian.com
Hamilton Nolan des describes how the oil industry won’t go away by itself, we‘ll have to fight it.
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