Bookmarks from 2020
205 bookmarks from 2020
Managing technical quality in a codebase.
If there’s one thing that engineers, engineering managers, and technology executives are likely to agree on, it’s that there’s a crisis of technical quality. One diagnosis and cure is easy to identify: our engineers aren’t prioritizing quality, and we need to hire better engineer
‘All I wanted to do was get into bed and pull the covers over my head.’ | b
One in five people are affected by mental health challenges each year. And while the world continues to experience the unprecedented impact of the global health emergency due to COVID-19, millions…
What I Talk About When I Talk About Platforms
These days everyone is building a 'platform' to speed up delivery of digital products. But what makes an effective digital platform?
Build better platform products. Four tips to help you embed great… | by Cla
In 2018, I came across Evan Bottcher’s article What I Talk About When I Talk About Platform. I was coaching a company’s platform teams, which were looking to apply Agile principles and practices to…
When should you hire your first Product Manager? - Product and Systems
Building a Product Management practice (1/3): In this first post of the series I will share when to hire and what to look for in your first PM
Apple's T2 Security Chip Has an Unfixable Flaw | WIRED
The Checkm8 vulnerability that exposed years of iPhones to jailbreaking has finally been exploited in Macs as well.
The history of the BMW M logo and its colors | BMW.com
The logo of BMW M. The distinctive BMW M logo with the three stripes attached to the M is recognised by petrolheads worldwide. But who invented it? Here is the answer.
New Chrome 0-day Under Active Attacks – Update Your Browser Now
Chrome version 86.0.4240.111 released to patch several security high-severity issues, including a zero-day vulnerability.
Adblockers installed 300,000 times are malicious and should be removed now
If you have Chromium versions of Nano Adblocker or Nano Defender, pay attention.
Study shows which messengers leak your data, drain your battery, and more |
Link previews provide convenience. They can also compromise privacy or security.
Doctors May Have Found Secretive New Organs in the Center of Your Head - Th
They appear to be a fourth pair of large salivary glands, tucked into the space where the nasal cavity meets the throat.
How prioritisation has guided my personal approach to mental wellbeing | by
Prioritisation is one of those processes that is simple to understand but difficult to action. At its heart, prioritisation involves understanding the work you have to do and choosing to focus on the…
The untold history of macOS System Preferences
System Preferences may not be the most exciting part of the Mac, but by looking through its evolution over the decades, we'll see that it holds some secrets and fun easter eggs.
Same Stats, Different Graphs
AUTODESK RESEARCH | Why graphical representation and visualization are so important to understand statistical data.
How Flash games shaped the video game industry
Flash is dead. But the influence of Flash games on modern gameplay is inescapable.
Wikipedia is getting a new look for the first time in 10 years. Here’s why.
This is the first blog in a series about desktop improvements coming to Wikipedia. Wikipedia has remained a critical and widely-used resource for knowledge across the world for the past two decades…
Why do microservices need an API Gateway? - DEV
API Gateways are becoming increasingly popular with the microservice architecture. Recently, Google a...
Subscription or no subscription? That is not the question. – iA
Companies selling apps via subscriptions use drama to sell: "Either subscription or we die.”
Weighing Network-based Competitive Advantages | by Damon Callaghan | ECP In
Networks are one of the most powerful competitive advantages a business can possess. Strong network effects make it difficult for businesses to be replicated, enabling long-term pricing power…
Xero, a Beautiful Business Model. Inside Xero’s Competitive Advantage | by
At ECP, we continually assess the quality and the sustainability of our investments to evaluate the strength of their competitive advantage through time. Xero is a notable portfolio company which…
