Issue #173

A Reading Club For Software Developers

Pointer.io A Reading Club For Software Developers - Sign Up Here Scaling To 100k Users - Alex Pareto #Scale   tl;dr: There isn't much documentation on the technical challenges that occur due to rapid growth. Alex has done this several times and distilled what he's learnt here. On Drafting An Engineering Strategy - Mathias Meyer #Management   tl;dr: Mathias' strategy outlines (1) the engineering team’s mission & how it relates to the business (2) seven objectives that steer larger technical decisions & (3) the process improvements to help the engineering team support the business better. The Wall Of Technical Debt - Mathias Verraes #TechnicalDebt #Management #ManagementProcess   tl;dr: "The Wall of Technical Debt is a surface in your office where you visualize your tech debt on sticky notes. It has a profound impact on how we choose to add, reduce, pay back, or ignore debt." My Second Year As A Solo Developer - Michael Lynch #Consulting #Salary   tl;dr: Michael left Google two years ago and has lost money both years, intentionally. He discusses how he's designing his life so he can focus on optimizing for side projects that can become businesses.  State Of Software Engineers #Hiring #IndustryTrend #Salary   tl;dr: Demand for AR/VR and gaming engineering roles are growing fastest, insight into salaries based on location and other trends (A Few) Ops Lessons We All Learn The Hard Way - Jan Schaumann #Devops   tl;dr: A laundry list of 88 devops observations by Jan.  You can view archived issues & filter historical articles by tag and author.    The Zen Of Go - Dave Cheney #Go   tl;dr: 10 values to write simple, maintainable code in Go, starting with each package fulfilling a single purpose and handling errors explicitly.  Demystifying Browsers - Eric Lawrence #WebBrowser   tl;dr: Eric has been building browsers for 16 years and is often asked  "Where do I learn about browsers?" The aim of this post is to answer that very question. Open Source Licenses: 2019 Year In Review - Luid Villa #OpenSource #IndustryTrend   tl;dr: Luis outlines key trends in OS including (1) growth in China (2) shifts within the main OS organizations (3) push for ethical licenses and more.  React Native Is The Future Of Mobile At Shopify - Farhan Thawar #Mobile #React   tl;dr: The team at Shopify delve into the reasons they are switching to React Native for mobile.  How To Reduce "Attention Residue" In Your Life - Madeleine Dore #Wellness   tl;dr: Get Your Life In Order (GYLIO) practices bundle tasks into a single morning, day or week to clear your mind.  Contributing To CPython - Guido Van Rossum #CPython #Guide   tl;dr: A short guide on how to contribute to CPython including docs on how to start.  Pointer.io unsubscribe from this list