Bookmarks
A list of articles, videos, and sites that have resonated with me.
How I stopped worrying and loved Makefiles (article)
How I write HTTP services in Go after 13 years (article)
Learn one thing at a time (article)
The Absolute Minimum Every Software Developer Must Know About Unicode in 2023 (Still No Excuses!) (article)
What exactly is unicode?
You Are What You Read, Even If You Don’t Always Remember It (article)
The goal of a book isn’t to get to the last page, it’s to expand your thinking.
Most tech content is bullshit (article)
“Don’t consume. Create. Ask questions. Stay curious.”
Read the docs like a book (video, article)
Want to get ahead? RTFM.
Stop Taking Programming Notes (video)
“Default to code, leverage applied learning, get those hands dirty.”
The unreasonable effectiveness of just showing up everyday (article)
“I shall write some code everyday before or after work. That’s it. No deadlines, no quarterly goals, no milestones.”
Mindset of successful Programmers (video)
This video really hits home – I’ve always struggled with having unrealistic expectations for myself and have wasted a lot of time spending time learning reading about writing software instead of… actually writing software.