tgogos | Bookmarks (131)

Microservices Are Something You Grow into, Not Begin With

nickjanetakis.com

abstraction microservices monolith
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Are you a giver or a taker? | Adam Grant

youtube.com

giver matcher taker team
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Heroes are Expensive - Extinguishing the Firefighting Culture

infoq.com

hero culture team teamwork
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sadserver - javascript & waste heat

twitter.com

JavaScript appears to be the preferred method of turning electricity into waste heat.

humor javascript
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jessfraz - integrity, honesty

twitter.com

Integrity is doing the right thing even when no one is watching. Dealing with actions versus...
Integrity is doing the right thing even when no one is watching. Dealing with actions versus dealing with words. It is a guarantee of honesty.

honesty integrity
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Dijkstra - purpose of abstracting (The Humble Programmer)

utexas.edu

...the purpose of abstracting is not to be vague, but to create a new semantic level...
...the purpose of abstracting is not to be vague, but to create a new semantic level in which one can be absolutely precise. -Edsger W. Dijkstra, The Humble Programmer

Dijkstra abstraction
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John Chamberlain - computerized mess

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Computerizing an existing mess ends up being a computerized mess.

mess
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wickett - complexity, simplicity & smart people

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Complexity is what smart people do. Simplicity is what smart people who must live with the...
Complexity is what smart people do. Simplicity is what smart people who must live with the consequences of their design do.

complexity simplicity
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Benno Rice - The Tragedy of systemd

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People have a complicated relationship with change. I like to say that nerds especially have a...
People have a complicated relationship with change. I like to say that nerds especially have a really complicated relationship with change. "We love it to pieces! Change is awesome... when we're the ones doing it..."

change
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rakyll - historical context, trade-offs

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In tech we need a role where a person provides historical context and commentary on ongoing...
In tech we need a role where a person provides historical context and commentary on ongoing tradeoff discussions. That’s it, that’s the job.

trade-off
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codinghorror - pedantry

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There's a ton of pedantry in programming. This may be confusing until you realize that programmers...
There's a ton of pedantry in programming. This may be confusing until you realize that programmers spend 8+ hours a day working with the world's most irritating pedant -- the computer. And the computer is .. kind of an a-hole to be honest.

pedantry
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