Opinions
Here's a few beliefs that underpin most of the content you'll see in the newsletter.
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delivering products1 is king
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maintainability is queen2
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we're all human — and we should optimize for that3
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if you really want to grow, you need to get in over your head4
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an hour of well-planned, focused work can be more valuable than an unfocused day
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broad, generalist knowledge is fun and can lead to interesting outcomes
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... any of the above may be wrong
1. Apps, libraries, tools, even single classes are products.
2. Think chess.
4. At least a bit.
Topics
Here's a rambling list of topics and areas that come to my mind, along with how probable they are to show up.
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no-humdrum, insightful articles on development
yes
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brilliant, no-nonsense tech books (e.g. SotW)
heck yes
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good, well-presented, thought-provoking talks
betcha
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reaching market before the heat death of the universe
sure
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how the kernel handles
$interesting_thing
possible
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how to use
$library
in $framework
no
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books about design patterns
no
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theoretical computer science
improbable
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mathematical corectness in haskell programs
not really
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