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I’m enjoying Citation Needed by Molly White for its coverage of the crypto world: https://www.citationneeded.news

Seconded. RSS is how I stay abreast of project updates. For ones like Webpack that lack RSS, GitHub’s releases feed can be a substitute: https://github.com/webpack/webpack/releases…

I’m personally investing time to level up my proficiency with digital content creation tools — Houdini, Unreal Engine, Unity. They mostly only apply if you work in games or visual …

I similarly have difficulty learning a concept when it's presented using real-world metaphors that aren't often actually expressed via code. This is how object oriented programming…

It does a great job of explaining the underlying ideas behind different databases and data processing systems. Even if your needs are met by, say, a traditional RDBMS like PostgreS…

It’ll be a shame to lose gems like Escape Velocity. I know several people (myself included) have asked about acquiring the rights to the games but received no reply. It appears Amb…

Build more long-lasting artifacts. As a software developer that has primarily worked in startups, most of which no longer exist, it can be frustrating to have nothing to show for t…

Almost without question I'd choose Unity for most projects. Its rich ecosystem, large community, and decent documentation make it a solid choice. Many of its warts like only suppor…

Unreal Engine and C++. I've long worked with Unity, but as part of a new job I'm tasked with developing our Unreal plugin. Previously I only touched C++ on occasion, so I had a lot…

Thanks for the links, those look promising. After some searching I often saw TypeRacer ( https://play.typeracer.com ) recommended also. I tried a few other typing tutors but found …

As a software developer who spends significant time in front of my keyboard, I'm acutely aware that both my typing accuracy and speed could improve. Beyond mindfully trying to kick…

They mention the discount in this blog post: https://blog.agilebits.com/2018/03/28/the-1password-7-beta-f... "Licenses will be available for $64.99 when we launch later this year, …

In a previous job, I built (what sounds like) a similar system. From a web UI, coworkers would see a list of recent commits, from which they could fire up an instance of the web ap…

To placate Carthage dependencies that complain about a missing SWIFT_VERSION configuration, try setting the TOOLCHAINS environment variable. TOOLCHAINS=com.apple.dt.toolchain.Swift…

I worked for a company that performed stereoscopic conversion for Hollywood films. Their primary tool was NUKE [1] running on Linux. It's also available for Mac and Windows, but be…