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Right, basically this. If you're shipping something new that could affect production, put it behind a feature flag so the code paths that are already live are unaffected. Continuou…

To make this process safer I usually recommend: 1. Put all new code behind feature flags that are off by default in production. 2. Make rolling back easy. 3. Have extensive unit an…

I subscribed to the golang-announce Google Group RSS feed in a Slack channel and was wondering why I didn't see the Go 1.17 announcement.

We're enjoying LeanPub for publishing Production Go ( https://leanpub.com/productiongo ). You can write in Markdown, and sync with git. You can set a minimum price, but in our expe…

When I was learning in university, How to Design Programs was the textbook: https://htdp.org/2020-8-1/Book/index.html

Early in my career I saw a large legacy project that was riddled with bugs turned around after a senior developer insisted on having unit tests. No one else believed in the value o…

Thanks, that makes sense. If you don't mind me asking, what's your take on the cost of the wheels? As someone who has worked in sound/lighting, are they something you wouldn't have…

Genuine question -- how does adding wheels to the Mac Pro add value? I figured most people would just plop it on a desk.

Online classes can work, but it makes sense that students are frustrated by courses put together quickly due to unforeseen circumstances. I've been a student of Georgia Tech's onli…

This is not what many people here seem to think it is. A real lawyer's take: https://twitter.com/openargs/status/1254873718855208960

ITA used to advertise puzzles on the MBTA (public transit) in Boston and I emailed in a solution when I was a university student. Looking back, it seems like an effective way to fi…

I stumbled across another amazing resource a while back - recorded mock interviews: https://interviewing.io/recordings/Python-Google-6/ I'm not affiliated with this site, I just th…

I don't think there's anything wrong with buying books that you intend to read in the future. I do this all the time, and when I want something new to read I pick something off of …

I thought it was a surname Dang.

If you're interested in purchasing an air quality monitor, Awair is nice: https://getawair.com/ I learned about it from DHH's talk on air quality: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M…

For anyone interested in learning more, I highly recommend this episode of the Darknet Diaries podcast: https://darknetdiaries.com/episode/9/

For anyone interested in purchasing a mechanical watch, there are plenty of brands making affordable mechanical timepieces today. Hamilton, Seiko, Tissot, Swatch, Orient, and Timex…

Interesting, thanks for the comment. Unfortunately the post you linked is not about the book Longitude, and the blog the author links to for people who want to "discover more about…

Thanks for the recommendation. I agree, I wish the author had gone a bit more into practical tips and cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia. I'll check out The Sleep Solution.

Favorites that I read in 2018: * Why We Sleep: The New Science of Sleep and Dreams by Matthew Walker ( https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34466963-why-we-sleep ) * Longitude: The …