Freethink [0] has some interesting write-ups, their videos are pretty fun to watch too.
Ask HN: What software/tech blogs/magazines should I be reading in 2024?
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Re: Ask HN: What software/tech blogs/magazines should I be reading in 2024?
#52None of them. Study Knuth. Study the Intel manuals. Study “The Art of Multiprocessor Programming”. Study compilers. Study TCP/IP. Study algorithms and data structures. Write lots of code for all of those things. Disregard the noise. Ban yourself from reading blogs and magazines and tech news. Focus on what is fundamental to the field. Look where nobody else is looking.
I don't know about this. It seems that there is more demand for high level work than low level. But I hope you are right!
Good knowledge of fundamentals translate well into high level work.
Understanding the timeless things deeply will serve you much better than continually trying to understand what is hyped only to have to constantly move on to the next hyped thing before being able to get more thana superficial understanding.
Re: Ask HN: What software/tech blogs/magazines should I be reading in 2024?
#53Earlier quoted context omitted.
I think OP is saying to go off and study tech and build shit, don't waste time reading hype noise BS. I agree!
If I did I wouldn't have seen their comment and given that perspective consideration. It's almost like...a reasonable balance is the best path. lol
I mean, hacker news is fun and all, but i dont think its making me a better programmer.
Re: Ask HN: What software/tech blogs/magazines should I be reading in 2024?
#54I want to read a ton of stuff on physics and science. The past few weeks I've read about thermodynamics, next I want to read about quantum physics, optics, then math. Any recommendations for a beginner?
Re: Ask HN: What software/tech blogs/magazines should I be reading in 2024?
#55Paged Out! Institute https://pagedout.institute/ # What is Paged Out!? Paged Out! is a free experimental (one article == one page) technical magazine about programming (especially programming tricks!), hacking, security hacking, retro computers, modern computers, electronics, demoscene, and other similar topics. It's made by the community for the community. And it's not-for-profit (though in time, we hope it will be…
This is so cool. I wish I could read this right now but it's late so I'll have to dream about it.
Happy new year btw, thanks for posting this!
Re: Ask HN: What software/tech blogs/magazines should I be reading in 2024?
#56Paged Out! Institute https://pagedout.institute/ # What is Paged Out!? Paged Out! is a free experimental (one article == one page) technical magazine about programming (especially programming tricks!), hacking, security hacking, retro computers, modern computers, electronics, demoscene, and other similar topics. It's made by the community for the community. And it's not-for-profit (though in time, we hope it will be…
That’s a real little gem! I never heard of it before but I love the format and the content, thank you! Any other *zine suggestions ?
Re: Ask HN: What software/tech blogs/magazines should I be reading in 2024?
#57None of them. Study Knuth. Study the Intel manuals. Study “The Art of Multiprocessor Programming”. Study compilers. Study TCP/IP. Study algorithms and data structures. Write lots of code for all of those things. Disregard the noise. Ban yourself from reading blogs and magazines and tech news. Focus on what is fundamental to the field. Look where nobody else is looking.
> Study the Intel manuals.
Which Intel manuals in particular? How much relevance remains in Intel's content given the popularity of ARM nowadays?
Re: Ask HN: What software/tech blogs/magazines should I be reading in 2024?
#58Slightly contrarian perspective: I'm trying to read less temporal (things that matter now ) and more fundamental (stuff that mattered 1+ year ago and will still matter in 1+ year, with even wider intervals for non-tech content). This does result in missing ~important things occasionally (e.g. I still don't know what happened with SamA at OpenAI, and yes, I am curious), but that's a small price to pay for greater inte…
I strongly recommend slogging through both the old and new testaments in that case. Bang for buck, you're not going to find a better lens on western paradigmatics
Re: Ask HN: What software/tech blogs/magazines should I be reading in 2024?
#59Earlier quoted context omitted.
I think OP is saying to go off and study tech and build shit, don't waste time reading hype noise BS. I agree!
If I did I wouldn't have seen their comment and given that perspective consideration. It's almost like...a reasonable balance is the best path. lol
Going monk mode for 3-6 months is good for a man.
Re: Ask HN: What software/tech blogs/magazines should I be reading in 2024?
#60Slightly contrarian perspective: I'm trying to read less temporal (things that matter now ) and more fundamental (stuff that mattered 1+ year ago and will still matter in 1+ year, with even wider intervals for non-tech content). This does result in missing ~important things occasionally (e.g. I still don't know what happened with SamA at OpenAI, and yes, I am curious), but that's a small price to pay for greater inte…
Big +1 to this. Much of the programming stuff I've read that's made a big difference to me and my skills and career has been the older "classic" and fundamental stuff. Unless it's directly related to the specific tools you're working with on your current project, and even specific issues with those tools, maybe let it age before you spend time on it.
"1+ year" actually sounds pretty short to me. Maybe 5 or 10 years to see if something has real insight and staying power and you want to spend your time on reading it. For stuff that's like, books or serious papers & essays, and not small news or release-notes or security-update posts. Many of the things I've read the last ~10 years that had lasting value were from the '90s or even '70s. (Though there's often updated editions of them, and AFAICT the new editions are pretty much always better.)
There's a "Somebody's Law" for this that basically goes "for a thing that's currently in use, the older it is, the longer it will probably stay relevant, and vice versa". Can't remember its name or exact wording, but it's basically reflecting that old things still in use have proven their value and flexibility, and are less likely to be just trends, and also have inertia and network effects.