LLMs Reduce Development Friction. Is That a Good Thing? https://lobste.rs/s/sbbifz #ai #practices
https://blog.ollien.com/posts/llm-friction/
On the cruelty of really teaching computing science (1988) https://lobste.rs/s/x1izrz #compsci #philosophy #practices
https://www.cs.utexas.edu/~EWD/transcriptions/EWD10xx/EWD1036.html
How to create and use program libraries on Linux (2003) https://lobste.rs/s/xycbbj #pdf #linux #practices
https://tldp.org/HOWTO/pdf/Program-Library-HOWTO.pdf
How to Understand a New Codebase Quickly
In the course of my career, I've jumped in headfirst to dozens of projects. There was a period of time when people would hire me for 2 hour slots, and in that time I would have to learn enough about their project and their code to not just understand it, but offer useful insights. And as a consultant, I've often needed to quickly come up to speed and be able to make useful changes to a codebase within days. What not to do Here's what I can tell you about what not to do: Don't start with […]https://avdi.codes/how-to-understand-a-new-codebase-quickly/
I've been writing software for the last 25 years. Here are a few more things I've learned so far (part 2) https://lobste.rs/s/oipya2 #practices
https://blog.rpanachi.com/after-25-years-writing-software-here-are-a-few-more-things-ive-learned-so-far-part2
cl-yasboi: Yet Another Starter Boilerplate for Common Lisp
https://github.com/sebastiancarlos/cl-yasboi
Discussions: https://discu.eu/q/https://github.com/sebastiancarlos/cl-yasboi
cl-yasboi: Yet Another Starter Boilerplate for Common Lisp https://lobste.rs/s/apb8w3 #linux #lisp #practices #release #unix
https://github.com/sebastiancarlos/cl-yasboi
BTrees, Inverted Indices, and a Model for Full Text Search https://lobste.rs/s/cmrgzh #databases #practices #rust
https://ohadravid.github.io/posts/2025-04-08-btrees-and-mental-models/
What it's like to interview a software engineer preparing with AI https://lobste.rs/s/lhz3z8 #ai #culture #practices
https://www.kapwing.com/blog/what-its-like-to-interview-a-software-engineer-preparing-with-ai/
Writing good comments: the why, not the how (2020) https://lobste.rs/s/rkkpkg #practices
https://www.jackfranklin.co.uk/blog/code-comments-why-not-how/