Friday, April 30, 2021

Lessons I learned from achieving a 99.99% platform uptime

 https://dev.to/germangonzo/lessons-i-learned-from-achieving-a-99-99-platform-uptime-1c9o

We all know what we have to do. We just have to actually do it. 

15 YouTube Channels to Learn Data Science for Free

 https://dev.to/theinsightfulcoder/15-youtube-channels-to-learn-data-science-for-free-487b

A surprising number of single-creator channels here. 

The NGINX Handbook

 https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/the-nginx-handbook

I'm more of an Apache guy myself, but for those who use NGINX, this looks useful. 

The #1 Online School for App Entrepreneurs

 https://www.appswithoutcode.com/

Another spin on the no-code movement: a school for no-code app creators. 

This simple yet powerful desktop application allows you to run PHP code and quickly try out new ideas – all within the context of your application.

 https://tinkerwell.app/

A scratch-your-own-itch development tool for Laravel. 

Connect Google sheets to different data sources

 https://dataconnector.app/

Not quite full-baked yet, but shows promise. 

Tuesday, April 13, 2021

Why Your ‘True Self’ Is An Illusion

 https://www.vice.com/en/article/v7mwa3/why-your-true-self-is-an-illusion

Is there a "true self", or is it just mainly a useful fantasy?

11 Pandas Built-in Functions You Should Know

 https://towardsdatascience.com/11-pandas-built-in-functions-you-should-know-1cf1783c2b9

Good intro to the panda way of thinking

Turn your passion into income Everything you need to sell online courses, webinars, downloads, and memberships without worrying about the tech.

 https://www.podia.com/

Another Saas product to sell knowledge online. 

Emoji under the hood

 https://tonsky.me/blog/emoji/

A first dive into the somewhat confusing and esoteric technical world behind emoji. 

Plan 9 Foundation

 https://plan9foundation.org/

Perhaps too little, too late for the mainstream, but Bell Lab's last Magnum Opus: Plan 9, now has a home. 

SQLite is not a toy database

 https://antonz.org/sqlite-is-not-a-toy-database/

I've seen for several years that SQLite is the new database of choice for CMSs. MySQL is proving too heavy for them. 

Monetize your knowledge

 https://senseily.com/

Another all-in-one platform to sell knowledge. 

How to Build GitHub Apps For Fun and Profit

 https://dev.to/github/building-github-apps-for-fun-and-profit-4mid

Niche business: bolt-ons for GitHub

The Architecture Behind A One-Person Tech Startup

 https://anthonynsimon.com/blog/one-man-saas-architecture/

Interesting read of a one-person SaaS startup. 

Noson is a SONOS controller for Linux platforms

 https://janbar.github.io/noson-app/

I've never been into the Sonus products, but good to know there's an opensource controller for them.