Tuesday, March 21, 2023

PyBroker Algorithmic Trading in Python with Machine Learning

 https://www.pybroker.com/en/latest/index.html

Don't see any bank statements as proof, but still interesting

Visualizing Home Heating Sources

 https://datainnovation.org/2023/03/visualizing-home-heating-sources/

Who knew propane was so big in the upper plains?

16 little UI design rules that make a big impact

https://www.adhamdannaway.com/blog/ui-design/16-ui-design-rules 

Nice little case study on applying basic design principles. 

The labor shortage is pushing American colleges into crisis, with the plunge in enrollment the worst ever recorded

 https://fortune.com/2023/03/09/american-skipping-college-huge-numbers-pandemic-turned-them-off-education/

But with the demographic cliff coming, you ain't seen nothing yet!

A Dismal Guide to AWS Billing

 https://carlos.bueno.org/2023/03/aws-dismal-guide.html

The title says it all. There are some 3rd party tools, but the native tools suck. 

Monday, February 6, 2023

Thursday, January 26, 2023

A Framework for Prioritizing Tech Debt

 https://www.maxcountryman.com/articles/a-framework-for-prioritizing-tech-debt

Applying the concept of interest to tech debt and seeing where it takes us.

We invested 10% to pay back tech debt; Here's what happened

 https://blog.alexewerlof.com/p/tech-debt-day

The many payoffs of paying down tech debt. 

The ChatGPT Cheat Sheet

 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UOfN0iB_A0rEGYc2CbYnpIF44FupQn2I/view

interesting piece. 

20 Things I’ve Learned in my 20 Years as a Software Engineer

 https://www.simplethread.com/20-things-ive-learned-in-my-20-years-as-a-software-engineer/

Some unexpected lessons, but seems spot-on to me. 

Ultimate ChatGPT Resource Hub

 https://respected-blizzard-9d9.notion.site/Ultimate-ChatGPT-Resource-Hub-1d871cbd9e47464a9d77980f4ab98877

As it says, ChatGPT resources. Again, I hope the author can keep up.

AI Prompts and Tools

  https://dev-doc.clickup.com/333/p/h/ad-1563600/ac0768d6b9afd1c

curated list of AI tools and prompts. I hope the curator can keep up. 

Media companies abandon Drupal for a Jeff Bezos start-up

 https://medium.com/@maximetopolov/media-companies-abandon-drupal-for-a-jeff-bezos-start-up-8ac4310a7c54

We'll see what kind of ecosystem it develops.  It has a narrow but lucrative niche.

Build internal tools, remarkably fast

 https://retool.com/

a low-code platform for internal tool generation

What if writing tests was a joyful experience?

 https://blog.janestreet.com/the-joy-of-expect-tests/

an interesting take on tests. Is it still useful?

A Free, Open, and Documented Forecast API

 https://pirateweather.net/

now that weather underground got sucked up by the weather channel, is this the next best option? 

Theory-building and why employee churn is lethal to software companies

 https://www.baldurbjarnason.com/2022/theory-building/

why software churn kills software companies: oral lore. Can documentation help?