57 / Honesty is a professional behavior

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Culture

Honesty is a professional behavior

9 min · jacobian.org

Jacob Kaplan-Moss explains in which cases it’s okay to lie at work.

Management @ PlanetScale

1 min · gist.github.com

Sam Lambert, the CEO of PlanetScale talks about the management values at his company.

Tech

Firefox Addons for 2022

1 min · smcleod.net

Sam McLeod has some great recommendations for Firefox adding that improve privacy and make your life easier.

Math on GitHub: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

5 min · nschloe.github.io

Nico Schlömer about all the little details in GitHub’s new math support.

The Surprising Truth About Pixels and Accessibility

18 min · joshwcomeau.com

Josh Comeau explains when to use rem, px or em in CSS with a great mental model.

Rust Ergonomics: Default and From

7 min · elijahcaine.me

Elijah Caine M. Voigt about Rust ergonomics and why it’s better to be explicit than „sprinkle magic automatically“.

Rust: A Critical Retrospective

21 min · bunniestudios.com

Bunnie reflects on using Rust for an OS they’ve been writing, especially the supply chain attack surface.

Golang Diaries: Generics

5 min · tbray.org

Tim Bray describes some footguns when working with Go generics.

Cutting Room Floor

The wonder material graphene may have found its killer app

13 min · economist.com

Graphene can make concrete 30 % stronger, allowing the use of less material, especially cement and therefore producing greener concrete. But that’s not the only promising use-case for the relatively new material.

The Crypto Crash Feels Amazing

5 min · theatlantic.com

Ian Bogost describes the feelings of an outsider to the crypto bubble, including relief and schadenfreude.

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