How to be a more productive developer | Go Make Things
Like Michael Pollan’s food rules, but for JavaScript:
- Plan your scripts out on paper.
- Stop obsessing over tools.
- Focus on solving problems.
- Maintain a library of snippets that you can reuse.
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Julio Biason .Net 4.0 - Things I Learnt The Hard Way (in 30 Years of Software Development)
Lots and lots of programming advice. I can’t attest to the veracity and efficacy of all of it, but this really rang true:
If you have no idea how to start, describe the flow of the application in high level, pure English/your language first. Then fill the spaces between comments with the code.
And this:
Blogging about your stupid solution is still better than being quiet.
You may feel “I’m not start enough to talk about this” or “This must be so stupid I shouldn’t talk about it”.
Create a blog. Post about your stupid solutions.
Some Unsolicited Blogging Advice - daverupert.com
When you greet a stranger, look at his shoes.
Keep your money in your shoes.
Put your trouble behind.
When you greet a stranger, look at her hands.
Keep your money in your hands.
Put your travel behind.
Codebar Coach Guide
It’s a short list, but this brief guide for coaches at Codebar is packed with excellent advice for anybody getting into teaching or training:
- Do not take over the keyboard! This can be off-putting and scary.
- Encourage the students to type and not copy paste.
- Assume that anyone you’re teaching has no knowledge but infinite intelligence.
Legal Advice Forum for EU/EEA Nationals Tickets, Thu, 16 Mar 2017 at 18:30 | Eventbrite
Are you an EU/EEA national living in the UK? Worried about your rights and options post-Brexit?
Alex has an organised an event at 68 Middle Street for March 16th with an immigration advisor, The £5 ticket fee is refundable after the event or you can donate it to charity.
Indivisible Guide
A resource for American citizens put together by former congressional staffers. If you’re a US citizen wondering how you can resist Trump’s agenda, this should provide solid advice on what action you can take.
Your Voice - TimKadlec.com
The most important rule to follow when giving a talk or writing is to be yourself. I can learn just about any topic out there from a million different posts or talks. The reason I’m listening to you is because I want to hear your take. I want to know what you think about it, what you’ve experienced. More than anything, I want your authenticity. I want you to be you.
Ignacio Villanueva
Ignacio asked me some questions. I was happy to answer them.
Tips for speakers — Cennydd Bowles
As a speaker and a conference organiser, I heartily concur with just about every item in this list.
Codebar Brighton came to Clearleft.
Charlotte’s opening remarks at the most recent Codebar were, by all accounts, inspiring.
I was asked to give a short talk about my journey into coding and what advice I would give to people starting out.
UX Career Advice – User Experience
Speakers from this year’s UX Week conference provide career advice. I think my advice is clearly the best:
To be successful in today’s industry, UX professionals should have really killer paisley shirts. Some people will tell you that it’s more important to have good hair and straight teeth, but in my experience, a really good paisley shirt will really take you places.
Butterick’s Practical Typography
There’s a lot of very opinionated advice here, and I don’t agree with all of it, but this is still a very handy resource that’s been lovingly crafted.
“Authenticity,” an article by Dan Mall
Cute. I gave Dan some advice. He made it look all pretty.
How To Steal Like An Artist (And 9 Other Things Nobody Told Me) - Austin Kleon
Present day Austin Kleon gives ten pieces of advices to past Austin Kleon.
Good Fucking Design Advice
This will be a useful resource to peruse after you've figured out what to have for fucking dinner.
Allergic to "grilled cheese" - Love Letters - Relationships questions, advice and more
And the award for Best Euphemism In An Online Column goes to...
Writing, Briefly
Some great advice by Paul Graham on how to write well.