Thought Stream — week of 28 Jul 2014
A thumbs down to guys who ask AC to be switched on in the gym in Bangalore and that too during monsoons.
- If you code in Java and have not looked into Guava, you are missing out a lot.
- @eternal_nut Kya kya hua and why sorry?
- @eternal_nut Oh crap, I did not recognize your word play, sorry man #sob.
If you do not invest in automated testing, you are going to pay with interest at some point of time.
Let us set up an office http://wp.me/p35C7f-65
This is how public swimming pools in Bangalore look during weekends - https://x.com/thei100/status/493773627243122688/photo/1
Working with third party apis is mind numbing.
Another day goes to waste thanks to Google’s sucky OAuth documentation.
If you work with Mogo, read this before anything else - http://aphyr.com/posts/284-call-me-maybe-mongodb
Epic reply from @Pinboard - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8105712
In tech, it does not boil down to using the best possible tech, but knowing the limitations of the tech you are working with.
Your growth is determined by the no of releases you can push out in a day, not by the no of growth hackers you have.
Tyranny of consensus by committee - http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/2013/03/09/the-importance-of-benevolent-dictators/
Epic win, I have found out a way to squat and bench press safely without a spotter \m/.
People are not following process, ok, let us add more process to fix that.
Zero process leads to chaos, too much process saps spirit, key is finding the balance and this is where most fail.
When measuring latency do not be fooled by average, check p99, p95 and median to get a better picture.
Really loved the on boarding of Stellar, kick ass.
Coined a new term on the lines of full stack engineer, full stack commentator, someone who comments on everything under the sun.
@deapubhi people usually want the opposite dude :p
Totally rad fitness equipment - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnIJe3QR-7Q (NSFW)