How a college extra-credit project became PHP3, still the bedrock of the web
A high school class on Pascal launched Andi’s interest in programming (starting on an Apple IIc).Andi was bored with his university studies and took on an extra-credit programming project that turned ...
22 Apr 202231min
What's the average tenure of a software developer at a big tech company?
Average tenure at Google has been reported at 1.1 years, which stands in contrast to a broader average of 4.2 years for software developers across the board.Tech jobs at many so called titans and dis...
19 Apr 202229min
Warning signs that hot startup hiring engineers might not last
Cassidy is co-organizing Devs for Ukraine, a free online engineering conference from April 25-26 to raise funds in support of Ukraine. Register today and donate if you can.Plex.tv is a hub for live TV...
15 Apr 202222min
“Your salary shouldn’t be dictated by how good a negotiator you are.”
Read about how New Relic achieved pay equity—and what, exactly, that means.Last month, hacker group Lapsus$ released screenshots showing it had successfully breached Okta’s internal systems using comp...
12 Apr 202231min
Words of wisdom for self-taught developers
Quizzes and games like Roblox are a good way to build your knowledge, whether you’re learning to code or becoming a K-pop expert.ICYMI: Listen to our conversation with HashiCorp cofounder Mitchell Has...
8 Apr 202229min
The new version of React, great tools for learning CSS, and the double standard for female engineers
React 18 is the latest major version of React. Cassidy also provides an excellent summary of React history.Ceora is working on some CSS art (inspired by K-pop, natch) using CodePen.Cassidy explains wh...
5 Apr 202238min
Embracing ambiguity in software with one of YouTube’s UX engineers
Read a profile of Mattaniah on People of Color in Tech (POCIT) here.Connect with Mattaniah on LinkedIn or follow her on TikTok.Who remembers Vine??This week’s tech recs: Cassidy recommends her Hifiman...
1 Apr 202233min
Give us 23 minutes, we’ll give you some flow state
Why has this empty NPM package been installed 700,000 times? We’ve got the answer for ya.A nice article and podcast on flow state, including the claim that 23 minutes is the magic number of minutes it...
29 Mars 202223min
