So Hey You Should Stop Using Texts for Two-Factor Authentication I’ve read this article explaining why messages over SMS should not be used for the ‘what you own’ in 2FA. Tags: andy-greenberg, 2fa, sms, security, warning Why I’d never work for Google, Twitter, or Facebook I’ve read this article by David Bryant Copeland on why he would never work for these three companies: he doesn’t share the principles and values from these companies.

Chapter 9: Learn to Write Analogy of TDD to writing. Explains how to write good email. Then, good documentation, then good API documentation

Chapter 8: Bootstrap a Greenfield System Working on a brand new application can be a lot of fun. There’s no “baggage” from legacy code, no technical debt, and there’s a wonderful feeling of freshness when starting an app from scratch. (p. 101) The decisions you make […] can have a lasting impact (p. 101) 8.1 Overview When given a greenfield project […] you have two main goals:

Chapter 7: Make Technical Decisions Opinions like this are often indicators of hidden facts that you have yet to identify (p. 90)

Chapter 6: Play Well With Others challenges you’ll face as a programmer is to explain what you do, or how you’ve done it, to someone who is not a programmer Translating your work to non-technical people is a skill that can be more valuable than any specific technical knowledge you have. It’s what makes a senior developer in the eyes of others. (p 77) 6.1 Empathize With Your Audience these “interested parties” understand the problem more deeply than you, but lack the technical knowledge, skill, or time to solve it directly.

Chapter 5: Deal With Technical Debt and Slop Seeing legacy as tech debt that has been acquired Slop as source for sloppy code Chapter about understanding the difference between slop and technical debt. Many developers, if they are feeling pressured to complete their work, would call this an acceptable compromise, promise to fix it later, and ship it (p. 70) Technical Debt is […] used to explain compromises in implementation that save cost now, at a larger future cost (just like real debt).