Discovered this very interesting usage of `switch` in a codebase, basically making it possible to match cases on arbitrary logic instead of an exact match of string or number literals. https://t.co/h0TKjejUOC is this a commonly known pattern? First time I've…

Last year I got certified as an EMT. As part of the training I shadowed an ambulance for a day and assisted with each run. For each patient we treated, we had to fill out a patient care report.
A patient care report. (source) EMTs are just one part in a…

I combed through several years of my private notes and through everything I published on productivity before and tried to summarize all of it in this post.
If you’re unproductive right now
Here’s what you should do if you’ve been procrastinating for an entire…

Whenever new technologies emerge, the first priority for a technologist is to understand the implication of adopting it. Serverless architecture is a case in point.

@WullieDaft Hi there While the Bank appreciates the useful role that password managers play & accept that you can make use of this for your other apps & systems, we caution you against the use of a password manager for your banking...

Recently China allowed their currency to fall below the key level of 7 yuan per dollar. But what does that mean for a currency’s value to ch

A recent H-1B visa data-dump from the U.S. Department of Labor shows job noscripts such as “software developer” and “software engineer” are the most widely

The Beijing Internet Court on June 27 launched an online litigation service center.

After 10+ years, I’m hanging up my pink hi-tops. Here are 20 things I learned co-founding Dribbble and what comes next.

Business Roundtable today announced the release of a new Statement on the Purpose of a Corporation signed by 181 CEOs who commit to lead their companies for the benefit of all stakeholders.

A union isn’t just right for Vox Media, but for everyone.

Buying microSD cards may seem simple, but here are a few critical mistakes to avoid if you don't want to regret your purchase.

“Wealth work” is one of America’s fastest-growing industries. That’s not entirely a good thing.

Machine Learning in Asset Management (by @firmai). Contribute to firmai/machine-learning-asset-management development by creating an account on GitHub.

The issue to stabilize an initial version of async/await in Rust has left final comment period. The feature looks slated to stabilize in an upcoming release, most likely 1.39.
This represents the culmination of an enormous amount of work by people all over…

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Artificial intelligence company Cerebras Systems is unveiling the largest semiconductor chip ever built -- with 1.2 trillion transistors.

Microsoft Encarta came out in 1993 and was one of the first CD-ROMs I had. It ...

Once a bustling metropolis, this long-lost Egyptian city flooded, sank, and was forgotten -- until archeologists rediscovered it.