Design
Seth's Blog: All it takes is effort
Today, though, when more and more of our engagements are digital, it doesn't take an endless, ongoing budget to delight people. All an organization needs to do is care enough (once) to design it properly.
Technology
On the Rise of Kotlin
It’s rare when a highly structured language with fairly strict syntax sparks emotions of joy and delight. But Kotlin, which is statically typed and compiled like other less friendly languages, delivers a developer experience that thousands of mobile and web programmers are falling in love with.
Business
Zebras Fix What Unicorns Break
Magical thinking drives the startup economy — but we need a strong dose of reality.
Code
11 things I learned reading the flexbox spec
We love using flexbox, but it's easy to just take a glance at the spec and tear your hair out later when your divs don't align the way you want. David Gilbertson seems to have been tackling with some of the same problems we have.
Work culture
Working Hard is Not the Same as Working Smart
Measuring how hard your team is working by counting the number of hours they work or what time they get in and leave is how amateurs run companies. The number of hours worked is not the same as how effective they (and you) are.
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