Internet Archive: Selected papers of Ted Nelson (1965-77) – good reading! A nice followup to my January 25 post with video of Ted Nelson.

Github: Open Guides to Amazon Web Services – An impressive collection of resources for using the many different tools within AWS

IEEE Spectrum: Ted Nelson talks about the birth of personal computing, the web, and how to think beyond the currently possible.

 

 

Liron Shapira: How to write your weekly report – gives good tips on improving the effectiveness of a weekly report, providing context on partial completion, and other good ideas.

Pruned: Crypto-water computers – wow, I would never have believed this….

Built in 1936, this machine was “the world’s first computer for solving [partial] differential equations,” which “for half a century has been the only means of calculations of a wide range of problems in mathematical physics.” Absolutely its most amazing aspect is that solving such complex equations meant playing around with a series of interconnected, water-filled glass tubes. You “calculated” with plumbing.

Andrew Chen recently posted his experiences on ten years of professional blogging. One of his points that I am trying to implement is writing frequency (maintain a regular schedule). I am working to post something everyday to build up the habit of posting. Right now, that mostly consists of links that are interesting to me. Andrew also linked to an older post with 10 tips for starting a professional blog, again there are a number of good points there.

Codeplease.io: Thoughts from a new software engineering manager. I am not a manager, but as a lead engineer, I can identify with the problem of not being able to focus on making code changes due to interruptions.

 

CivikOwl: Case study of launching a Minimum Viable Product, this article describes the launch of a Chrome extension. One of the top takeaways is using video to help spur interest from potential users.

 

 

 

Linux Journal: A delightful 2-part article about analyzing Beatles song lyrics using Linux/Unix utilities. Gives a new meaning to “small pieces, loosely joined” as it relates to software tools.