A year on Windows

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Date	Title	Reading time
2022-03-07	A year on Windows: Introduction	4 minutes
2022-03-08	A year on Windows: Keyboard shortcuts	7 minutes
2022-03-09	A year on Windows: Input methods	5 minutes
2022-03-10	A year on Windows: Look'n'feel	5 minutes
2022-03-11	A year on Windows: Window switching	6 minutes
2022-03-12	A year on Windows: PowerToys	5 minutes
2022-03-13	A year on Windows: Miscellaneous tools	4 minutes
2022-03-14	A year on Windows: Development experience	5 minutes
2022-03-15	A year on Windows: PowerShell	7 minutes
2022-03-16	A year on Windows: Networked file systems	4 minutes
2022-03-17	A year on Windows: System debugging	5 minutes
2022-03-18	A year on Windows: Software installation	6 minutes
2022-03-19	A year on Windows: Finale	4 minutes

Bazel dynamic execution

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Date	Title	Reading time
2019-12-20	Introduction to Bazel's dynamic execution	3 minutes
2019-12-26	Bazel's dynamic strategy	3 minutes
2019-12-27	Output conflicts and dynamic execution	4 minutes
2019-12-30	Artifact downloads and dynamic execution	5 minutes
2019-12-31	Lifting the local lock for dynamic execution	4 minutes
2019-12-31	Tree artifacts and transient files	4 minutes

CLI design

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Date	Title	Reading time
2013-08-12	CLI design: Series introduction	2 minutes
2013-08-15	CLI design: The CLI is the presentation layer	3 minutes
2013-08-19	CLI design: Error reporting	5 minutes
2013-08-22	CLI design: Requesting and offering help	5 minutes
2013-08-26	CLI design: Putting flags to good use	5 minutes
2013-08-29	CLI design: Do not reinvent option parsing	3 minutes
2013-09-02	CLI design: Subcommand-based interfaces	5 minutes
2013-09-05	CLI design: Single-command interfaces	4 minutes
2013-09-09	CLI design: Handling output messages	4 minutes
2013-09-12	CLI design: Screen wrapping	4 minutes
2013-09-16	CLI design: Consider interactive prompts twice	4 minutes
2013-09-19	CLI design: Series wrap-up	1 minute

Costs exposed

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Date	Title	Reading time
2023-08-23	Costs exposed: Monorepo vs. multirepo	6 minutes
2023-08-26	Costs exposed: On-call ticket handling	7 minutes
2023-08-31	Costs exposed: Frameworks	7 minutes

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Date	Title	Reading time
2013-11-18	Header files: Series introduction	2 minutes
2013-11-21	Header files: Multiple-inclusion protection	3 minutes
2013-11-25	Header files: Self-containment	4 minutes
2013-12-02	Header files: C++ ipp files	2 minutes
2013-12-05	Header files: Avoid C++ 'using' directives	3 minutes
2013-12-09	Header files: Poor man's replacement for modules	4 minutes
2013-12-27	Header files: Qualify your identifiers	2 minutes
2013-12-30	Header files: Poor compilation times in C++	1 minute
2014-01-01	Header files: Series wrap-up	1 minute

Mac OS X vs. Ubuntu

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Date	Title	Reading time
2006-09-28	Mac OS X vs. Ubuntu: Introduction	2 minutes
2006-09-29	Mac OS X vs. Ubuntu: Hardware support	3 minutes
2006-09-30	Mac OS X vs. Ubuntu: The environment	4 minutes
2006-10-01	Mac OS X vs. Ubuntu: Software installation	4 minutes
2006-10-02	Mac OS X vs. Ubuntu: Automatic updates	3 minutes
2006-10-03	Mac OS X vs. Ubuntu: Freedom	2 minutes
2006-10-07	Mac OS X vs. Ubuntu: Commercial software	3 minutes
2006-10-20	Mac OS X vs. Ubuntu: Development platform	5 minutes
2006-10-25	Mac OS X vs. Ubuntu: Summary	1 minute

ONLamp.com guest posts

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Date	Title	Reading time
2005-03-31	Making Packager-Friendly Software (part 1)	20 minutes
2005-04-28	Making Packager-Friendly Software (part 2)	15 minutes
2005-10-13	Lightweight Web Serving With thttpd	11 minutes
2006-05-04	Smart Pointers in C++	17 minutes
2007-03-01	Making NetBSD Multiboot-Compatible	13 minutes

Production software

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Date	Title	Reading time
2013-10-10	Production software: Series introduction	1 minute
2013-10-14	Production software: Be wary of assertions	3 minutes
2013-10-17	Production software: Constants will bite you	3 minutes
2013-10-21	Production software: Hide new features behind flags	3 minutes
2013-10-24	Production software: Logging	7 minutes
2013-10-28	Production software: Identifying your builds	3 minutes
2013-10-31	Production software: Series wrap-up	1 minute

Readability

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Date	Title	Reading time
2013-06-03	Readability: Series introduction	2 minutes
2013-06-06	Readability: Blocks and variable scoping	4 minutes
2013-06-10	Readability: Blank lines matter	4 minutes
2013-06-13	Readability: No abbreviations	2 minutes
2013-06-17	Readability: Mind your typos and grammar	2 minutes
2013-06-24	Readability: Document your types	3 minutes
2013-06-27	Readability: Avoid comments	5 minutes
2013-07-01	Readability: Abuse assertions	3 minutes
2013-07-04	Readability: Dictionaries are not data types	5 minutes
2013-07-08	Readability: Do not abuse classes as global state	3 minutes
2013-07-18	Readability: Explicitly state complementary conditions	3 minutes
2013-07-22	Readability: Conditionals as functions	3 minutes
2013-07-25	Readability: Don't modify variables	4 minutes
2013-07-29	Readability: Narrow try/catch blocks	3 minutes
2013-08-01	Readability: Series wrap-up	2 minutes

Rust review

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Date	Title	Reading time
2018-05-25	Rust review: Introduction	3 minutes
2018-05-29	Rust review: Immutable by default	3 minutes
2018-06-01	Rust review: The borrow checker	3 minutes
2018-06-05	Rust review: Protect the data	5 minutes
2018-06-08	Rust review: Learning curve	4 minutes
2018-06-12	Rust review: Expressions, expressions, expressions	4 minutes
2018-06-15	Rust review: The match keyword	3 minutes
2018-06-19	Rust review: The book	4 minutes
2018-06-22	Rust review: The ecosystem	4 minutes
2018-07-10	Rust review: Closing thoughts	5 minutes

Shell readability

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Date	Title	Reading time
2018-02-26	Shell readability: main	2 minutes
2018-03-02	Shell readability: function parameters	3 minutes
2018-03-09	Shell readability: strict mode	6 minutes
2018-03-13	Shell readability: local	5 minutes