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July 23, 2019

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in Software Engineering

Engineering is just for geeks with pocket protectors, right? Engineering is all about math, formula, and intensive study of existing builds, right? I have done a good amount of software education over the years. Some as a student, and some as a teacher. The book “A Whole New Engineer” is a refreshing step back from…

DPL Reading List – July 19, 2019

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July 19, 2019

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Each Friday, we share a curated list of articles we found during the past week. Here’s the list of the new and interesting ones we found this week. If there’s an article we’d didn’t include and you think we should read, let us know in the comments below. Behold, the most (intentionally) poorly designed website…

Top Ten Things You Might Not Know About Startups

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July 16, 2019

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in Technology

Creating an MVP (minimum viable product) is hard. At Don’t Panic Labs, we have helped many companies stand up that crucial first version of their products. And in my time here, I have learned quite a bit from interacting with startups. This Top Ten list is a culmination of much of what I’ve picked up…

DPL Reading List – July 12, 2019

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July 12, 2019

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Each Friday, we share a curated list of articles we found during the past week. Here’s the list of the new and interesting ones we found this week. If there’s an article we’d didn’t include and you think we should read, let us know in the comments below. I’m a Former Elite Athlete and I…

Executive Summary – Understanding Developers

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July 9, 2019

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in Software Engineering

From the outside, developers are sometimes seen as trolls living under a bridge. Okay, maybe that’s a bit harsh. How about this: strange wizards who wield unknowable powers to make things work. Or perhaps this: t-shirt-wearing loners who subsist on junk food and never go outside. Wrong on all accounts. They are actually quite normal…

DPL Reading List – July 5, 2019

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July 5, 2019

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Each Friday, we share a curated list of articles we found during the past week. Here’s the list of the new and interesting ones we found this week. If there’s an article we’d didn’t include and you think we should read, let us know in the comments below. This ingenious algorithm outsmarts deepfakes – Advanced…

Quick Look – AWS Cloud9

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July 2, 2019

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in Software Engineering

As I wrote in Part 1 of my REST API with AWS series, development coding shouldn’t happen within the browser due to the lack of good practices such as reuse of functions, source control, and continuous integration. But there is a slight caveat to that: AWS Cloud9. With this service, we essentially get a development…

DPL Reading List – June 28, 2019

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June 28, 2019

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Each Friday, we share a curated list of articles we found during the past week. Here’s the list of the new and interesting ones we found this week. If there’s an article we’d didn’t include and you think we should read, let us know in the comments below. Empathetic Problem Solving For Product Teams…

Super Easy Azure Function Deployments with DevOps

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