Category: DPL Reading List

Here are some of the articles we’ve been reading around this office this week. The One Thing Every Programmer Should Do To Succeed In The Tech Industry, According To An Ex-Microsoft Engineer (Thanks to Curtis Johnson for recommending this article) – “’I would advise folks in software to do one thing, and that’s write,’ he…

Here are some of the articles we’ve been reading around this office this week. Nine Common Things That Start-up Founders Tend To Underestimate Or Overestimate – “When you’re in the midst of building a company, it’s hard to fully assess the significance of various activities and decisions- particularly for first-time entrepreneurs who don’t yet have…

Here are some of the articles we’ve been reading around this office this week. How A Two-Day Sprint Moved An Agency Twenty Years Forward (Thanks to Jarrod Wubbels for recommending this article) – “For many of us in the design and software development profession, building a working prototype is not a big deal. For the…

Here are some of the articles we’ve been reading around this office this week. The Illusion Of Time (Thanks to Jarrod Wubbels for recommending this article) – “Time is the most valuable and limited resource we have. That’s why good design is about saving time.” The Internet’s Vanishing Point? – “Today we’re living in the…

Here are some of the articles we’ve been reading around this office this week. Give It Five Minutes (Thanks to Jarrod Wubbels for recommending this article) – “Dismissing an idea is so easy because it doesn’t involve any work. You can scoff at it. You can ignore it. You can puff some smoke at it….

Here are some of the articles we’ve been reading around this office this week. A Group Of Wireless Execs Aim To Build A Nationwide Network For The Internet Of Things (Thanks to Chris Apple for recommending this article) – “The idea behind what Ingenu calls The Machine Network is that companies can use the network…

Here are some of the articles we’ve been reading around this office this week. Escaping Solution-First Development Through Impact Mapping (Thanks to Curtis Johnson for recommending this article) – “Perhaps due to this complexity in software creation, it is incredibly easy for people in the trenches to forget the purpose of the software they are…

Here are some of the articles we’ve been reading around this office this week. Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Others, Aim For Royalty-Free Video Codecs – “The issue of patent licenses and royalties continues to plague the video industry. While H.264/AVC video had relatively cheap licensing, it looks as if its successor, H.265/HEVC, is going to be…

Here are some of the articles we’ve been reading around this office this week. Technology Has Created More Jobs Than It Has Destroyed, Says 140 Years Of Data – “In the 1800s it was the Luddites smashing weaving machines. These days retail staff worry about automatic checkouts. Sooner or later taxi drivers will be fretting…

Here are some of the articles we’ve been reading around this office this week. How Doodling Can Help You Get Ahead at Work – “A study conducted last year by a Stanford Graduate School of Business researcher found that concepts have more impact when presented as whiteboard-style drawings than when photos are used. Observers watching…