Interesting links of the week (10/01 – 10/07, 2018)

Here are some articles and blog posts I’ve run into over the last week that I found interesting.

Technology

• What the heck is going on with measures of programming language popularity?
• Configuring Health Checks with Elixir + Phoenix

Non-Technology

• All 700 employees at this startup work remotely. Here's why one of its top execs says it's given them a major edge over the competition.
• In Praise of Mediocrity

Random

• The Remote Communication Cheat Sheet For Respecting @All Team Members
• Shareware: Yesterday, today, and tomorrow
• The Big Hack: How China Used a Tiny Chip to Infiltrate U.S. Companies