Interesting links of the week (2019 #10)

Here are some interesting articles and blog posts I’ve run into over the last week (March 11 to March 17, 2019):

Technology

• Why you shouldn't use Moment.js...
• Using async/await and Task.WhenAll to improve the overall speed of your C# code
• Node.js and Express Tutorial: Building and Securing RESTful APIs
• Is Your VS Code Extension Slow? Here's How to Speed it Up!
• NDepend: The tool that each .NET developer, technical lead or architect should have
• Challenging the C# StringBuilder
• PostgreSQL Tools for the Visually Inclined
• Using a Raspberry Pi as a Desktop PC: 7 Things I Learned After a Week
• My DevOps Reading List

Non-Technology

• The only metric of success that really matters is the one we ignore
• The 3 most effective ways to build trust as a leader
• The ups and downs of sit-stand desks
• The Problem With Distributed Teams Isn’t Slackers
• How transparent should you be as a leader?

Random

• An Oxford researcher says there are seven moral rules that unite humanity
• 15 of the Best Time Management and Productivity Books of All Time
• Moocs struggle to lift rock-bottom completion rates
• I graduated from Harvard with over $160K in student loan debt — and if I was given a choice I probably wouldn’t do it again
• Ctrl-Alt-Delete: The Planned Obsolescence of Old Coders