Interesting links of the week 2023-17 (#69)

Here are some interesting articles, blog posts, videos, podcasts, and GitHub repositories I’ve run into over the last week (April 17, 2023 - April 24, 2023)

As long as I see layoffs continue, I will include the link to my job search resources repository on GitHub. It’s a list of great resources I’ve gathered over the last few years, and I accept PRs if you have anything to add.

Microsoft / Dotnet / Azure - Other Software Dev - Tech and Science - Leadership - Project Management / Agile - Social Media - Non-Tech / Random - Videos - Podcasts - GitHub Repos - Things I Learned

My Favorite Links from the Week

• Expiring vs. Long-Term Knowledge - Morgan Housel
• Rescuing a project in progress - Jason Fried
• Two types of software engineers - Thorsten Ball
• I’m a former Microsoft VP of HR. Here are the real reasons why layoffs are happening and how much longer they’ll last. - Chris Williams

Microsoft / Dotnet / Azure

• Running non-root .NET containers with Kubernetes - Rich Lander
• A Guide to OpenTelemetry for .NET Engineers - Juan Reyes
• AZ-104 Study Guide: Azure Administrator - Thomas Maurer

Other Software Development

• (The Futility of) Keeping Secrets from Yourself - Eric Lawrence
• A list of programming playgrounds - Julia Evans
• 10 Reasons Why ReactJS Is Still the Top Choice for Front-End Web Development - Robert Pearce
• Making the switch: empowering manual testers to automate their API tests - Pooja Mistry
• Smoother rebases with auto-squashing Git commits - Andrew Lock
• Encapsulate libraries not frameworks - Bart Wullems
• What Is Specification-Driven API Development? - Vyom Srivastava
• Benefits of Using Static Code Analysis Tools for Software Testing - David Fagbuyiro

Technology and Science

• PSA: AI voice cloning and call spoofing create scary convincing scams, here’s how to protect yourself - Michael Potuck
• After Dinosaurs Went Extinct, These Ten Giant Creatures Roamed the Earth - Riley Black

Leadership

• Book Smart and People Stupid
• Managing Time and Priorities as a Software Development Leader - Josh Tichauer
• A CEO shares the 5 toxic personality types he sees ‘over and over’ again—‘I stay far away’ - Matt Higgins

Project Management / Agile

• Agile Transformation is a Journey - Mike Cottmeyer
• Building a Culture of Agility - Mike Cottmeyer

Social Media

• Nothing this week; more coming soon

Non-Technology / Random

• These Members of Congress Have a Revolutionary Idea: Write and Pass a Budget the Old-Fashioned Way - Eric Boehm
• Why the Ancient Romans Had Better Teeth Than Modern Europeans - Colin Marshall
• U.S. Debt: Visualizing the $31.4 Trillion Owed in 2023 - Julie R. Peasley

Videos

• Azure Infrastructure Weekly Update - 21st April 2023 - John Savill

Podcasts

• Nothing this week; more coming soon

GitHub Repos

• https://github.com/charmbracelet/glow
• https://github.com/jellyfin/jellyfin
• https://github.com/Kinnara/ModernWpf
• https://github.com/gollum/gollum
• https://github.com/microsoft/playwright-dotnet

Things I Learned

• Nothing this week; more coming soon

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