This popped up on Hacker News today: So you’ve made a mistake and it’s public…, an interesting and quick read.
Author Archives: jj5
The Chicago Manual of Style
Today I read the Preface from The Chicago Manual of Style, 17th Ed. The whole thing doesn’t appear to be available for free online; I will consider purchasing a copy.
Low Hanging Fruits in Frontend Performance Optimization
Today I discovered Low Hanging Fruits in Frontend Performance Optimization which is chock full of performance tips for websites.
This is how I git
Bumped into This is how I git which is full of tips about working with git.
Codd’s 12 rules
Today in my travels I came across Codd’s 12 rules. They are rules for what qualifies as a relational database. Apparently these rules are discussed in RELATIONAL MODEL DATABASE MANAGEMENT 2 but as that is $486 I will not have a copy any time soon…
Stop checking for NULL pointers!
Read this great article Stop checking for NULL pointers! It mentions that there are many other invalid pointers than NULL, which is the same idea I had recently with regard to foreign keys in databases.
Protecting TimeMachine backups from itself
Today I bumped into Protecting TimeMachine backups from itself. A good article, covers various TimeMachine Mac things including `tmutil`.
Double-clicking On The Web
Here’s a fun article about Double-clicking On The Web from way back in 2015. Ah, the good old days.
What is a database backup (back to the basics)
Today I saw What is a database backup (back to the basics), which I probably should have read more closely than I did.
The UX of Among Us: The importance of colorblind-friendly design
This article popped up in my feed today: The UX of Among Us: The importance of colorblind-friendly design, it’s an interesting discussion of various types of colour blindness and what they’re like.