20 random bookmarks

Тут будут ссылки на всё-всё, что я найду интересным

2026-05-21

Reposted 972.

Kids can't use computers... and this is why it should worry you — Coding 2 Learn

coding2learn.org/blog/2013/07/29/kids-cant-use-computers

A long dismissive text about how kids, and people in general, don't know how to “use computers”. Overall, the author is right, they really don't know, but instead of approaching the topic on how to make computing more accessible, he takes pride in his knowledge (that most people lack), and tells the folks what to do (along the lines of forcing your children to learn programming).

He also mentions how Microsoft lobbied the idea of Microsoft Office being computing itself to British schools. Well, it's the same in Russia, and not just in school. For many, using MS Office is the most important skill. I never understood that. It's a very niche tool, no?! And it's very hard to use, I still only know the very basics of office suites.

Mysteries to revel in.

2026-03-15

942.

Avoiding Ivy League Preschool Syndrome

www.mrmoneymustache.com/2011/10/12/avoiding-ivy-league-preschool-syndrome

you don’t have to sign your kids up to do expensive things in order for them to reach their full potential

2025-09-20

891.

Slowing Down

kwon.nyc/notes/slowing-down

2025-05-12

859.

Feature Toggles are one of the worst kinds of Technical Debt

swreflections.blogspot.com/2014/08/feature-toggles-are-one-of-worst-kinds.html

2025-03-14

845.

First aid kit

rabbitwaves.ca/site/first_aid_kit.html

2024-10-12

782.

zakirullin/cognitive-load: 🧠 Cognitive Load is what matters

github.com/zakirullin/cognitive-load

2024-07-10

706.

Как не замучить пользователя плохими контролами / Илья Бирман

www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWSaJJsDvtw

В своём докладе Илья покажет, как плохие контролы могут доставлять мелкие неудобства, которые достаточно быстро доведут пользователя до белого каления. И объяснит, как делать нормальные кнопки, поля ввода, выпадайки, чекбоксы, радиокнопки, слайдеры и прочие календарики. Все тезисы проиллюстрированы примерами!

2024-06-11

679.

What is love-2

spectator.ru/entry/6575

2024-05-02

618.

Uiua

www.uiua.org

Uiua (wee-wuh) is a general purpose, stack-based, array-oriented programming language with a focus on simplicity, beauty, and tacit code

2024-04-09

601.

Желание в современном эпикуреизме

insolarance.com/epicurean-desire

2024-03-29

593.

Local-first software: You own your data, in spite of the cloud

www.inkandswitch.com/local-first

A new generation of collaborative software that allows users to retain ownership of their data.

While other applications on the system threw up errors (“offline! warning!”) and blocked the user from working, the local-first prototypes function normally regardless of network status

2024-02-01

512.

Some activities are harder than others

alexschroeder.ch/view/2024-01-31-activities

from bouncepaw:

Alex tells us that, for him, baking and cooking are easier than programming and soldering, because the errors there average out. As for me, this is completely inverse.

In programming, an error never fixes itself. You can observe it and fix it, you can write tests. You can run the program multiple times. It's you who fixes it, and you can understand how it's done. It's measurable!

Meanwhile, cooking is a nightmare. Burning something is routine for me. Is that too much or too little oil? For how long do I fry? What do I do with these spices? Do they really affect the taste? And to observe something, I can't rely on symbolic things like text. No, I have to look (is this color good? No idea!), smell (as if I know the difference) and taste (nothing more inaccurate).

I'm happy when something can be cooked with a timer. 15 min for buckwheat? I'm in. I'm more happy when the time is short. 4 min for this thin kind of spaghetti? Already boiling water!

I mean, even boiling water is not simple. My parents told me to wait until the correct bubbles appear. I'm waiting for the scary ones. Also, salt is supposed to make it boil faster. How much salt do I add?

And I didn't even talk about plants, which Alex also considers easy. They're not 😭

Totally agree!

2023-11-18

424.

Miniflux

miniflux.app

a minimalist and opinionated feed reader.

2023-11-04

392.

Lobsters

lobste.rs

Ещё один сайт для ссылок

2023-10-02

351.

Time to upgrade your monitor

tonsky.me/blog/monitors

A non-comprehensive and opinionated guide to best monitor for programming

Reposted 347.

Локализация шрифта Брайля

bolknote.ru/all/lokalizaciya-shrifta-braylya

В лифте написано УП вместо ВВЕРХ.

2023-09-27

341.

Objective-See: LuLu

objective-see.org/products/lulu.html

LuLu is the free, open-source firewall that aims to block unknown outgoing connections, protecting your privacy and your Mac!

2023-07-08

230.

Simple Made Easy

www.infoq.com/presentations/Simple-Made-Easy

Рич Хикки рассказывает о различиях простоты и лёгкости в контексте проектирования и написания программ.

Говорит, что многие выбирают лёгкость, забывая про простоту. Со временем комплексность превращается во что-то такое, что сложно поддерживать и в чём сложно разобраться новичкам.

Нужно стремиться искать лёгкие способы делать простые программы.

2023-06-13

207.

Myinstants

www.myinstants.com

The largest instant sound buttons website in Russian Federation!

2023-04-06

172.

Babashka Babooka: Write Command-Line Clojure

www.braveclojure.com/quests/babooka