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2024-03-17 13:37
Public service broadcasting has served us well in the 20th century. How can it keep serving us well (well) into the 21st century? Read More
2024-03-01 13:37
Fonts in macOS look different from text that’s been rendered in Windows, mostly due to different philosophies about font rendering Read More
2024-02-28 13:37
I’ve published 250 articles on this website. All that work and what did it get me? Why did I do it? Let’s see if the page views justify it! Read More
2024-02-25 13:37
Sharing is caring, but if you really care about sharing research you should probably do more than just share links to papers Read More
2024-01-24 13:37
I built a tool for the handful of people who listen to NPO radio stations, use Last.fm and know how to use the command line Read More
2024-01-20 13:37
Three “fun” ways to throw off fellow PHP developers (and the “fractal of bad design” article isn’t one of them) Read More
2024-01-07 13:37
Hoe vind je je droombaan? In dit artikel vertel ik je hoe ik zelf (als softwareontwikkelaar) meestal te werk ga Read More
2023-12-31 13:37
Another year, another retrospective, and also another excuse to discuss the past, the present, and the future Read More
2023-12-30 13:37
It’s easy to write Dockerfiles that work, but also to write Dockerfiles that suck. Here are some tips and tricks for writing better Dockerfiles Read More
2023-12-24 13:37
New live broadcasting technologies have transformed how news organisations work, in both good and bad ways Read More
2023-12-17 13:37
Helm charts are re-usable packages for Kubernetes resources. They are easy to share and use, but this comes at a price Read More
2023-12-15 13:37
LEGO City Undercover is an underrated action-adventure game where you get to play an undercover cop in a major city Read More
2023-12-10 13:37
How can an organisation best support Scrum teams? This paper proposes and validates a theory for effective Scrum teams Read More
2023-12-07 13:37
In deze drukke decembermaand even een artikel uit de oude doos: nepnieuwsartikeltjes in een studieverenigingsblad Read More
2023-12-03 13:37
Flaky tests can cause CI builds to fail unexpectedly, and should be fixed as quickly as possible. This study shows why Read More
2023-12-01 13:37
Spamming trains on Slack is likely to make some co-workers very happy and others very annoyed Read More
2023-11-26 13:37
The experience of reviewing code is negatively impacted by a number of misalignments, which are described in this paper Read More
2023-11-20 13:37
Make your custom-built search engine return more relevant results by automatically adding similar or related words to search queries Read More
2023-11-13 13:37
China is one of the world’s most populous countries, which means it also has some of the largest cities on the planet Read More
2023-11-12 13:37
I’m in the market for a tool that can help me analyse logs, traces, and metrics, and I was hoping that this paper could help me pick one Read More
2023-11-10 13:37
Next time security comes up in a tech meeting, consider throwing in “CIA” and “DIE” so people think you know things Read More
2023-11-07 13:37
Ik zit al bijna drie jaar in een ondernemingsraad, maar krijg nog steeds vaak de vraag wat ik daar precies doe Read More
2023-11-05 13:37
Since its introduction a few years ago, GitHub Actions has become the dominant CI service. How did this affect competing CI services? Read More
2023-11-01 13:37
I built a completely useless Chrome extension that encourages people to complete their JIRA tickets (so I don’t have to) Read More
2023-10-29 13:37
Coming up with good prompts for LLMs like ChatGPT can be quite a challenge. This study sheds some light on what makes it so hard Read More
2023-10-24 13:37
Does it still make sense to write technical blogs when conversational AI like OpenAI’s ChatGPT can give faster and better answers? Read More
2023-10-22 13:37
2023-10-08 13:37
This is a summary of a paper that poses a simple question and uses a simple method to find a simple answer Read More
2023-10-07 13:37
Een spelfoutje is snel gemaakt, maar de regels maken het ook niet altijd even eenvoudig om het goed te doen. Daarom hier een paar tips Read More
2023-10-01 13:37
I build a lot of fun side projects, but sadly many of them go sideways. This blog post lists some of the projects that never made it to production Read More
2023-09-24 13:37
Logging statements can be very valuable for various reasons, but aren’t entirely free of cost. What’s the best way to use them? Read More
2023-09-20 13:37
This blog provides a concise summary of the Scrum framework for anyone who needs a refresher or is just getting started Read More
2023-08-27 13:37
Happy workers are productive workers. Limiting unhappiness can be a good way to increase the happiness of your workers Read More
2023-08-13 13:37
Public service media exist because they provide value to the general public (who also happen to pay for them) Read More
2023-08-06 00:00
What’s better than a crappy train travel planner that runs on my machine? A crappy train travel planner that runs on YOUR machine! Read More
2023-07-30 13:37
This week’s paper presents a catalogue of best practices for infrastructure as code programs Read More
2023-07-25 13:37
PHP has gained a lot of new language features over the years. Some of them are frankly a bit insane – but in a good way Read More
2023-07-22 13:37
RollerCoaster Tycoon and its spiritual successors are timeless classics that never get old, unlike messages from tech recruiters Read More
2023-07-16 13:37
Many PhD students suffer from mental health issues. This study investigates the underlying reasons and explores potential interventions Read More
2023-07-02 13:37
Pull request bots can provide both maintainers and contributors with a lot of useful information, but sometimes less is more Read More
2023-07-01 13:37
Yet another blog post where I create an unmaintainable mess using our favourite yet very inadequate programming language, SQL Read More
2023-06-28 13:37
I replaced my Huawei P30 Pro with a Google Pixel 7 Pro. Should you do the same with your smartphone? As usual, it depends Read More
2023-06-18 13:37
For a long time, the Roman Empire was ruled by just one man. This all changed when emperor Diocletian ascended to the throne Read More
2023-06-04 13:37
A qualitative case study shows how we can design a smooth onboarding experience for agile software development teams Read More
2023-06-01 13:37
When all you have is a relational database, everything looks like a table. And you know what? It works! Sort of Read More
2023-05-29 13:37
Logitech’s MK295 reportedly produces 90% less clicking and typing noise. I haven’t put that claim to test, but it does sound pretty quiet Read More
2023-05-21 13:37
Proactive detection of NIO tests makes it possible to fix flaky tests before they ever cause any problems Read More
2023-05-14 13:37
Leaky hiring pipelines are expensive. This paper presents guidelines that can make them more transparent, fair, and inclusive Read More
2023-05-07 13:37
Apparently a team is good at applying Scrum when it does what the Scrum guide says it should do Read More
2023-05-01 13:37
Life pro tip: get yourself a Museum Pass (aka Museumkaart) if you plan on visiting a lot of Dutch museums in one year Read More
2023-04-30 13:37
TikTok has become incredibly popular in a short time. What sets it apart from other platforms, other than its Chinese ownership? Read More
2023-04-23 13:37
When you move a pod to another node, Kubernetes creates a new pod and kills the original. Is there a more humane way? Read More
2023-04-18 13:37
I illustrated 200 posts on this website using Microsoft PowerPoint and all I got are these lousy colour bar code visualisations Read More
2023-04-16 13:37
Psychological safety and good use of technology can make journalists more creative and innovative Read More
2023-04-10 13:37
There’s an easy way to keep scripts and commands “alive” when you disconnect from a server Read More
2023-04-09 13:37
In today’s “Things That People Don’t Want To Bother With” blog we’re having a look at commit messages and how to write them Read More
2023-04-02 13:37
The bus factor is a measure of how screwed a software project is when a member suddenly leaves. How should it be calculated? Read More
Handling Model Inheritance In Laravel’s Eloquent ORM Without Third-party Libraries (is A Bad Idea)
2023-03-30 13:37
It’s technically possible to make Eloquent models inherit from each other, but I probably wouldn’t recommend it Read More
2023-03-26 13:37
Toxicity in open source differs from toxicity on other platforms like Reddit or Wikipedia in unexpected ways Read More
2023-03-22 13:37
Depending on where you’re from, public transport in Hong Kong either offers a glimpse of the future or is stuck in the past Read More
2023-03-05 13:37
This catalogue of 79 bad smells can help you make your continuous integration processes less shitty Read More
2023-03-04 13:37
The 2021 MacBook Pro may not be perfect, but I have (nearly) zero regrets about choosing this machine, which doesn’t happen very often Read More
2023-03-01 13:37
Japan is good at inventing things, but in these five cases it was actually just good at adopting things Read More
2023-02-26 13:37
This paper shows that not every paper needs a long, overly descriptive title. It’s about product backlogs Read More
2023-02-20 13:37
Most of your stuff probably comes from China. Confusingly there also some “Chinese” things that come from somewhere else Read More
2023-02-19 13:37
Containers are often used for development and deployment of server-side software. For good reason or are we all just cargo culting? Read More
2023-02-17 13:37
Let me tell you about that time I wrote a wonky static analysis tool for comments in Java source code… Read More
2023-02-15 13:37
In this latest instalment of “Things That People Don’t Want To Bother With” I discuss best practices for writing comments in source code Read More
2023-02-12 13:37
Imitating others who are successful looks good on paper, but in reality only works when one understands the “why” behind those actions Read More
2023-02-05 13:37
In its foreign policy messages China claims that it all it wants is peaceful cooperation with other nations. Is it speaking the truth? Read More
2023-02-01 13:37
Best practices for software engineering teams, derived from writings and speeches of Chinese Communist Party general secretary Xi Jinping Read More
2023-01-30 13:37
Making meeting notes and minutes isn’t everyone’s favourite task, but with the help of these tips you might at least get good at it Read More
2023-01-29 13:37
Most papers are written using Microsoft Word or the LaTeX document preparation system. Is one better than the other? Read More
2023-01-25 13:37
How many unit tests are enough? As always the answer is “It depends”, but fortunately there is a handy rule of thumb that you can use! Read More
2023-01-22 13:37
Computer science students are only taught how to communicate to an academic audience, which inconveniently excludes most developers Read More
2023-01-22 13:37
Hong Kong’s official languages are Chinese and English. But its street names are a sign that not everyone is proficient in both languages Read More
2023-01-20 13:37
Tests can be written Chicago-style or London-style. Neither is strictly better than the other Read More
2023-01-15 13:37
This study suggests that continuous integration practices are kind of like Scrum, in the sense that everyone does something different Read More
2023-01-10 13:37
Unix shells remember which commands you have issued through them. Here are a few handy ways to make use of that command history Read More
2023-01-09 13:37
Everyone always talks about technical documentation, but there are other types of documentation that are just as useful Read More
2023-01-08 13:37
The best time to make your software testable was at the start of the project. The second best time is now Read More
2023-01-05 13:37
Arrange-Act-Assert is a standardised approach to writing tests that makes them easier to read and helps you avoid some bad practices Read More
2023-01-01 13:37
A survival guide for older people who can’t make heads or tails of the messages that their new Gen Z co-workers are writing in Slack Read More
2022-12-31 13:37
As 2022 draws to a close, I wanted to do a quick retrospective; what made me mad, sad, and glad this year? Read More
2022-10-30 13:37
Dear Sir/Madam, I am a prince of the Nigerian royal family and I urgently need your help… Read More
2022-10-23 13:37
Software engineering and machine learning are like oil and water. They don’t mix – unless you add an emulsifier of course Read More
2022-10-16 13:37
The Amsterdam Digital City was one of the first online social networks in the Netherlands. How should it be preserved for future generations? Read More
2022-10-09 13:37
None, because tabs are better than spaces! Joking aside, it appears that the exact number doesn’t matter that much Read More
2022-10-02 13:37
Developers often complain about technical debt, but how much does it really hurt the business? According to this study it’s *a lot* Read More
2022-10-01 13:37
Easter is long gone, but that doesn’t mean everyone has found all the easter eggs on this website. Here’s a cheat sheet! Read More
2022-09-30 13:37
A tutorial that explains how you can force refresh the metadata of a web page in a tweet Read More
2022-09-25 13:37
Some personality types are more susceptible to burnout. This study shows that software developers are no exception to that rule Read More
2022-09-24 13:37
This guide describes how I work. Useful for stalkers and future co-workers (current ones get access to a more complete version) Read More
2022-09-18 13:37
Let’s talk about architecture erosion, its causes and consequences, and how developers can identify and control it Read More
2022-09-11 13:37
In other news: conspiracy theories about the 9/11 terrorist attacks have reached the legal drinking age in the US today Read More
2022-09-05 13:37
This week’s paper presents a systematic method to detect gender bias in software engineering job advertisements Read More
2022-09-01 13:37
I spend a lot of time reading papers. I spend even more time summarising them. Now I made oversimplified summaries of those summaries Read More
2022-08-31 13:37
Your team mates might not be able to read your mind, but at least they could learn more about you by reading your user manual Read More
2022-08-01 13:37
This month’s side project takes passive-aggressiveness against life’s daily obstacles to a whole new level Read More
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