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7 simple habits of the best engineers I know
How great software engineers maintain outperformance
Sep 11, 2023
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How to Write "Garbage Code" (by Linus Torvalds)
Linus Torvalds, Creator of Git and Linux, on reducing cognitive load
Sep 12 • Engineer's Codex
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How Cursor Indexes Codebases Fast
Merkle Trees in the real world
May 10 • Engineer's Codex
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Metric-Driven Development and The Claude Effect
Sometimes, feels have to be trusted over figures
Mar 9 • Engineer's Codex
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5 Non-LLM Software Trends To Be Excited About
Innovations outside the AI spotlight
Nov 12, 2024 • Engineer's Codex
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How Fireship became YouTube's favorite programmer
How Fireship wins YouTube
Oct 9, 2024
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The Boolean Trap
Use enums instead
Sep 5, 2024
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Good programmers worry about data structures and their relationships
Wisdom from Linus Torvalds, the creator of Git and Linux
Jul 8, 2024
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