Code & Tools
Articles about the code, tools, and tech that we've used on projects or find interesting.
After Decades of Neglect, Functional Programming is Finally Going Mainstream. Why Now? Paid Members Public
Functional programming is hardly new. I remember coding a lot of LISP when I was at university in the early 90's. That was 25 years...
Embed Reddit Comment Threads Right on Your Blog with Supercomments Paid Members Public
Reddit is great for finding content that interests you. The best thing about it are the vibrant conversations that spring up around popular articles...
How We Built a 25 Developer Service Company (and Growing Strong) Paid Members Public
I was chatting today with a European freelance developer who is thinking about setting up a software agency. He asked me if I had any advice...
Why We Don't Do Fixed-Price Software Projects (And Neither Should You) Paid Members Public
A few years ago, I took on a freelance project to implement an Internet Explorer component in C++. I was...
What I Wish I Knew When Starting Out as a Software Developer: Slow the Fuck Down Paid Members Public
The other day I read What I Wish I Knew When I Started My Career as a Software Developer, an article...
The Shifting Definition of Front-End Developer Paid Members Public
Until the advent of the web, professional software development didn't have a front-end/back-end dichotomy...
Practical Lessons in Peer Code Review Paid Members Public
Millions of years ago, apes descended from the trees, evolved opposable thumbs and—eventually—became human beings...
Outgrowing Pivotal Tracker Paid Members Public
At Salsita, we've been using Pivotal Tracker as our primary project management tool for over two years now. When choosing...
