https://features.propublica.org/ibm/ibm-age-discrimination-american-workers/ Here it is again. Ageism in IT. Shame!
Category: Coding
Earn more with functional programming
This article gives an overview of a Stack Overflow survey about programming languages. Developers love trendy new languages but earn more with functional programming https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2018/03/developers-love-trendy-new-languages-but-earn-more-with-functional-programming/ Should your selection of a programming language depend on how much money you can earn with it? I do not […]
Generative Art With Haskell
https://www.kovach.me/posts/2018-03-07-generating-art.html Interesting post about generative art with Haskell by Benjamin Kovach. Make sure you read the referenced article by Tyler Hobbs about writing Processing code through Quil in Clojure as well.
Charts – Tones
https://www.tones.fm/charts This is very interesting! Create sounds by setting dots on a canvas. I wonder how this is implemented.
Mobile Smalltalk
I have just discovered this interesting article about running Smalltalk on iOS and Android. Mobile Smalltalk https://simberon.blogspot.de/2017/11/mobile-smalltalk.html Well, writing your own VM is not for the faint-hearted, of course.
Haskell Code Style
Getty Ritter writes about Haskell Code Style Some Notes About How I Write Haskell https://blog.infinitenegativeutility.com/2017/12/some-notes-about-how-i-write-haskell Maybe one day I’ll understand all this.
Lisp is Cool
Yet another article trying to convince us that Lisp is cool. Yes, code is data, but that’s not what makes Lisp cool http://blog.rongarret.info/2018/02/yes-code-is-data-but-thats-not-what.html Are you convinced now?
Haskell Overview
Nice Haskell overview from Alexis King. An opinionated guide to Haskell in 2018 https://lexi-lambda.github.io/blog/2018/02/10/an-opinionated-guide-to-haskell-in-2018/ An exhausting read for me. I’m overwhelmed.
For the code monkeys
Good advice from Natalya Maksimenko to avoid the rat race in the software industry. https://mkdev.me/en/posts/5-recommendations-on-how-to-maintain-the-code-quality-and-keep-your-self-development-when-nobody-cares I never managed to follow this advice.
Return type polymorphism in Haskell
Eli Bendersky writes about return type polymorphism in Haskell. https://eli.thegreenplace.net/2018/return-type-polymorphism-in-haskell/ My knowledge of Haskell is too limited to understand all the code. However, it’s interesting to see what is possible.
Software Complexity Is Killing Us
I like this article by Justin Etheredge. However, I doubt that the software industry will ever change. Let’s face it, industrial software development is just like that. https://www.simplethread.com/software-complexity-killing-us/ I think that one of the problems is that most product owners or product managers want to […]
Stop encouraging girls to code for a living
Interesting article by Noemi Titarenco. http://www.noemi.ro/stop-encouraging-girls-to-code-for-a-living/ Why should girls do the Blue-Collar Job Coding when they could do something else?
Getting Started with Docker
I have just finished a nice little Docker tutorial from Taylor Lovett. If you are just getting started with Docker, then I recommend you have a look at his tutorial. https://scotch.io/tutorials/getting-started-with-docker I’m using Docker on Ubuntu, by the way. Here’s a tutorial specifically for Ubuntu. […]
Dozens of Companies Are Using Facebook to Exclude Older Workers — ProPublica
https://www.propublica.org/article/facebook-ads-age-discrimination-targeting Hhm. After reading this article, I still don’t know if, for tech companies, I’m dead at 40 or 50. Oh my.