A developer shares their favorite macOS productivity tools and CLI utilities, including Alfred and Magnet, to enhance workflow and automation.
A developer shares personal health habits to illustrate how making good choices easy can be applied to building performant, accessible, and secure software.
A personal year-in-review blog post reflecting on the blog's growth, content goals, and technical decisions like ads, analytics, and a potential platform migration.
A comic strip depicting a daily standup meeting, highlighting common time-wasting behaviors in agile development.
A developer shares technical and habit-based techniques to reduce distractions from social media, email, and apps like StackOverflow for better productivity.
An article challenging the '10x engineer' myth and proposing the concept of a '+10% engineer' who boosts team productivity through collaboration and support.
A guide to creating command aliases in Windows Terminal to save time and keystrokes for developers using Docker, Git, and Kubernetes.
A guide for developers on effectively working from home, covering occasional and regular remote work arrangements, discipline, and communication strategies.
A technical guide on manually migrating Alfred's clipboard history database between Macs using symbolic links and Dropbox.
A talk and article showcasing surprising and advanced features of the IPython interactive Python shell.
A developer's monthly progress report on side projects, including user growth for What Got Done and renewed interest in Zestful.
How Google's 'Snippets' tool for asynchronous status updates improved meeting efficiency and team communication.
A blog post about overcoming perfectionism in writing and the benefits of publishing work before it feels 'perfect'.
A developer reflects on launching a task journaling app, conducting user interviews, and earning passive income from side projects.
A personal story about an Apple Watch notification distracting a midwife leads to a discussion on the dangers of digital distractions for software developers.
A developer argues that well-run business meetings are crucial for software teams, distinguishing them from wasteful gatherings.
A guide offering practical tips for new software developers to improve productivity, including mastering IDE shortcuts and effective searching.
A product manager shares practical tips for using email more effectively to communicate, collaborate, and get better engagement in a tech work environment.
A personal review of Microsoft To-Do, detailing its features like My Day and how it's used to manage both work and personal tasks.
A software developer explains why reducing constant audio input from podcasts and audiobooks is crucial for focus, deep thinking, and better retention of information.
