Double Shot #2439
- Orbit - Open-source design system from kiwi.com. Even if you're not building travel apps this is a nice example of what a design system can encompass.
- Ruby on Rails Tutorial - One of the best, now updated for Rails 6.
- Memcached 1.5.18 Release Notes - A significant update: "Memcached 1.5.18 and newer can recover its cache between restarts."
- How to get those 9s: on improving service uptime - A structured plan for getting out of a pickle.
- Cascadia Code - A new programming font from Microsoft.
- Tech Animals - "Support a good cause and get your favorite Tech Animal as a T-shirt, poster, or mug." I might need to pick up a Firefox or two.
- Rethinking web accounts (using Rails) - A signup-first-and-maybe-secure-later approach.
- Conference Speakers, Check Your Egos - Some questions to prompt examining your own speaking motivations.
- 100,000 AI-Generated Faces - Free to use, though some are decidedly on the wrong side of the uncanny valley.
- Keep Code Review from Wasting Everyone’s Time - Part of the Code Climate series on decreasing cycle time.
- ColorBox - A new design toy from the folks at Lyft, which will give you smooth gradations between two shades.