Week 34 of 2023

Weeklies are my notes of things not big enough for a blog post but worthy of being mentioned and linked to. Find all of my Weeklies at /weeklies.

• No one actually wants simplicity

  Luke Plant wrote a great piece on the often vocal desire towards simplicity that is in direct conflict with the lack of willingness to make any sacrifices or tradeoffs.

• Organic Test Driven Development

  Brad Gessler writes about his approach to lightweight test-driven Ruby development

• “We’re All Just Temporarily Abled”

  At some point in life, we all encounter situations where we benefit from accessible solutions. So let’s build our world around us accessible for all.

• Book: How to build a low-tech internet?

  I discovered this book and some articles and a website about low-tech Internet through Mastodon and I’m blown away by how exciting all this is. I’ve been pondering about low-power, no-Internet gossip network style blogospheres and social medias for a while. This sparked a whole ton of new ideas.

• You're probably already using Postgres: What you need to know with Chelsea Dole & Floor Drees

  In this episode of Path to Citus Con podcast Chelsea Dole, Floor Drees, Claire Giordano and Pino de Candia come together to discuss Postgres databases and share advanced tips for how you can get the best out of your database.