Some great links for 12/08/2019
I always thought those trigger callbacks in activerecord were a problem.
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December 2019
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2019-12-07
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2019-12-06
Some great links for 12/07/2019
Read more →A High-Level Grammar of Interactive Graphics | Vega-Lite
Looks really useful
tags: visualization graphics charts javascript json
CODAP – Common Online Data Analysis Platform
Looks really useful.
November 2019
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2019-11-30
Some great links for 12/01/2019
Read more →Markov Localization for Mobile Robots in Dynamic Environments
A seminal paper on the Markov Localization Algorithm
tags: robotics robot localization markov
Instrument Your Ruby App In Minutes with the Honeycomb Beeline for Ruby – Honeycomb
This is another package of performance monitoring scaling tools. T...
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2019-11-24
Some great links for 11/25/2019
Read more →How to Process Passwords as a Software Developer – DEV Community
Very useful tips and techniques on handling of passwords.
20 Most-Recommended Books for Software Developers – DEV Community
I know all these books. Odd that nothing new is on the list.
tags: software ...
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2019-11-13
Some great links for 11/14/2019
A fantastic visualization of various path finding algorithms
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2019-11-07
Some great links for 11/08/2019
A Recipe for Training Neural Networks
Very good article for anyone using Neural Networks
tags: neuralnetworks training howto
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2019-11-05
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2019-11-03
Some great links for 11/04/2019
Read more →GitHub – iris-ua/iris_lama: LaMa – A Localization and Mapping library
Another interesting SLAM library to try
tags: ros slam library robotics
htop explained | peteris.rocks
Useful info
tags: htop linux unix explained
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2019-11-01
October 2019
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2019-10-20
Some great links for 10/21/2019
Read more →a list of open source alternatives to google internal tools.
There are numerous tools used by internal google developers that are not available outside. This is a list of similar tools that are open source and available to all.
tags: tools google services howto list
The lines of code that changed everything.
A wonderful trip down ...
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2019-10-15
Some great links for 10/16/2019
How to Write Fast Code in Ruby on Rails – Shopify Engineering
These people have one of the largest rails apps. They know what they are talking about!
tags: Shopify rails howto tips performance
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2019-10-14
Some great links for 10/15/2019
6 Ways to Prevent Your Heroku App From Sleeping | Quick Left
if this works, it’s super useful to overcome the annoying fact that Heroku dynos go to sleep and need to be woken up.
tags: explanation hacks performance Heroku howto
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2019-10-12
Some great links for 10/13/2019
Postgres Is Underrated—It Handles More than You Think – DEV Community
Really great rundown of less known features of Postgres!
tags: tips features explanation postgres
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2019-10-09
Some great links for 10/10/2019
Super useful modern rundown of low hanging fruit performance tips for rails.
tags: performance rails tips ruby
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2019-10-06
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2019-10-05
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2019-10-01
September 2019
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2019-09-30
Some great links for 10/01/2019
Read more →Comparing Database Types: How Database Types Evolved to Meet Different Needs | Prisma
Really nice taxonomy of database types in history.
tags: taxonomy database types explainer
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2019-09-27
Some great links for 09/28/2019
Goodhart’s Law: Are Academic Metrics Being Gamed?
Interesting trends in scholarly work, references, citations and academic status.
tags: papers research publishing journals academia
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2019-09-17
Some great links for 09/18/2019
Listen Notes: The best podcast search engine
Really useful tool to find podcasts and episodes. A nice looking podcast search engine.
tags: search podcasting podcasts searchengine