This old text by Spolsky is still relevant and I feel it will ways be. Abstractions leak and nothing is going to change
Happy Friday!
https://www.joelonsoftware.com/2002/11/11/the-law-of-leaky-abstractions/

David rocks. No is no.
https://twitter.com/dabeaz/status/1404178538937438210?s=21

This can even be used as a cheatsheet once you have to do some data analysis with SQL🔥
https://hakibenita.com/sql-for-data-analysis

Meanwhile Microsoft introduces the next version of Windows and it’s a free upgrade
https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2021/06/24/introducing-windows-11/

Despite SQL is well known and loved there’s also so much to criticize
https://scattered-thoughts.net/writing/against-sql/

Linear regression is so easier to understand than neural networks. Using NN was always more like a magic and was never a silver bullet. This text can be a good starting point to learn linear regression right from its strengths (there’s a link to video below the text).
Happy Tuesday everyone!

https://www.kdnuggets.com/2021/08/3-reasons-linear-regression-instead-neural-networks.html

Different SDLC models all with their pros and cons and in one text
https://medium.com/codex/9-software-development-life-cycle-models-c16bee2a917a

One of the latest MIT Press books that might be interesting for all kinds of engineers
https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/software-design-flexibility

Another book announcement from the famous dabeaz, looking forward to get it
Have a great weekend!
https://twitter.com/dabeaz/status/1433231926530281472?s=21

Future is now? At least this is what comes to mind when you think about passwordless authentication.
PS Microsoft drives interesting initiatives for some tome now
Happy Monday!
https://www.theverge.com/2021/9/15/22675175/microsoft-account-passwordless-no-password-security-feature

Get ready to catch exception groups in Python 3.11
https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0654/

JFYI If you will ever need more from itertools, here’s more:
Docs: https://more-itertools.readthedocs.io/en/stable/
Code: https://github.com/more-itertools/more-itertools

Don’t hurry up with this, pals!
https://pythonspeed.com/articles/switch-python-3.10/

Hey, Pythonistas!
Python is programming language number 1 according to TIOBE index for October 2021!
(doesn’t mean though that other languages are not awesome as well;)
Happy Friday!
https://www.tiobe.com/tiobe-index/

Here’s a wallpaper for everyone stuck with legacy vintage devices, so one can feel fancy:)

One of the best texts about GIL you can find
https://tenthousandmeters.com/blog/python-behind-the-scenes-13-the-gil-and-its-effects-on-python-multithreading/