2021 Leftovers

Various things I discovered in 2021 which didn't make it into a dedicated post.

Software Development and Communication

• Crocker's Rules for effective communication
• Why using localStorage directly is a bad idea
• Unix shell and SSH tricks
• Behind a zero-click iOS hack
• Token entropy explained by GitHub
• Interview with CTO Stephan Schmidt (German):
  • When starting as CTO, don't wait with changes until "you got to know the company". Check security, systems and source code right away and initiate necessary changes.
  • When setting OKRs, include your employees in the process
  • "Estimating software is fractal, it gets bigger the closer you look"
• Writing an effective developer resume - from hiring manager PoV
• Building a simple TODO list app in Go
• RESTful API from any Postgres database
• How-to securely erase a SSD
• Data Oriented Design: a collection of resources

Game Development

• 2048 Game
• Basic 2D game library, written in Go: Ebiten
• Cross-platform rendering library: bgfx
• Jason Gregory (lead programmer at Naughty Dog): "Game Engine Architecture"
• Introduction to 3D game shaders
• WaveFunctionCollapse: generating asset and map variations
• Creator of rot.js and a little Star Wars roguelike built using rot.js

Investing

• Stock market news ticker and its API
• Atomic Swaps between BTC and XMR
• RandomX algorithm used by XMR
• Basic overview of companies (e.g. when applying), career paths of various organizations

Happy New Year!