The Toilet PaperCan a good philosophical contribution be made just by asking a question?Published 22 Oct 2023Written by Chun Fei Lung 🤔Back to top
Five things that are (not) made in ChinaMost of your stuff probably comes from China. Confusingly there also some “Chinese” things that come from somewhere else.
Why “Nigerian” scammers say they are from NigeriaDear Sir/Madam, I am a prince of the Nigerian royal family and I urgently need your help…
Five things that are (not) made in JapanJapan is good at inventing things, but in these five cases it was actually just good at adopting things.
Bad practices in continuous integration pipelines and processesThis catalogue of 79 bad smells can help you make your continuous integration processes less shitty.
Best practices for infrastructure-as-code (IaC) scriptsThis week’s paper presents a catalogue of best practices for infrastructure as code programs.
“How is your thesis going?”Many PhD students suffer from mental health issues. This study investigates the underlying reasons and explores potential interventions.
Measuring programming experienceStudies about programming often need to control for programming experience. What’s the best way to do that?
The impact of code review coverage and code review participation on software quality You know about code coverage for tests, but code review coverage is just as important.
Money can’t buy happiness, but it can buy survey respondentsResearchers often use financial incentives to increase response rates for their surveys. How well do these work for online surveys?
