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
Naming things is hard: Hong Kong street names editionHong Kong’s official languages are Chinese and English. But its street names are a sign that not everyone is proficient in both languages.
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…
Why is everyone on TikTok?TikTok has become incredibly popular in a short time. What sets it apart from other platforms, other than its Chinese ownership?
Best practices for infrastructure-as-code (IaC) scriptsThis week’s paper presents a catalogue of best practices for infrastructure as code programs.
Bad practices in continuous integration pipelines and processesThis catalogue of 79 bad smells can help you make your continuous integration processes less shitty.
Be careful when browsing for browser extensions in the Chrome Web StoreThis paper provides an analysis of browser extensions in the Chrome Web Store based on historical data and their source code.
Measuring programming experienceStudies about programming often need to control for programming experience. What’s the best way to do that?
Helm may be a popular solution, but not necessarily a safe oneHelm charts are re-usable packages for Kubernetes resources. They are easy to share and use, but this comes at a price.
What does toxicity look like in open-source projects?Toxicity in open source differs from toxicity on other platforms like Reddit or Wikipedia in unexpected ways.