Week 25: What’s New
The first What’s New — a weekly overview of stuff I find due to my compulsive surfing disorder (CSD). Enjoy.
Articles
- Your company has a knowledge debt problem — great article on why to invest in innovation and experimentation
- ‘Embrace technical debt‘ — in this article Eric Reis explains the negative effects of technological debt. A bit more theoretical but highly recommended.
- Gradual Engagement — nice article by LukeW on how Twitter has increased their sign-up process with… gradual engagement. Add this term to your vocabulary.
- Solving the Alt-tab Problem — I just love this guy. I’ve questioned it myself many times, but this analysis nails it.
- Stay on target — Article from The Economist on software which shield you from distractions (aka Zen computing).
- Version Control for Designers — Did I mention I fell in love this week? GIT’s her name.
Tools/software
- Notepad.cc — like the good old Notepad but in ‘the cloud’
- Instant Django — just for Windows
- Freckle — Time tracking webapp
- SIKULI — Picture-driven programming for the masses. Really cool!
- Schooloscope — nice visual webapp which tells people how schools in England are ‘performing’
Audio/video
- Steve Jobs interview on D8 (download with iTunes)
