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Should you use Concourse?

Hey there! This is Nat Bennett, from Simpler Machines. We're not going back to regular publishing yet but I wrote this up and figured, might as well send it to ya'll. Occasionally people will come into the Concourse Discord asking "is this project still active?" Usually because they're evaluating whether

What was special about Pivotal?

Was it pairing? TDD? Retros? Or was it that we could write code in peace, without being bitten by possums?

If you wish to write a book on Nvim from scratch, you must first invent the universe

There are so many different books I could write about Neovim! I'd like to write the one that's the most useful for you.

Using Github Actions? Take a look at Skylounge

Skylounge solves common problems with implementing CI/CD for large numbers of teams, and managing applications on platforms, especially in secure and regulated environments, and it does so without hiding anything from developers.

What are you buying with tests?

What we're buying is flexibility. We're buying the ability to safely change our designs later. We're making a little downpayment in our ability to understand our future designs, and to understand the impact of changes that we make.

Metrics are the squeaky dog voice, but for business

If you want executives to listen to you, you need to learn to use metrics. Here's how.

Zero Configuration Project Management

Today I'd like to introduce you to a project called "Zero."

Nouveau Shamanic Programming

ChatGPT won't replace programmers, because programmers aren't technicians, they're shamans.

Career advice for engineers who aren't supposed to exist

Keep your eye on the long view. Don't let yourself get caught up in performance review. Get faster with deliberate practice. Get faster by building stuff. Stay technical.

Build your own Vim configuration

Maybe the config you were using is no longer maintained for general use. Maybe you just want to get to know your editor a little better. You've been a Vim user for a long time, but now it's time to build your own lightsaber. You need to learn how to write your own Vim config.