115 / Ask vs guess culture

Published on August 27, 2023

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Toot of the Week

"Shitposting" is an anagram of "Top Insights" — @qurlyjoe@mstdn.social

How to sabotage your salary negotiation efforts before you even start (interviewing.io)
Aline Lerner showcases two mistakes for salary negotiation and how to avoid them.

The four types of software in the future (proofofconcept.pub)
David Hoang introduces four classifications of software in the future: Commercial, Boutique, Personal, and Disposable.
Why you should consider Rust for your Lambdas (loige.co)
Luciano Mammino explains why Rust is a great fit for AWS Lambda.
Why Tailwind CSS Won (matt-rickard.com)
Matt Rickard lists four reasons why Tailwind is so popular.
No one actually wants simplicity (lukeplant.me.uk)
Luke Plant explains why if you won't sacrifice anything for simplicity, you don't care about it.

Ask vs guess culture (jeanhsu.substack.com)
Jean Hsu explains two different approaches to asking for something and how they sometimes clash.
We’re All Just Temporarily Abled (blog.jim-nielsen.com)
Jim Nielsen explains how 100% of people will have some form of disability in their lifetime.
How a startup looses its spark (blog.johnqian.com)
John Qian explains what makes a startup intoxicating and how these qualities are eroded with more employees. Thanks, Lukas!
E-ink is so Retropunk (rmkit.dev)
This article is a love letter to open e-ink devices like the reMarkable or Kobo.

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