Blogs

Let’s go for my web review for the week 2021-49.

Blockchain, the amazing solution for almost nothing - The Correspondent

Tags: tech, cryptoassets, scam

Take a solution in search of a problem, add strong monetary incentives for using the solution, mix the whole with magical thinking and… you get the blockchain fad.

https://thecorrespondent.com/655/blockchain-the-amazing-solution-for-almost-nothing/86714927310-8f431cae

Leaving MySQL

Tags: tech, databases, mysql, mariadb

Using MySQL or MariaDB in production? Think again.

https://blog.sesse.net/blog/tech/2021-12-05-16-41_leaving_mysql.html

Simple Raspberry Pi powered SMS Gateway

Tags: tech, sms, smarthome, raspberry-pi

Looks like a nice resource for home automation. Sending SMS is indeed a nice and simple notification system.

https://blog.haschek.at/2021/raspberry-pi-sms-gateway.html

Why mastering Python is impossible, and why that’s ok | Pydon’t 🐍

Tags: tech, programming, python

I think this applies more largely to any evolving language or ecosystem. You rarely can know such a thing in full and if you do it’s only at a given point in time for a few given contexts. Only path to expertise in our field is practicing in various contexts and staying up to date as much as humanly possible.

https://mathspp.com/blog/pydonts/why-mastering-python-is-impossible

Rust takes a major step forward as Linux’s second official language | ZDNet

Tags: tech, linux, rust

This is good to see this is still making progress.

https://www.zdnet.com/article/rust-takes-a-major-step-forward-as-linuxs-second-official-language/

Design Tip: Never Use Black by Ian Storm Taylor

Tags: design, frontend

Interesting design tip around the use of colors in general and black in particular. Sorry Nuno. ;-)

https://ianstormtaylor.com/design-tip-never-use-black/

Background Work

Tags: tech, craftsmanship

Interesting thinking about going beyond what’s strictly needed for a task.

https://medium.com/@kentbeck_7670/background-work-dce930c0675a

Bye for now!