Max Q: An inside look at Astra’s Apollo Fusion acquisition
In this issue: Astra’s Apollo Fusion acquisition followed by delays and desertion, news from SpaceX and more
Read MoreChris’ Corner: Web Components Don’t Need You
Dave Rupert blogged a bunch of reasons about why you probably aren’t using them yet. Some of it is technological, and more of it is historical, marketing, and psychological reasons. Then Dave, a pretty avid Web Components follower and advocate, followed up with another surprise. Should you rewrite your app
Read MoreOOP in Lua
Object-Oriented Programming in Lua using AnnotationsDespite being a scripting and dynamically typed language, Lua possesses enough flexibility to do object-oriented programming effectively, especially using the power of annotations. This primer explains how core OOP concepts can be implemented. I’m sure that understanding the why behind each line, will help you
Read MoreBuilding Self-Guided Engineering Teams
with a focus on alignment, ownership, and trust.Having read the article on measuring developer productivity by McKinsey & Company as well as a few follow-ups, with the most in-depth one being the two-part response by Gergely Orosz and Kent Beck, I deep-dived into what’s behind the urge of measurement — and found out
Read MoreClean Architecture in Game Development
4 lessons learned on the way to adopt clean architecture in a game created from scratch.Going back to game development, I created a simple prototype using the LÖVE framework. LÖVE is a minimalistic game framework and not an engine, as e.g. Unity is. The main drawback of Unity for me was
Read MoreA Collection of Docker Images To Solve All Your Debugging Needs
Whether you’re debugging networking, databases, your application code, or anything else, these images will be all you need to get it doneContinue reading on Better Programming »
Read MoreWhy Mobx Is No Longer Fashionable
Why MobX Is No Longer FashionableMobX was one of React’s most popular state management libraries, so why is it passé now?Photo by Fredy Jacob on UnsplashMobX was a popular state management library for React that allowed you to create observable and reactive data models. However, with the introduction of React Hooks, MobX
Read MoreSwiftUI Layout — The Mystery of Size
SwiftUI Layout — The Mystery of SizeExplaining, understanding, and using SwiftUI’s many sizesPhoto by charlesdeluvio on UnsplashIn SwiftUI, the concept of size, which is extremely important in layout, has become somewhat mystifying. Setting sizes or obtaining sizes is not as intuitive as one would expect. This article will unveil the veil covering the SwiftUI size
Read MoreJordan normal form: 1’s above or below diagonal?
Given a square complex matrix A, the Jordan normal form of A is a matrix J such that and J has a particular form. The eigenvalues of A are along the diagonal of J, and the elements above the diagonal are 0s or 1s. There’s a particular pattern to the
Read MoreLevel up on the Builders Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt
TechCrunch Disrupt, our flagship startup event, returns to San Francisco on September 19–21, and you can bet TechCrunch+ will be in the house. With excitement and pride, here’s what we have in store for you on the Builders Stage at Disrupt on what I predict will be the most whip-ass
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