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658.3 — On Mentorship in an Industry That Moves Too Fast

658.3 — On Mentorship in an Industry That Moves Too Fast

The half-life of technical knowledge in this field is short.

303.6 — Conflict Resolution in Code Review and in Life

303.6 — Conflict Resolution in Code Review and in Life

Code review is conflict management with a technical object in the middle.

152.1 — Attention Is a Resource With a Depletion Curve

152.1 — Attention Is a Resource With a Depletion Curve

Attention degrades over the course of the day.

080.0 — The Collection as Curatorial Act

080.0 — The Collection as Curatorial Act

Every collection encodes a theory of what matters.

051.0 — The Newsletter as Form: Why We Returned to Email

051.0 — The Newsletter as Form: Why We Returned to Email

The newsletter is email with intentionality.

020.0 — The Library as the First API

020.0 — The Library as the First API

The library is an information retrieval system built around a specific access pattern.