F*** You, I Quit — Hiring Is Broken

Disclaimer: This is a story about my interview experience in the tech industry. No personal names will be used to preserve anonymity. The title refers to the industry as a whole, not to any particular company.

Full article

Read More

Software Update Destroys $286 Million Japanese Satellite

The Japanese X-ray telescope Hitomi has been declared lost after it disintegrated in orbit, torn apart when spinning out of control. The cause is still under investigation but early analysis points to bad data in a software package pushed shortly after an instrument probe was extended from the rear of the satellite.

Full article

Read More

Do You Need a Microservices Architecture?

Last week I spoke at the Bangalore Software Architects Meetup on the topic "Do you need microservices architecture?". Here is the presentation and bit more info about it. Over the last few years there has been lot of attention on microservices.

Full article

Read More

Lessons learned at React Amsterdam — Medium

I was excited to attend the React Amsterdam conference and I had a really great time. You can notice that from the millions of tweets I have sent during the conference. The speakers and the talks were excellent so I wanted to make a quick summary of the whole event for the people who weren’t there.

Full article

Read More

OnHub da Google ganha canal IFTTT

O OnHub vem cheio de hardware que o deixa em posição privilegiada para ser de hub para interligação de todo o tipo de dispositivos inteligentes (WiFi, Bluetooth, Zigbee, etc.), mas infelizmente ainda não há software que esteja a tirar partido dessas capacidades.

Full article

Read More

UMi Super com 6GB RAM e USB Type-C por menos de $300

A UMi já tem feito chegar ao mercado smartphones bem apetecíveis, e agora começa a aventurar-se para segmentos mais altos. O UMi Super será um smartphone com 6GB de RAM e USB Type-C, e que deverá ter um preço inferior a $300.

Full article

Read More

Batch Resize Images in OS X With This Automator Script

If you need to resize a ton of images on your Mac, Automator is the way to do it in one fell swoop. 9to5Mac shows off how to quickly make your own Automator service for doing just that. While Automator might be a little intimidating for new users, it’s pretty easy to get the hang of it.

Full article

Read More