Category: Technology

I work in technology sector. And I do round a clock, not only from 9 to 5. It is my bread and butter, it is my hobby, it is the fascination of my life. And with the current rate of change particular in information technology (IT), there is always something new to learn, to try, to talk about. I often post news, thoughts, and reviews. And when I do, this is the category I use.

spf13-vim : The Ultimate Vim Distribution

spf13-vim is an amazing Vim distribution with cross-platform configuration and a large bundle of plugins, aimed at programmers in all sorts of languages.  Those of you just starting with Vim, or using a very basic configuration, give this one a spin.  And for the rest of us, ancient farts with 10+ year old configurations, this distribution provides plenty of inspiration for plugins and configuration options to try and play with.

I’ve seen a variety of Vim distributions and bundles over the years, but nothing came close to this amazing setup.  Very well done!

Every Programmer Should Know

“Every Programmer Should Know” is a collection of subjects and resources that every programmer should know.  It is not specific to any technology stack, and it’s rich enough to offer something to programmer of any level or experience.

While the whole list is great, I’ll single out this Big O Cheatsheet:

10 Things I’ve Learned About Customer Development

I haven’t been involved in customer development throughout most of my career.  That only changed in recent years, so I have to learn quite a bit on that front.  So, the list of “10 Things I’ve Learned About Customer Development” resonated with me quite well.  The best part of it is that not only it highlights the issues, but also provides a direction towards solution.

Multiple Perspectives On Technical Problems and Solutions

“Multiple Perspectives On Technical Problems and Solutions” is an interesting take on engineering in general and software architecture in particular.  It starts off with:

Fundamental: engineering decision-making is a socially constructed activity

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In other words, engineering (as an activity) does not have “correct” solutions to problems. As an aside, if you’re looking for correct solutions to problems, I’d suggest that you go work in a different field (like mathematics); engineering will likely frustrate you.

It then goes into dialogues and discussions, architecture review meetings, and provides a few pointers on how to get the best of those.