Blog Posts - Page 21
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Why Good Enough Is Often Better Than Perfect
Explore why 'good enough' often outperforms perfection in software development and beyond. Learn the subtle skills of knowing when to ship, when to.
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Prompt engineering for code: Prompts as contracts, not wishes
A field-tested take on prompts as contracts, not wishes with Prompt engineering for code: what it rewards, where it breaks, and how to keep the workflow honest.
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The Economics of the Amazon Rubber Trade
Examine the Amazon rubber boom and bust as a commodity monopoly story — how vulcanized rubber became essential to industrial civilization, how the Amazon monopoly created rubber baron cities, how British seedling transplantation ended the monopoly, and what the episode reveals about how geographic commodity monopolies are broken.
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How to Conduct a Personal Workflow Audit
Learn how to conduct a personal workflow audit that reveals hidden inefficiencies. This practical guide covers observation techniques, analysis methods.
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Cline and Roo Code: Memory banks that outlive a single session
A field-tested take on memory banks that outlive a single session with Cline and Roo Code: what it rewards, where it breaks, and how to keep the workflow honest.
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The Economics of Plantation Agriculture
Examine plantation agriculture as an economic system — why tropical monoculture required coerced labor, how plantation economics drove the slave trade and indentured servitude, the productivity paradox of high output with low worker welfare, and what factor endowments reveal about labor institutions.
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Automated Tests That Actually Make Sense
Learn how to write automated tests that provide real value. This practical guide covers test strategy, meaningful coverage, and the subtle skills that.
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JetBrains AI Assistant: Pairing AI Assistant with Code With Me for remote reviews
A field-tested take on pairing AI Assistant with Code With Me for remote reviews with JetBrains AI Assistant: what it rewards, where it breaks, and how to keep the workflow honest.
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The Economics of the Suez Canal
The Suez Canal transformed global trade, bankrupted Egypt, enriched Britain, and triggered a decolonization crisis. Its history shows how infrastructure ownership creates political leverage that outlasts empires.
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What I Learned from the Worst Production Bugs
Explore the lessons hidden in catastrophic production bugs. This candid retrospective reveals what went wrong, why it happened, and the subtle skills.
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Windsurf: Indexing strategies for a monorepo with generated code
A field-tested take on indexing strategies for a monorepo with generated code with Windsurf: what it rewards, where it breaks, and how to keep the workflow honest.
