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  • How Content Creates Content

    How Content Creates Content
    by Max Katz

    A big part of many developer advocacy programs is content. Content can be in the form of tutorials, blog posts, videos, and hands-on workshops and other forms.... More

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  • How Cognitive Biases Influence Software Development

    How Cognitive Biases Influence Software Development
    by Tim Koopmans

    What I If Told You ...You read that line wrong? That's right, take a closer look. Is this simply an optical illusion? What's happening in our minds when we fall for... More

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The Hard Part of Becoming a Command Line Wizard

The Hard Part of Becoming a Command Line Wizard
by John Cook

I've long been impressed by Shell one-liners. They seem like magical incantations. Pipe a few terse commands together, et voilà! Out pops the solution to a problem that would...

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How Cognitive Biases Influence Software Development

How Cognitive Biases Influence Software Development
by Tim Koopmans

What I If Told You ...You read that line wrong? That's right, take a closer look. Is this simply an optical illusion? What's happening in our minds when we fall for these tricks? We...

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