The text discusses the benefits and risks of storing two-factor authentication (2FA) codes in a password manager. It explains that while storing 2FA codes in a password manager is convenient, it may pose some security risks. Howev...
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Andy Grunwald shares the lessons learned from running a local tech meetup for 11 years. He emphasizes the importance of clarity in motivation, building a small organization team, collaborating with companies, and not trying to sol...
0My alltime-high articles - Andy Grunwald
2024-01-03 •
The text is a list of articles that have had a significant impact on the author's career and perspective. It includes articles by Dan McKinley, Paul Graham, swyx, Itzy Sabo, Charity Majors, Marc Andreessen, Kitty Giraudel, Karri S...
Continuous Integration (CI) is considered a standard and best practice in many software engineering organizations. Running the CI process daily helps detect dependency failures early and keep the software buildable. The usage of c...
The text discusses the issue of too many meetings in the corporate world, particularly how it affects productivity in jobs that require long focus time. The author suggests canceling meetings if the outcome can be lived with, as m...
The author discusses the presence of open source software in a new washing machine, listing four specific projects and speculating on the reasons for their inclusion. The author also highlights the importance of acknowledging open...
The text discusses the importance of naming database connections to reduce debugging time and find the root cause of outages faster. It provides examples for different database systems and non-database systems, and explains how to...
The Web Engineering Düsseldorf Meetup had a successful year in 2019, with 12 meetups in 9 different venues and 24 different speakers. They also launched their first conference, localhost.engineering, and expressed gratitude to the...
The article discusses the creation of a frontend for a sports competition at a local functional fitness gym. It details the process of building the frontend, the technology used, and the positive reception from athletes. The proje...
The article discusses the creation of a Jeopardy! game frontend as part of the things with buzzers series. It details the process of integrating the game show buzzers, modifying the app to run offline, and connecting to a WebSocke...
The text describes the process of building custom game show buzzers, connecting them to various applications, and open-sourcing the project. It details the inspiration behind the project, the architecture of the buzzers, and the p...
The text describes how the author and his peer organized a tech conference and kicked it off with a game of Rock–Paper–Scissors involving 500 people. The game was played in under seven minutes and was well-received by the attendee...
The book review on 'Rework' by David Heinemeier Hansson and Jason Fried praises the book for its pragmatic and direct writing style, small chapters, and down-to-earth attitude. The book is recommended for those who want a new pers...
The text is a book review of 'Atomic Habits' by James Clear. It provides insights into the book's content, the author's writing style, and the impact of the book on the reader. The review highlights the practical tips and real-lif...
The book review provides an excellent overview of the role of a Product Manager, emphasizing the importance of the role, the need for the right people, and practical techniques. It also highlights the need for a product vision and...
The Web Engineering DUS Meetup took place on May 18, 2018, with five different lightning talks and around 75 attendees. The organizers are looking for ways to improve the event and asked for feedback from the attendees. The feedba...
The article is about migrating a local PHP environment on macOS to the new Homebrew version 1.5.0. It provides a step-by-step guide on how to migrate, including cleaning up the old PHP packages, updating, installing PHP, verifying...
The Web Engineering Meetup Düsseldorf satisfaction survey results are presented. The survey was anonymous and 49 people responded. The survey covered the location, organization, topics of the talks, reasons for attending, and sugg...
The text provides tips and lessons learned from running a local meetup. It covers topics such as choosing a suitable location, finding speakers, organizing food and drinks, and the importance of being respectful to everyone involv...