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Questions to ask yourself when talking with users original ↗

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How to offer better downloads original ↗

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S3 is not a filesystem original ↗

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Django's transaction.atomic()original ↗

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JavaScript task queue original ↗

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I admit it: I like Python's asyncio original ↗

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Streaming: a skill gap?original ↗

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Python generators original ↗

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Mini HTTP guide for developers original ↗

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The core S3 API is beautiful original ↗

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Questions to ask yourself when considering a dependency original ↗

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You might not need a class original ↗

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I admit it: I like Python's ternary operator original ↗

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Reducing risk of release day original ↗

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S3 path/pseudo-folder locking original ↗

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Python asyncio read/write lock original ↗

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You might not need Boto 3 original ↗

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Questions to ask yourself when handling exceptions original ↗

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Structured data in environment variables original ↗

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Programming design choices in the face of changing requirements original ↗

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Type simplicity original ↗

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Questions to ask yourself when writing tests original ↗

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The list monad's bind original ↗

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Hidden structure original ↗

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The beauty and the horror of Haskell monads original ↗

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Haskell do notation protects you from parentheses original ↗

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Long files are not the enemy original ↗

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Avoid stateful variables original ↗

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Non atomic deployments original ↗

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Overriding methods is spaghetti in disguise original ↗

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E2E Tests: Test as a user would original ↗

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Reasons to not use page objects in E2E tests original ↗

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Say no to more optional arguments original ↗

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Blue-Green Deployment of Static Site on S3 original ↗

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AngularJS Transclude original ↗

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