The Daily Index — Thursday, September 14, 2023 · TLDR Index

OPINIONS & ADVICE

TLDR Web Dev

TLDR Web Dev

LOCALHOST WILL INEVITABLY DIE

Development evolves from localhost to staging and eventually to cloud environments. This article explains how and why each development stage works and their disadvantages. It also explains three typical approaches to cloud developer environments. The preferred approach is to provide production-like staging for each engineer in the company’s cloud.

lucasfcosta.com · 5 min

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THE HIDDEN WISDOM IN PROCRASTINATION

Procrastination isn’t just an obstacle: it’s a messenger. Usually, it signals something deeper, such as heading in the wrong direction or pursuing short-term rewards. When you find yourself procrastinating, it might be worth pausing and reflecting on what it is trying to tell you.

ozanvarol.com · 3 min

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A GUIDE FOR FINDING PRODUCT-MARKET FIT IN B2B

This article provides lessons in finding product-market fit (PMF) for B2B startups based on interviews with more than 20 B2B founders. It presents a simple framework for moving closer to PMF, signs that you’re approaching PMF, and advice for what to do if you aren’t finding PMF. It takes a median of 2 years for B2B startups to find PMF. Many founders have never fully felt PMF, even if they are making over $100M/year.

lennysnewsletter.com · 19 min

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MY C# TIME MACHINE: 13 LESSONS FROM A 10-YEAR VOYAGE

A developer provides 13 lessons from C#, such as the fact that the more languages you know, the better you become in each.

dev.to · 9 min

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GETTING DAILY NOTIFICATIONS MY PARENT IS OKAY

A developer wanted to get daily notifications from his parents’ kettle. His approach involved checking whether the kettle was boiled at the usual time of day. If not, send a “missed event” notification. The parts used in the project include a kettle smart plug, a messaging app, and an MQTT server written in Node.

remysharp.com · 6 min

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MALWARE

There was a spike in Explorer crashes that resulted in the instruction pointer pointing to a seemingly random location. When Microsoft engineers investigated, they realized it was actually the result of an uninstaller and not malware.

devblogs.microsoft.com · 14 min