If you’re still on holiday break, drink in your remaining hours. For those of us who returned to work this week, how was it? I’m glad to be back, and am excited about the year ahead.
[article] The Hard Questions to Ask When Planning Your Strategy. This article says that strategy can be defined as answering “where are we now”, “where do we want to go”, and “what is a credible path to get there.” But many aren’t honest with themselves about the first question.
[article] WebAssembly in 2024: Components Are and Are Not the Big Story. Is this the year that Wasm breaks through? Is the tech almost ready, and are the use cases compelling enough? This post looks at a major piece that’s near completion. And here are predictions for 2024.
[blog] Simplify speech analytics with BigQuery, powered by Vertex AI. I like the idea of transcribing speech files and being able to mix that with other structured data. Now in preview.
[blog] How to Choose Developer Events. Which events should you sponsor this year? Relatedly, I wonder how many of you are choosing which events to attend as well.
[blog] Angular Developer Survey 2023. User surveys are a powerful way to get ideas and feedback about your product. The Angular team uses these to help prioritize their roadmap.
[blog] Bazel 7 Release. Each language/framework has their own build system(s), but there’s something powerful about having a single build engine regardless of language, OS, or platform. This latest LTS release of Bazel offers some terrific updates.
[blog] Management. Have you hugged your manager today? I mean, don’t get fired for being creepy, but have you stopped to appreciate the role and their efforts? This post looks at the noble profession and hard work it takes to be good at it.
[blog] What We Got Right, What We Got Wrong. An honest retrospective is a powerful thing. Rob looks at the early days of the Go language.
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