Author: Andreas
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The Dropbox journey to static type checking with Python
Type Annotation is a feature that allows Python to maintain it’s dynamic typing and enable option static typing in the same code base. With the arrival of Python 3.5, the language implemented PEP 484, that describes a syntax to annotate code with type hints. Dropbox took a journey to leverage this option on 4 million…
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TC Sessions: Enterprise
During a fireside chat, SAP CEO Bill McDermott, spoke with TechCrunch news editor Frederic Lardinois at TechCrunch Sessions: Enterprise. Source: TC Sessions: Enterprise | TechCrunch
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Express your opinion, politely.
A very British way to tell a politician what you think. More people should act this kindly.
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Facebook lost phone numbers
Again, it’s Facebook, that made news with a data breach. TechCrunch reported first about midnight Euroean time, but it’s all over the news by today, noon. It’s time to realize social media is a mistake.
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Go 1.13 released
Some of the highlights include: The go command now downloads and authenticates modules using the Go module mirror and Go checksum database by default Improvements to number literals Error wrapping TLS 1.3 on by default Improved modules support https://blog.golang.org/go1.13
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Cloudflare sets IPO price range
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Doing the heavy lifting together
Running products in large organisations is a challenging task. Sebastian Lindemann of Product Coalition shares a few thoughts on high impact team cooperation modes. How product teams can work together to maximize impact “Driving is easy if you are the only one the road“ … my driving instructor had many wise words to share. This…
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@Jack was hacked
@Jack was hacked. Wired has a story how it happened. TL;DR: Sim Swap is an attack that allows intercepting the 2nd factor for authentication, when using SMS to a cellphone. Source: How Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey’s Account Was Hacked
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Product Team FAQ
Marty Cagan of the Silicon Valley Product Group published an article only yesterday, comparing Product and Feature Teams. Apparently, the article generated so much feedback that Marty found it worthwhile clarifying a few of his thoughts and collect the gist of the feedback he received. Every so often one of my articles seems to strike…
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What People Hate About Being Managed by Algorithms
Uber ran a study to figure out, how people feel about being managed by ‘the platform’. And to no surprise, Captain Obvious helped with the results. Drivers working for the company, feel like they are managed by a micromanager, watching every small step and worse, criticising every small mistake, leads to worse, sometimes toxic results.…