This week featuring map porn, Home Assistant, Product Management and personal productivity systems.
As I’m going to a wedding this weekend, this is a short episode. If you want a longer one, check out last week’s episode or wait for next week’s.
r/mapporn
Reddit • Geography • Reading time: ∞ min
I totally forgot about this great subreddit. It shows maps on everything and gives you a better understanding of the world.
My key takeaway: Sometimes the right map can change your view on the world.
Creator of Home Assistant: Web Components, Self Hosting and Home Hacking
Syntax.fm • Podcast • Listening time: 59 min
In this awesome podcast the founder of Home Assistant, Paulus Schoutsen talked about the tech behind the popular home automation platform. This included the usage of web components, a very interesting aspect, as web components are often discussed very controversially.
My key takeaway: I have to look into web components as they can be of great use in platforms with many contributors, as it often is the case in corporate applications.
Agile Product Management
Max Rehkopf (Atlassian) • Documentation • Reading time: 6 – 99 min
As I searched for documentation regarding product management this week, I stumbled upon this great series by Atlassian. It looks into product roadmaps, requirements, analytics among other things.
It feels like a comprehensive resource which can be shared with others.
My key takeaway: Even though most of the definitions and concepts are well known among software engineers, there is a great benefit in reading this series.
Why I’m Not Writing a Productivity Series
Jacob Kaplan-Moss • Essay • Reading time: 4 min
Jacob Kaplan-Moss’ essays are always worth reading. Sadly, he did not publish his productivity series as he feared that people who achieve many things would be viewed as “better” as others.
Even though, I think it is worth reading as I feel the same way as the author:
Most people have tasks, projects, and goals outside work, but they often don’t approach them with the same rigor as they approach their day jobs.
I believe pretty strongly that everyone needs a personal work tracking system – a set of practices that work for them and helps them get things done and feel good about their work. An employer’s work tracking system might be part of this personal system, but most people will need additional tools and practices on top to account for other work.
My key takeaway: I’m glad I have a personal work tracking system that works – but even so, I still find myself lacking motivation too many times.
Hi, my name is Flo 👋
I’m a software engineer from Germany. Thanks for joining me on this week’s episode of Stuff Worth Sharing! I hope you found something intriguing to explore further.
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Until next week,
Flo
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