Programming Digest - PD#592 Basic thing

Basic Things
19 minutes by Alex Kladov

Alex discusses important considerations for large software projects, emphasizing early implementation of practices that become crucial as projects grow.

FusionAuth: Built for Devs, by Devs
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Building financial ledgers
16 minutes by Alvaro Duran

Alvaro discusses the importance of implementing a proper double-entry accounting system for fintech companies, drawing from his experience at a startup that struggled with "dancing cents" due to a flawed single-entry system.

Possibly all the ways to get loop-finding in graphs wrong
31 minutes by Simon Tatham

Different algorithms for detecting loops in graphs, specifically in the context of puzzle games with their flaws.

The Impossibility of Making an Elite Engineer
2 minutes by Kent Beck

This article identifies four key areas that successful engineers navigate: longevity/diversity, success/failure, mentored/self-directed learning, and urgency/slack. Kent provides practical advice on how to balance these contradictions.

Windows NT vs. Unix: A design comparison
23 minutes by Julio Merino

NT is often touted as a "very advanced" operating system. Why is that? What made NT better than Unix, if anything? And is that still the case?

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