From the blog
Feature flags: Theory meets reality
Ryan is joined by Fynn Glover (CEO) and Ben Papillon (CTO), cofounders of Schematic, for a conversation about managing feature flags in software development. They explore theoretical and practical applications of feature flags, the issue of tech debt, and how orgs could manage entitlements and pricing models more effectively.
New year, new features: Level up your Stack Overflow for Teams in 2025
The first release of the year is packed with features to make your knowledge-sharing community better.
How engineering teams can thrive in 2025
New year, new approach.
“Countries are coming online tomorrow, whole countries”
Ben and Ryan are joined by RJ Tuit, Head of UI Platform and Client Architect at ClickUp, formerly an engineering director at Microsoft. They talk about ClickUp’s vision for a comprehensive productivity platform, the complexities of measuring productivity and UX in software development, how to navigate the hype around AI, and more. Plus: What it was like scaling Microsoft’s cloud services to meet the unprecedented demands of a global workforce in quarantine.
A custom LLM leaderboard for optimizing model selection
Choosing, fine-tuning, or building the right LLM is crucial in developing GenAI applications. Intuit designed an LLM leaderboard to make the process of choosing the right LLM easier for their developers.
Interesting questions
Are file names starting with whitespace illegal in Windows 11?
Quotation marks to the rescue.
Storage of light
“You can’t store light for any appreciable time with even an insanely good mirror.”
Do decisions based on personal beliefs constitute juror misconduct?
“You may want to do some background reading on jury nullification.”
Why would an interstellar empire even need starships?
Do you even wormhole, bro?
Links from around the web
Dark mode and accessibility: Finding the right balance
Whether you're on the dark side or the light, it's good to have a strategy for both.
Biohacking strikes again—this time for repairing hearts!
While a cure for the broken-hearted remains out of reach, stem cells can now repair your most important muscle.
Comprehensive accessibility checklist for web projects
A solid intro to the basics of accessibility for your web projects.
No screen, no controller, and absolutely no sense
Hardware hacking is always fun to read about.
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