We’re back, after a month hiatus! Did you miss us?

Yak Shaving – We’ve encountered a bug wherein you find another bug which is due to another bug which is due to another bug and before you know it, you’re knee deep trying to fix something that at first glance bears no relation to the original problem. This is known colloquially as “yak shaving” and one that many engineers (especially Ops) are familiar with.

Priceonomics – Started as a pricing guide to various consumer items but quickly realized that they were very good at writing blog posts. Their articles are well researched and cover a variety to topics such as how Slurpees were invented to why expensive hotels charge for wifi.

Code’s Worst Enemy – Classic Steve Yegge on code bloat, priceless for its irreverence and arguing for a future programming language that’s Lisp-like but based on the JVM, years before Clojure made its public appearance.

And why this post was late:

Happy Friday!