Don't ask open ended questions. "Can I help you find something?" -> "Are you looking for pants or shirts?"

Link-baity title but good research about how much time and money it takes to build an enterprise SaaS product.

tl;dr: Mobile device dimensions are totally messed up.

This is a cool feature of Mailgun's docs. They can highlight a section when they respond to a support request.

Pretty useful for debugging WordPress code.

Use --profile to find slow tests

You need to set the CONTENT_TYPE for posting JSON to work

Uses the Google Maps API to find the flattest route. Works in other cities, too.

Drawing API for JavaScript.

Who is your user?
What problem are you helping them with?
Why is this a problem for them?
What do they use to solve that problem right now?
No, what do they really use to solve that problem right now?
What do they like about this solution?
What do they not like about this solution?
What do they wish that solution could do for them?
How is your solution better?
How much better is your solution?
Why would they switch to your solution?
What do you know about these users that no one else knows?
How many of these users are there?
How many do you have now?
How did you get them?
How will you get more?
How many more will you have in 3 months?
What do these users currently pay to have this problem solved?
Would they be willing to pay more for something better?
Why are these users good users to try to solve problems for?
What other kinds of users could you go after once you get all these users using your software?

Write your own JSON parser!

He says organic growth is better

List of countries in several useful data formats

Make cue sheets with Google maps -- includes elevation graph.

Amazing trail journal/sketchbook.

Syntax checker for Emacs 24

Gem dependency graph

Interesting idea to close port 80 on your API host to prevent keys from being transmitted over the internet.

Good lesson on selling value to the customer rather than the technology.

Test runner for Rails JavaScript

Ride 4 sounds cool

Matthew Butterick's book about typography. For lawyers but not just useful for lawyers.

"It’s not unusual to have a flashback to the Netscape Navigator 4 and Internet Explorer 5 days when working on an HTML email."

Mentioned by Kevin Hale at Write the Docs.

Is your business spending too much time on social media? Even if it’s only 10 minutes a day, the answer might be “Yes.”

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Interesting essay that argues that HR sifts through resumes instead of going out and recruiting, as well as that recruiting good people is one of a manager's principle responsibilities.

Annotated source code.