Mike's Likes - August 7th
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Development
Steven Giesel explains LINQ with Sketches.
The Developer Skill Matrix provides a subjective framework for developing software skillsets.
Tabler is a free and open-source HTML Dashboard UI Kit built on Bootstrap.
William Applegate details some misconceptions and problems with asynchronous programming in .Net.
Roland Weigelt details how to break down the full cost of adding software features to a product.
Identity
Faris Malaeb answers "How do I send a password expiration notification to a user using Teams chat?".
How to disable an Azure AD Account using Graph API with a custom application client.
Security
Microsoft announces new solutions for threat intelligence and attack surface management.
Management Ideas
The Red Bead Experiment, developed by W. Edwards Deming, demonstrates that employees are often blamed for defects when defects can actually be derived by the process itself, especially in highly variable work.
Jorge Fioranelli's Engineering Ladders allows software engineering managers to have meaningful conversations with their direct reports around the expectations of each position and how to plan for the next level in their career ladder.
Reforge provides a play-by-play for building a "Deam Team".
James Stanier gives us some ways to get better at giving feedback.
Gall's Law is a rule of thumb for systems design:
A complex system that works is invariably found to have evolved from a simple system that worked. A complex system designed from scratch never works and cannot be patched up to make it work. You have to start over with a working simple system.
Amazon tackles team product strategy through Single Threaded Leadership:
Single threaded leader (STL) teams focus on one project at a time. Each time is headed up by a leader who is solely committed to that one focus area, rather than dividing their time between projects.
Fun
Parsnip is a fresh way to learn how to cook, featuring a similar style to language learning app Duolingo.
Send Spammers to Password Purgatory.
Cutting Edge
MIT engineers develop ultrasound stickers that can see inside the body.
Interesting New Startups
MedPlum - Open Source EHR API
FlyCode - Make existing web apps editable in minutes
Deekard - UI tool for data teams to identify and debug data quality issues