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Cushion was built out of a need for a less-stressful freelance life. Its aim is to provide better insight and awareness, so the roller coaster ride of freelancing feels smoother, with fewer surprises.

You have the option to send any feedback you receive straight to your Project Management System or Issue Tracker with just a couple of clicks.

From the WWDC15 talk “Protocol-Oriented Programming in Swift” (via R. Peres on Twitter: "Print it and put it in your wallet. http://t.co/bhVADs7Hdj")

Great way to lean Ruby by fixing errors in set of well thought of unit tests.

(via The structure of JUnit - EdmundKirwan.com)

Very interesting timezone visualizations! (via Timezone.io - Buffer)

BrowserSync makes your tweaking and testing faster by synchronising file changes and interactions across multiple devices. It’s wicked-fast and totally free.

Before I get into why this "Agile" stuff is horrible, let's describe where Agile/Scrum can work. It can work for a time-sensitive and critical project of short duration (6 weeks max) that cross-cuts the business and has no clear manager, because it involves people from multiple departments. You can call it a "Code Red" or call it a Scrum or a "War Room" if you have a physical room for it. Note that "Agile" comes from the consulting world. It suits well the needs of a small consulting firm, not yet very well-established, that lands one big-ticket project and needs to deliver it quickly, despite changing requirements and other potential bad behavior from the client. It works well when you have a relatively homogeneous talent level and a staff of generalists, which might also be true for an emerging web consultancy.

Leonard Cohen, Book of Longing (via Miguel Esteves Cardoso)

Work vs. Life balance

In five words, that’s one secret to delight. When you do the work that others can’t possibly imagine doing, you set yourself apart. Seeking out the things that are more trouble than most people think they’re worth is a powerful place to be. The hard part, of course, is actually doing something that appears to be far more trouble than it's worth.

Hal Abelson and Gerald Jay Sussman in MIT Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs course (via Brevity vs. Clarity · An A List Apart Blog Post)

— Thomas Henry Huxley (via Donald Knuth)