Five for Friday – June 2, 2023
Friday again – and it’s a beautiful day in Seattle. Here are some things I found today that maybe you want to know about too.
- Most people know that I’m a big fan of AI. A lot of people also know that I think most people are using it wrong. Something I’ve also thought a lot is that The AI Hype Cycle Is Distracting Companies – and this article from HBR is spot-on!
- I’m in a new role (well, it was new two months ago). I’ve been thinking a lot about what’s important and how to be effective, and was happy to read that I haven’t yet fallen into any of the traps in this article on How To Fail as a Leader, but it’s also a reminder of what I need to do purposefully to be successful.
- For better or for worse, I spent some time debugging (mostly) and writing (a little) x86 assembly language in my career. I thought this tutorial / walkthrough on Learn x86-64 assembly by writing a GUI from scratch was easy to follow, and helpful. Even if you think you don’t want to know assembly language, it’s worth a read.
- It’s that time – the 2023 State of DevOps survey is open. I enjoy the results more than the survey, but you can’t have one without the other. Go fill it out.
- When Wordle first came out, I played it every day. Then, the (old) day job got gross, and I stopped. But – I’ve started playing again, and it’s still a lot of fun for me – and only 15 more days before I tie my old streak.
…and yes, I do feel bad about those two puzzles where I couldn’t solve the word.
Anyway, I thought this analysis on wordle letter usage was really well done – and interesting.
Have a great weekend everyone.