Matt Swanson

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1. Every article about software is wrong
   2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2020-11-01

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1. swanson · 2015-04-27

   Absolutely, thanks for the list. I'll share my own personal one for that same context :) http://www.mdswanson.com/blog/2013/05/31/summer-reading-list...

   Comment linking /blog/2013/05/31/summer-reading-list.html

   on “My Top 100 Programming, Computer and Science Books: Part One”
2. swanson · 2013-08-12

   Submitted Do things, write about it as a story · 232 points

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3. swanson · 2013-08-12

   Don't worry Jason - I was pimping luck surface area last month: http://mdswanson.com/blog/2013/07/19/getting-traction-for-yo... ;-)

   Comment linking /blog/2013/07/19/getting-traction-for-your-open-source-project.html

   on “Do things, write about it”
4. swanson · 2013-10-14

   Submitted How not to validate email addresses as a story · 62 points

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5. swanson · 2014-01-12

   I found Apprenticeship Patterns to be a great book to read in your first few months working professionally (or during an internship). It's had a huge impact on me and is one of the three books I recommend to every new hire that I meet (the rest are here: http://mdswanson.com/blog/2013/05/31/summer-reading-list.htm... ). Some of my favorite sections: * The Long Road: keep your focus on the long term, value growth ove…

   Comment linking /blog/2013/05/31/summer-reading-list.html

   on “Best development book I've read, has no code in it”
6. swanson · 2013-06-03

   Submitted Jekyll 201: Beyond Hello World as a story · 8 points

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7. swanson · 2014-08-19

   I like it - sounds very similar to Josh Kaufman's "The First 20 Hours". His thesis is that you won't become an expert in 20 hours, but you can become competent enough at something to turn it into an enjoyable hobby (and after that, sky's the limit). http://www.mdswanson.com/writeup/2013/07/05/the-first-20-hou...

   Comment linking /writeup/2013/07/05/the-first-20-hours.html

   on “The 1,000-hour rule (2009)”
8. peterstensmyr · 2020-11-01

   Submitted Every article about software is wrong as a story · 5 points

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9. swanson · 2014-05-13

   In addition to blog posts, I write short reviews [1] for technical books that I've read and use Amazon Affiliate links (a single link to the book). It works out to between $20-$50 a year for my blog [2]. Nothing major but it covers a couple "free" Kindle books or a nice steak dinner :) [1]: http://www.mdswanson.com/writeup/2013/11/13/how-to-fail-at-a... [2]: https://gist.github.com/swanson/4711006

   Comment linking /writeup/2013/11/13/how-to-fail-at-almost-everything-and-still-win-big.html

   on “Ask HN: Do you earn income from your developer blog?”
10. swanson · 2016-01-26

    Submitted Internal tools should be sold or killed as a story · 3 points

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11. swanson · 2016-05-28

    http://mdswanson.com/ I'm not famous and I don't work at a large company. I'm a software engineer based in Indianapolis and I work at a 100 person, 100% employee-owned development + design company. I write semi-frequently about software, product development, and professional growth. I also review books I've read, which tend to be more tangential to software as I'm interesting in pulling in ideas from other fields/di…

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    on “Ask HN: What's your blog?”
12. swanson · 2016-08-03

    Submitted How I Dunning-Kruger'd Marketing as a story · 2 points

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13. swanson · 2016-05-31

    Submitted Hacking my office Indy 500 pool: exploiting arbitrage in an inefficient market as a story · 2 points

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14. dilipray · 2014-09-15

    Submitted Responsive Layouts in Android Without Copy/Paste as a story · 2 points

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15. swanson · 2014-04-30

    Submitted Evaluating Technical Arguments as a story · 2 points

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16. yitchelle · 2014-01-16

    Submitted What's in my Side Project Queue? as a story · 2 points

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17. swanson · 2013-10-01

    Submitted Crappy emails make me sad as a story · 2 points

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18. norswap · 2013-07-17

    Submitted Myers-Briggs for Programming Styles as a story · 2 points

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19. swanson · 2013-05-30

    Submitted The 30 Second Standup as a story · 2 points

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20. swanson · 2013-04-18

    Submitted How to Not Quit as a story · 2 points

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21. jsiva · 2023-03-02

    Submitted Email as the Interface (2013) as a story · 1 points

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22. swanson · 2020-11-02

    Submitted All software advice is wrong as a story · 1 points

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23. swanson · 2018-07-06

    Submitted Building a Fuzzy Emoji Finder as a story · 1 points

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24. swanson · 2017-03-29

    Submitted How to start a peer group as a story · 1 points

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25. swanson · 2016-11-04

    Submitted Closing Down a Product, Gracefully as a story · 1 points

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26. swanson · 2015-09-30

    Submitted Juking the Stats as a story · 1 points

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27. colund · 2015-02-08

    Submitted Durable Android REST Clients with EventBus and Retrofit as a story · 1 points

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28. swanson · 2013-11-12

    Submitted How Buildings Learn (and why software is no different) as a story · 1 points

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29. swanson · 2013-08-29

    Submitted "Have It Your Way" Software as a story · 1 points

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30. swanson · 2013-07-22

    Submitted Getting Traction for your Open Source Project as a story · 1 points

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