The Weekly Squeak — Kin Lane the API evangelist
In this issue I speak with the infamous Kin Lane, the API evangelist, now working with Postman. I also cover my new experiences with the Linux desktop, how “the rise of skywalker” has visions of our dystopian future, and more!
xx Chinch
Podcast version
Includes full interview with Kin Lane, the API Evangelist.
What to Expect in Open-Source Software in the Next 6–12 Months? — dzone.com
My predictions on what will happen in open source in the next year.
Revisiting Desktop Linux: Drowning in the Deep End — dzone.com
A few years ago, I wrote about attempting a switch from my 20-year relationship with macOS to Windows and Linux. I ended up switching back to macOS, but as I was joining the recent throngs of many who felt that Apple was abandoning power macOS users, I was determined to try again.
‘The Rise of Skywalker’ Is a Preview of Our DRM-Fueled Dystopian Future — www.vice.com
Emperor Palpatine is back with a fleet of planet-killing Star Destroyers, the masses are scared to fight the Final Order, and the last glimmer of hope for the rebellion is nearly stamped out by … overbearing DRM?
The man who made Wolfenstein — www.polygon.com
Until recently, Kari Ann Owen ran a therapeutic horse ranch in Montana. Now focused on writing and political activism, she isn’t much interested in video games. But she takes her late husband’s legacy very seriously. “He was a genius,” she says of Silas Warner.
Rethinking the command-line — medium.com
Command-line interface is one of the oldest, yet commonly used human-computer interface, where users type textual commands with arguments to get desired results. Developers often provide command-line options for software applications along with graphical user interface.
Meet the unnecessary designs that have taken the internet by storm: Part 2! — www.yankodesign.com
For a product to really work for us, and for it to work well, it needs to be jam-packed with high functionality, and promise to solve at least some critical issues for us.
Hiring a technical writer in the age of DevOps — opensource.com
It’s common for enterprises to leave the technical writer’s role out of the DevOps discussion. Even the marketing department joins the discussion in some DevOps-first organizations — so why not the writers? Our industry doesn’t ask enough of its technical writers. Documentation is an afterthought.
