TILs (Today I Learned)

Table of Contents

• Overview
• Categories
  • Build tools
  • Data modeling
  • Documentation
  • Technical Architecture
  • Technical Infrastructure
  • Software frameworks
  • Product Management
  • Miscellaneous
• Disclaimer

Overview

Various tidbits learned (TILs), inspired by @charliegerard's repo!

Categorizations, and thus links, subject to change.

30 TILs and counting…​

Categories

Build tools

• Gradle build scans

• CodeQL

Data modeling

• SHACL

Documentation

• RFC keywords (RFC 2119)

• Architecture Decision Records (ADRs)

• 4 Types of documentation

Technical Architecture

Software design and architecture related learnings, philosophies, considerations, viewpoints, and so on.

• What is Architecture?

• Evaluating "lock-in"

• Decision making - buying and selling options

• Decision making framework

• SOLID principles

• Yagni

• WIP: My (own) software design principles

• cross-link: Architecture Decision Records (ADRs)

• What is clean code?

• The robustness principle

• Rule of three

• The twelve-factor app

• F.I.R.S.T. principles in testing

Technical Infrastructure

• LDAP

Software frameworks

• Spring Batch

• Spring Mobile

Product Management

Product management/ownership/design related learnings.

• Naming features

• What product managers are not

Miscellaneous

Other lessons such as inter-personal, business related, etc.

• Negotiation

• Selling your idea - "Flip the Script"

• The competency trap

• Curse of knowledge

• Beginner’s mind

• Achieving your childhood dreams quotes by Randy Pausch

• Random quotes

Disclaimer

Most learnings and content are directly derived or taken from other places. Links are usually provided to the source. The intention is to highlight areas of interest, content generally not intended to be considered the author’s original work by any means.