Mat Hunter

Full-time software engineer, part-time creative. Currently at The Washington Post, slinging video.

[Mat Hunter @mathunter]

Want to know just how much organizational knowledge is locked up in the heads of your employees? Go through the process of onboarding a new one. You’ll discover where your documentation breaks down.

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“No, I have no side code projects to show you” https://t.co/ePpCMgXIOa

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For the SHA-1 collision, contrast no-nonsense (https://t.co/1bJKQ9ZO9v) to sensational (https://t.co/KcVUmQsXc2, https://t.co/xqDOcNJ6cJ)

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I understand that sensationalism gathers views. But, on some level, I feel like it really is unwarranted in science and technology.

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Posts like these are why I’m constantly on the hunt for new information—I don’t know what I don’t know. https://t.co/oVKEmkTsco

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A short, but worthwhile read on the value of getting rid of dead code. https://t.co/vrphMSrXoF

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Writers of multi-page, online documentation: Strongly consider keyboard shortcuts. Arrow keys to navigate pages is highly usable.

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I’ve seen a bit of hand-wringing regarding the complexities of imports/exports, and here I’m thinking “yes, it is, but worth it”. :)

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Coming from years of experience with OSGi, I am very interested in seeing how Java 9’s modules (JPMS) shakes out.

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I have, of late, had the opportunity to sit down and explore Spring Boot. Judging by my past Spring experience, the buzz is understandable.

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Although I’ve explored containers over the last year, I still appreciate a good review of the underpinnings: https://t.co/1Dzwu8NR89

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Another great perspective on what it means to not have coding projects on the side: https://t.co/ePpCMgXIOa

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It’s unfortunate that the conversation about developers having a life away from coding doesn’t happen more often. https://t.co/LjWcKEHy02…

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Always interested in talk about effective teams, particularly inclusive of “safe teams”. https://t.co/Rh1AM3SApC

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It’s been a long time since I’ve used this account. But, after having cleaned it up, I think it’ll be a good place to gather/share info.