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No. 769Unchecked

Make a Lisp

github.com · Software engineering

48.3durability100% evidence confidence
Strongest evidenceshare of maximum
Independent discovery19.1/20
Persistence17.8/20
12 submissions12 people8 active years
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No. 770Unchecked

The Humble Programmer (1972)

cs.utexas.edu · Software engineering

37.5durability100% evidence confidence
Strongest evidenceshare of maximum
Persistence17.6/20
Independent discovery17.4/20
9 submissions9 people8 active years
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No. 772Unchecked

Rich Programmer Food

steve-yegge.blogspot.com · Software engineering

43.0durability100% evidence confidence
Strongest evidenceshare of maximum
Persistence20.0/20
Independent discovery18.0/20
13 submissions12 people11 active years
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No. 773Unchecked

An oral history of Bank Python

calpaterson.com · Software engineering

44.7durability100% evidence confidence
Strongest evidenceshare of maximum
Independent discovery19.1/20
Persistence13.2/20
12 submissions12 people4 active years
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No. 774Unchecked

Decoded: GNU coreutils (2019)

maizure.org · Learning & ideas

37.2durability100% evidence confidence
Strongest evidenceshare of maximum
Independent discovery16.6/20
Persistence15.6/20
8 submissions8 people6 active years
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No. 778Unchecked

Files Are Hard

danluu.com · Learning & ideas

41.1durability100% evidence confidence
Strongest evidenceshare of maximum
Independent discovery16.6/20
Persistence15.6/20
8 submissions8 people6 active years
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No. 781Unchecked

Poka-yoke

en.wikipedia.org · Learning & ideas

44.4durability100% evidence confidence
Strongest evidenceshare of maximum
Independent discovery19.1/20
Persistence17.8/20
12 submissions12 people8 active years
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No. 782Unchecked

Design Tip: Never Use Black

ianstormtaylor.com · Design & interfaces

45.0durability100% evidence confidence
Strongest evidenceshare of maximum
Sustained discussion10.0/10
Persistence16.8/20
10 submissions6 people7 active years
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No. 784Unchecked

Three Tribes of Programming (2017)

josephg.com · Software engineering

39.8durability100% evidence confidence
Strongest evidenceshare of maximum
Independent discovery18.0/20
Persistence16.8/20
10 submissions10 people7 active years
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No. 785Unchecked

How Complex Systems Fail (1998)

how.complexsystems.fail · Learning & ideas

34.8durability100% evidence confidence
Strongest evidenceshare of maximum
Independent discovery19.1/20
Persistence13.2/20
12 submissions12 people4 active years
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No. 786Unchecked

Software Disenchantment (2018)

tonsky.me · Software engineering

59.2durability100% evidence confidence
Strongest evidenceshare of maximum
Sustained discussion10.0/10
Independent discovery16.6/20
8 submissions8 people6 active years
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No. 787Unchecked

The Jank programming language

jank-lang.org · Software engineering

28.7durability82% evidence confidence
Strongest evidenceshare of maximum
Independent discovery12.5/20
Persistence11.2/20
8 submissions6 people3 active years
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