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A simpler alternative to deleted_at, rules of thumb for better software, faking it until you automate it, the only civilized way to read online & AI and the big five (News)

The Changelog: Software Development, Open Source

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Introduction

This week's top clicked link was the brand-or-leeches simpler alternative to delete it at for soft record deletion. 700-ish people found it interesting enough to click through in the first 24 hours since we shipped the email. Lane Wagner wrote up 20 rules of thumb for writing better software and my oh my am I a sucker for list goals, especially about software development best practices. Did you click on this link and change the weekly? If so, I'd love to hear from you why you clicked.

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