64: Habits for Hackers
Derrick shipped Level\u2019s Daily Digest feature, which includes a summary of unread/read posts, sampling of posts/replies, and call to action. Also, thanks to Derrick killing it on Twitter, Art of Product\u2019s social media presence is now legit!
\n\nBranding and awareness of Ben\u2019s Tuple pair programming tool has garnered interest from well-known companies. So, it\u2019s time to set a deadline for Tuple\u2019s alpha.
\n\nToday\u2019s Topics Include:
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- Ups and downs of building a feature \n
- Good Brain Hacking: Know yourself and have a strategy; try something from your toolbox to change your perspective \n
- Ben designed the Habits for Hackers course; the experience was 50% amazing and 50% arduous - getting better at design through a trial-and-error method \n
- Ben\u2019s Design Tips: Copy existing things, read design tweets and watch refactoring UI videos from Steve Schoger, and have friends who will tell you when something isn\u2019t good \n
- Your success is a lagging indicator of your habits; Ben wants to be held accountable for practicing good development/work habits \n
Links and resources:
\n\n\n\nDerrick Reimer Website
\n\nDerrick Reimer on Twitter
\n\nBen Orenstein Website
\n\nBen Orenstein on Twitter
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