Let's get to the stories and links that I thought were worth sharing this week. As always, enjoy the newsletter. If this was forwarded to you, you can go ahead and subscribe at conordewey.com.
What I read —
Don't know how I didn't stumble on this post before now, but I'm glad I finally did. Speed is more than the rate of completion, it affects the mental cost associated with the action. Speed Matters.
Uber went deep on Apache Spark and their big data infrastructure. This is one of the more in-depth posts I've seen on the subject. Apache Spark at Uber.
I enjoyed this post on exploratory data analysis done right from Cassie Kozyrkov at Google. My big takeaway here was to cross-check your dataset to validate your conclusions. The Most Powerful Idea In Data Science.
I've been slowly getting more into web development over the past few months. This post helped a lot of the pieces that I've been learning about click into place. Why Is Modern Web Development Complicated?
Technology changes, but people don't. This post explores a fundamental question on the internet today: Why wasn't I consulted? The Web Is a Customer Service Medium.
What I found interesting —
Building systems gets much more attention than maintaining them. I don't see that changing anytime soon, but it would be interesting to see more thought go into addressing the discrepancy. Maintaining Complex Systems.
Quote I'm pondering —
“If we can do 5% growth, I’m actually pretty happy with that. We do more than that, but what if we did just do 5% every year forever? That’s pretty damn good still. That’s wonderful.”– Jason Fried