Design
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Interfaces, defaults and the small decisions that shape how millions of people spend their day.
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The case for slower software
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Habits, tools and techniques from people who care about doing the work well.
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What a paper notebook taught me about undo
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On documentation, editing and saying clearly what you mean.
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Writing documentation people actually read
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How teams, communities and companies actually work, beyond the org chart.
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The quiet economics of open source
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Systems, maintenance and the unglamorous choices that keep software running.
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In praise of boring technology, revisited
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