Writing

My answer on Quora to What do you give a child as good reasons for why he/she should read?:

Update: The book is now published! Get yourself a copy at hello-startup.net!

Inspired by a reddit discussion, I decided to create short blog post to ask two questions:

Here’s the showdown you’ve been waiting for: Node.js vs Play Framework. Both are popular open source web frameworks that are built for developer productivity, asy...

There is a meme going around that too many programmers are wasting their careers working on meaningless software: they spend all their time trying to get people...

My hand is over my mouth, my eyes are watering, and I’m trying to hold my breath, but every few seconds, my throat tries to turn itself inside out. Most smells,...

One of my blog posts got picked up by Lifehacker! Check out Don’t Just Learn to Code, Learn How to Think Like a Computer Scientist on lifehacker.com:

I love a good tech talk. I like to watch them, I like to give them, and now that I have lots of free time on my hands, I’ve put together a list of the must-see...

It seems like everyone is trying to learn to code: Code.org has celebrities like Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, and Chris Bosh telling you anyone can code; CoderD...

Hey, grab a seat—we need to talk about documentation. Now, I know what you're thinking: documentation is tedious, a chore, an afterthought, a redundant so...