Rust by AWS, Saying No, & More…

by Tom Helvick

The dev digest is back again this week with all the best articles, stories, and videos on software development. Stay on top of the news, latest trends in development, and leadership insights when you subscribe to the dev digest!

Top Stories

• MIT conducted a study of effective software design — here are their findings
• AWS is sponsoring the development of the Rust language, and they released a blog post explaining why

Dev Corner

• What metrics should you track if application speed is a priority?
• Chrome Dev Tools has a lot of neat features built-in, including some you may not know about
• When you execute a SQL query, in what order does the database resolve it?
• Here’s a useful template for non-technical users filing bug reports that make them easier to diagnose and fix
• What to do when DRY code isn’t the best option

Professional Advice

• The CTO of Honeycomb makes the case for building a remote team and gives lessons on how to do it
• Are you a JavaScript dev? Here are the top interview questions and answers for your next job hunt
• Learning how to say “no” is important to your projects and career
• An interesting look at how many syscalls popular programming languages make just to print “Hello World” got one programmer thinking about the benefits of dynamic languages

Tips from Intertech

• From a business perspective, the benefits of mobile-first design can be huge. In this guide, we cover the key principles you need to be thinking about to stay ahead of the competition

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Originally published at https://www.intertech.com on January 29, 2020.