Links from 2021 (220 links)

The problem with [timeline] roadmaps is that they are linear and one-dimensional. They suggest that the product team knows exactly what needs to be done in the future, and that it’s only a matter of correct estimation and timely execution. But these are in fact release plans, not product roadmaps. They do not reflect the core concepts of modern product development, such as uncertainty, discovery and small pivots.

A creative storytelling app that empowers kids to draw, animate, narrate, and record their own cartoons on their tablet, phone or Chromebook.

A free lightweight GPU-based voxel art editor and interactive path tracing renderer.

Create animated videos using blocks, items and the lovable characters from Minecraft.

Damn, I totally forgot to celebrate Hat Day again this year. Happy late Hat Day! daysoftheyear.com/days/hat-day/

Always worth revisiting.

NTS and beyond...

Via Popular.

Themeable design system for the SEEK Group

a JavaScript library for creative coding, with a focus on making coding accessible and inclusive for artists, designers, educators, beginners, and anyone else

Via monospaced.

Via monospaced.

Perhaps what we’re seeing is the disentangling of social media back into social and media: newsletters and podcasts are best understood as being part of the media spectrum, even if many of them are smaller and have community spaces attached. And Discord space, Slack spaces, etc, these virtual neighbourhoods are pure social.

How should you structure a larger engineering organization, one with dozens (or hundreds) of engineers? There are many tradeoffs to consider, and no single right answer. But, there are some structures that work better than others.

I'm guessing that challenging an IR35 status determination will be not dissimilar from invoking Globnar. youtu.be/z7VKsTo4uAc?t=…