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Read I learnt this week - 14th April 2025

I learnt this week - 14th April 2025

The links today including the best programmers, improving retrospectives, a live tube map, unusual trading cards, prioritisation, complex decisions, MCP issues and conversational interfaces.

Read TCL and not fixing bugs

TCL and not fixing bugs

A blast from the past with the language TCL and a nice explanation why some bugs just don’t get fixed.

Read Legal shoplifting and high agency

Legal shoplifting and high agency

A place in Japan where you can shoplift, as long as you are silent, and what does it mean to have high agency?

Read AI projects and naming

AI projects and naming

Can we know tackle projects that were too big using AI and should we ignore getting the best name for something?

Read DIY weather prediction and strategy selection

DIY weather prediction and strategy selection

A way to run weather forecasts with orders of magnitude less computing power and picking a strategy based on what your opponent/competitor doesn’t want you to do.

Read CTO Handbook and Time Portal

CTO Handbook and Time Portal

A free handbook for startup CTOs and a game that involves you identifying a time and a place.