CodeMash 2020
2020-01-07..2020-01-10
Sandusky, United States
[CodeMash 2018, CodeMash 2020, CodeMash 2023, CodeMash 2025, CodeMash 2026]
| title | author | length |
|---|---|---|
| Introduction | Corey Haines, Steve Bilogan | 08m |
Uno Platform compiles a single C# + XAML UWP codebase into native iOS, Android, Windows and WebAssembly apps by targeting the Windows 10 UI APIs and routing to… | ||
| Estimates are BS | Scott Connerly | 07m |
Claim: numeric estimates are useless and multiplying guesses hides error. Practical alternative: break tickets down as small as is reasonably possible so each… | ||
| A Story of Intended Consequences and Plural Forms | Eemeli Aro | 07m |
Shows that project fluent gains automatic ordinal/plural handling by storing formatting options on a Fluent number object and feeding them to Intl.PluralRules… | ||
| Remedies for Lead Foot Syndrome | Daniel Davis | 07m |
Claims concrete fixes: audiobooks distracted and cut speeding, push the seat back so pedal can't be floored, use cruise control and monitor miles per gallon… | ||
| Why you should stop saying "I'm bad at names" | Michael Richardson | 07m |
Argues that the line "I'm bad at names" is defeatist and offers concrete practices: repeat their name back when first introduced, use their name throughout the… | ||
| Monolith to over 60 Services | Marvin Laucher | 07m |
A migration case study that names outcomes and costs: a ride‑sharing reservation app moves from monolith to over 60 services after two years of development… | ||
| End the Stigma: Become a Mental Health Ally | Matt Kelly Williams | 07m |
Claims higher incidence of mental illness in tech with cited studies: a 1990 Japan study finds 31–32% versus a reported 5% general rate, U.S. estimates 20–25%… | ||
| How NOT to suck as a New Manager | Matt Eland | 06m |
Concrete, actionable rules for new managers: start weekly one-on-ones, set clear expectations tied to measurable outcomes, and practice delegate and follow-up… | ||
| Balloon Twisting | Steve Crow | 07m |
Claims that a programming language can be a balloon and the hello world is inflate the balloon then shows concrete steps and failures the tools are a single… | ||
| Rural Reality: Journey to Better Internet | Randy Skopecek | 06m |
A rural town of 970 people faces years of DSL stuck between 3 and 18 Mbps with outages up to 14 times a day, cellular hotspots and a $700 booster proving… | ||
| Intro to Table Top Role Playing | Ash Banaszek | 08m |
Short practical intro that shows how a session actually runs: a d20 as main mechanic with other dice for damage, a dungeon master controlling scenes, and… | ||
| How using a Password Manager Saved Me $2900 | Matthew Groves | 07m |
An extortion email claims a leaked password and demands 2900 in bitcoin; the exposed string matches an old account on a pop culture wiki. A password manager… | ||
| The Greatest Adventure You've Never Heard Of | Kent Fehribach | 07m |
A circumnavigation of the eastern US called the Great Loop covers roughly 5,400 miles, crosses about 150 locks, passes through 18 states and two Canadian… | ||
| 3 Gifts | Steven Hicks | 07m |
Three short gift stories set up a clear claim: feedback is a gift and must be given for the recipient. Specific advice: ask what feedback they want, learn the… | ||
| A (Brief) history of 1920s Movie Places | Leyla Bauer | 07m |
A concise claim: ornate American movie palaces flourish 1910s–mid‑1930s, seating from 1,800 up to 5,000 seats (Uptown Theater example), designed for films plus… | ||
| How a Pinball Machine Works | Sarah Withee | 09m |
Renting six pinball machines and six retro arcade games leads to a hands‑on teardown of a 1960s mini zag that quits and gets reopened with a metal key; the… | ||
| nothing matches | ||