Amjad MasadThis Blogpost Deploys Servers in Go, NodeJS, Ruby, Python, Java, C#, PHPRunning the embeded Repl.it code in this post will live-deploy simple http servers for some of the languages that Repl.it supports. You can…Sep 27, 2018Sep 27, 2018
Amjad MasadMental Frames to Get Over Entrepreneurial Anxiety and DepressionWould you accept a gamble that offers a 10% chance to win $95 and a 90% chance to lose $5?Aug 31, 2017Aug 31, 2017
Amjad MasadThe Worst Thing In Product EngineeringAfter two years of developer infrastructure work I’m back doing product. That’s a bit of an overstatement because after you count out all…Aug 10, 20161Aug 10, 20161
Amjad MasadCrises Of The ElectionI recently picked up Alexis de Tocqueville’s “Democracy in America” again and happened to have left it at a very topical place in the book…Aug 8, 2016Aug 8, 2016
Amjad MasadA simple feedback technique that isn’t a shit sandwichGiving feedback is hard. An easy hack around the unpleasant awkwardness of it is to use the ‘shit sandwich’ technique, which goes something…Aug 2, 20161Aug 2, 20161
Amjad MasadPomodoro and Ebb and FlowI recently started using the Pomodoro Technique again and it’s getting a lot easier to get into a state of flow. The feeling of being in…Jul 31, 2016Jul 31, 2016
Amjad MasadExtra-physical optimismI often catch myself being irrationally optimistic — that is, if I spent a minute honestly thinking I’d see that my optimism is unfounded…Jul 31, 2016Jul 31, 2016
Amjad MasadEvalbot: a bot that speaks codeArguments over programming language semantics, standard library behavior, or syntax can now be simply and immediately settled within the…Jul 6, 20161Jul 6, 20161
Amjad MasadinChildhood HacksHow I Invented DatabasesLearning how to code as a child with no internet connection; you are forced to invent everything from scratch. I have many stories about…Jun 19, 20167Jun 19, 20167
Amjad MasadWhen I Can’t Be a UtilitarianGrowing up an idealist valuing — above everything else — fairness, loyalty, and a brutal commitment to the truth made me constantly angry…May 29, 20162May 29, 20162
