found drama

• Looking back at Hunter S. Thompson’s classic story about the Kentucky Derby
  Hunter S. Thompson, "The Kentucky Derby Is Decadent and Depraved":

  "Don't worry. At the first hint of trouble I'll start Macing everybody I can reach."

  Commentary and annotations by Michael MacCambridge, over at Grantland.

  (tagged: journalism gonzo Hunter S. Thompson Kentucky Derby )
• Tern
  A long, technical read by Marijn Haverbeke, writing about the Tern JavaScript code analyzer.
  (tagged: code analysis Marijn Haverbeke Tern JavaScript )
• Javascript’s Slightly Stricter Mode
  Fun little slide deck by Glen Maddern (@glenmaddern) about JavaScript's strict mode. Worth it for "YOLO mode" alone, but the animated backgrounds really push it over the top.
  (tagged: strict mode JavaScript )
• Simplify.
  Excellent (and succinct!) post by Paul Stamatiou on work/life balance. (Now if I can get over the irony of the fact that I saw it linked to in a Tweet and added it to Instapaper to read later and…) Well said, sir.
  (tagged: work/life balance )
• Effective learning through code workshops
  Nicholas Zakas, writing at the Box Tech Blog. Holy shit what a fantastic idea! I especially like the bit about picking something that you didn't write and then reviewing the entire file — with the team. I would absolutely love to try this approach.
  (tagged: code quality code reviews )

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