Unboxed Roundup: Our links for w/c 30th August 2016
Murray Steele
Sept. 2, 2016
What are Story Points? - Matt T
https://www.mountaingoatsoftware.com/blog/what-are-story-points
Story points aren’t just about measuring complexity. Mike Cohn’s latest blog post is a really useful concise summary of how to use them and what they mean.
I don't know what I expecting but… - Leon O-K
http://www.theverge.com/2016/8/30/12706316/spike-jonze-perfume-ad-watch-this
… I just wasn’t expecting that!
This program can mimic your handwriting with shocking accuracy — what could go wrong? - Jon P
http://www.dailydot.com/layer8/handwriting-algorithm-privacy-security/
UCL researchers have created a tool for mimicking the handwriting of anyone they choose, just using a small sample. The work behind this is interesting, as well as the security ramifications that now needs considering for the already antiquated signature.
Examining The Internals Of The Rails Request/Response Cycle - Charlie E
http://www.rubypigeon.com/posts/examining-internals-of-rails-request-response-cycle/
A detailed end-to-end explanation of Rails request handling. Helped me understand some of the 'Rails magic'.
Our CTO thinks there's a little too much focus on the internal class names which can change but it's useful for understanding how a request flows through the Rails application and how Rails relies on Rack for a lot of that functionality.
Linux is 25. Yay! Let's celebrate with 25 stunning facts about Linux - Chris H
https://medium.freecodecamp.com/linux-is-25-yay-lets-celebrate-with-25-rad-facts-about-linux-c8d8ac30076d
Some interesting and fun facts about Linux, the kernel is the most active open source project on earth accepting on average 185 patches a day having taken about 41,000 man hours to build. Not bad considering it was "just a hobby, won't be big and professional like gnu".
Track of the Week - Paula S
(emergency beats under the absence of the chosen one) On my way back home after the last week drinks on Friday I've bumped into a spontaneous party at Broadway Market corner. They've played this song on a loop what let me to develop a stuck song syndrome and now you've got a chance to welcome that condition too. Nannannanananana...