houfu started reading Program Management for Open Source Projects by Ben Cotton
Done the one for being open source contributor, now to do the one for running them.
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houfu finished reading the simplicity playbook for innovators by Jin Kang Moller
Simplicity is a hard thing. As the legendary Jony Ive, Apple's former Chief Design Officer, …
It was a good read that demonstrates all the facets of managing change and design. Appreciated the local examples which show their application.
houfu commented on the simplicity playbook for innovators by Jin Kang Moller
Simplicity is a hard thing. As the legendary Jony Ive, Apple's former Chief Design Officer, …
Some ideas weren't welcomed by the internal stakeholders. For on, our idea of producing bank cards in multiple designs was criticised as it would increase operational costs without clear benefits. It was true that when customers were asked in a survey whether they were wiling to pay more for a customisable card designs, most ticked "No".
However the very same stakeholder changed his view completely when we invited him to observe how young people heaved in the prototype store. He saw how much time they spent looking at the card designs - more than the features of the product! He saw how the designs actually became a conversation-starter for people coming in to browse.
I remember that this was one of the most distinctive features of the OCBC Frank card. But it's also pretty intangible, no bank ever did the same thing again. That said, I guess this means you …
Some ideas weren't welcomed by the internal stakeholders. For on, our idea of producing bank cards in multiple designs was criticised as it would increase operational costs without clear benefits. It was true that when customers were asked in a survey whether they were wiling to pay more for a customisable card designs, most ticked "No".
However the very same stakeholder changed his view completely when we invited him to observe how young people heaved in the prototype store. He saw how much time they spent looking at the card designs - more than the features of the product! He saw how the designs actually became a conversation-starter for people coming in to browse.
I remember that this was one of the most distinctive features of the OCBC Frank card. But it's also pretty intangible, no bank ever did the same thing again. That said, I guess this means you shouldn't read too much into user surveys.
houfu started reading the simplicity playbook for innovators by Jin Kang Moller
Simplicity is a hard thing. As the legendary Jony Ive, Apple's former Chief Design Officer, …
Weird aspect ratio. shiny heart on the cover. Oh I remember the Frank credit card by OCBC. It was cool and nice so it'd be good to look at its process. Then again the Frank card no longer exists so will take this with a pinch of salt.
houfu rated Great Post Office Scandal: 5 stars
houfu finished reading Great Post Office Scandal by Nick Wallis
Great stuff . Gripping with enough details of the legal shenanigans in an accessible manner. Highly recommended if you care deeply about how government and their companies can ruin the lives of ordinary folk.
houfu started reading Sign Here by Alex Hamilton
Creating commercial relationships is a critical business competence for the 21st century, but does the …
From time to time, I revisit this to get my bearings for my own cranky contract lifecycle management system.
houfu commented on Effective Remote Work by James Stanier
The office isn’t as essential as it used to be. Flexible working hours and distributed …
When you write something, ensure that you read it back before you slam your finger on the Enter key. Then read it again. Does it convey what you intended to convey? Are there any typos or ambiguous, woolly phrases that need to be removed? Would it be better if you wait for the conversation to unfold further before chipping in?
Measure twice, cut once. You won’t regret it.
houfu commented on Effective Remote Work by James Stanier
The office isn’t as essential as it used to be. Flexible working hours and distributed …
"... making progress on improving your onboarding process doesn’t just benefit new employees. It benefits everyone. This is because we all go through the contribution curve again and again as we face new challenges, projects, teams, and objectives. The better our onboarding, the faster we all become net-positive contributors as we go through change in the workplace."
houfu commented on Pursuing Justice and Justice Alone by Goh Yihan
Pursuing Justice and Justice Alone was commissioned by The Honourable the Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon, …
What else was I gonna do with my C$ amirite? Kidding aside, I do admire Justice Phang's work, so I have no complaints.
houfu started reading Creating Software with Modern Diagramming Techniques by Ashley Peacock
Diagrams communicate relationships more directly and clearly than words ever can. Using only text-based markup, …
Books explaining UML are hard to come by. I'm hoping I can finally figure out what UML is and how it is used in software development. Furthermore, using markdown to draw diagrams sounds like a better idea than manually shifting boxes in Powerpoint!
houfu stopped reading Hands-On Docker for Microservices with Python by Jaime Buelta
The due date for the loan is up. Can't say I got more proficient at k8s, but maybe it's because I have not found a use case for it yet.
houfu started reading The end of lawyers? by Richard E. Susskind
This widely acclaimed legal bestseller has provoked a tidal wave of debate within the legal …
no need to attend lecture liao
houfu commented on Hands-On Docker for Microservices with Python by Jaime Buelta
Thought of this as a good way to dive into Kubernetes