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bitshift955··on A collection of things software developers should know
Very glad to see "Falsehoods Programmers Believe About Names" included in this list [1]. I still struggle to always get this right.

One thing I'd suggest including is something about not rolling your own crypto in the security section. Does anyone know a canonical article for this? I've got [2] bookmarked but not sure if a guide with the pitfalls of designing your own crypto scheme is right for this list.

[1] http://www.kalzumeus.com/2010/06/17/falsehoods-programmers-b...

[2] http://loup-vaillant.fr/articles/rolling-your-own-crypto

bitshift955··on Taking It Back: Why This Xoogler Is Joining Mozilla
What version are you running? My anecdotal counterpoint is that I find Firefox excellently performant these days despite heavy use.

The upcoming Quantum work will improve speed generally and specifically for multiple core setups. Electrolysis in the latest versions will also help prevent "bad tabs" from slowing the whole browser.