Completely rewriting code, instead of continuously making alterations, is an arduous task that Martin Peck argues brings many benefits. However, it can be difficult to convince your company to push through with a rewrite, especially when that time could be spent on implementing new features. Martin Pech suggests being factual when presenting a proposal for a rewrite. For example, if you claim a rewrite will make your app faster, make a prototype to showcase this better performance before you even bring it up to your company. Read full article here
Oddities
The Curious Case of the Ancient Brain
In 2008, archaeologists examining the University of York discovered something strange: the decapitated head of an Iron Age man and his very shrivelled but very much intact brain. How a centuries-old brain was preserved is still unknown, but research suggests that it could have been because of brain diseases like dementia. The Yorkshire man’s brain’s proteins were bunched up together, much like how dementia causes brain proteins to bunch up into plaques. This bunching up, or aggregation, could continue even after death, turning regions of the brain into hard masses. Read full article here
Merv
September 30, 2022
