Matt Manela

Software Engineering Lessons from a Fern - Matthew Manela How a tiny fern with the world’s largest genome illustrates the dangers of incidental complexity in software, why “easy” solutions accumulate hidden costs, and how teams can stay focused on simplicity...

If you’re going to read only one article today drawing an analogy between a fern with a gigantic genome and software complexity, make this the one.

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Quick Motivation - A Mac App - Matthew Manela Quick Motivation is a simple app that adds a menu bar item with customizable messages. This can help refocus your attention on what matters.

I published a simple Mac app called Quick Motivation that allows pinning customizable messages to the Mac menu bar. The idea came from a practice I used to follow where I placed self-motivational sticky notes on my computer monitor.

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