Words on roguelynn https://roguelynn.com/words/ https://roguelynn.com/favicon.ico Recent content in Words on roguelynn Hugo -- gohugo.io en me[at]lynnroot.com (Lynn Root) © 2025 Lynn Root Sun, 23 Feb 2025 18:46:00 +0000 Design of Everyday APIs https://roguelynn.com/words/everyday-apis/ Sun, 23 Feb 2025 18:46:00 +0000 me[at]lynnroot.com (Lynn Root) https://roguelynn.com/words/everyday-apis/ What makes a good API for a library? How can you design an API that is delightful to use? This post walks through the principles of what goes into user-centered design and how best to apply those principles when writing a Python library for fellow developers. asyncio: We Did It Wrong https://roguelynn.com/words/asyncio-we-did-it-wrong/ Thu, 26 Jul 2018 11:30:24 -0400 me[at]lynnroot.com (Lynn Root) https://roguelynn.com/words/asyncio-we-did-it-wrong/ Tracing, Fast and Slow https://roguelynn.com/words/tracing-fast-and-slow/ Tue, 11 Jul 2017 11:05:01 -0400 me[at]lynnroot.com (Lynn Root) https://roguelynn.com/words/tracing-fast-and-slow/ Spotify’s Love/Hate Relationship with DNS https://roguelynn.com/words/spotifys-love-hate-relationship-with-dns/ Fri, 31 Mar 2017 00:00:00 +0000 me[at]lynnroot.com (Lynn Root) https://roguelynn.com/words/spotifys-love-hate-relationship-with-dns/ Diversity: We're Not Done Yet https://roguelynn.com/words/were-not-done-yet/ Thu, 23 Jul 2015 00:00:00 +0000 me[at]lynnroot.com (Lynn Root) https://roguelynn.com/words/were-not-done-yet/ I’m a fraud. https://roguelynn.com/words/im-faking-it/ Tue, 14 Oct 2014 00:00:00 +0000 me[at]lynnroot.com (Lynn Root) https://roguelynn.com/words/im-faking-it/ My Path into Engineering https://roguelynn.com/words/my-path-into-engineering/ Mon, 15 Sep 2014 00:00:00 +0000 me[at]lynnroot.com (Lynn Root) https://roguelynn.com/words/my-path-into-engineering/ Explain like I’m 5: DNS https://roguelynn.com/words/explain-like-im-5-dns/ Sat, 19 Jul 2014 00:00:00 +0000 me[at]lynnroot.com (Lynn Root) https://roguelynn.com/words/explain-like-im-5-dns/ Explain like I’m 5: Kerberos https://roguelynn.com/words/explain-like-im-5-kerberos/ Tue, 02 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0000 me[at]lynnroot.com (Lynn Root) https://roguelynn.com/words/explain-like-im-5-kerberos/ The New Coder: A Path to Software Engineering https://roguelynn.com/words/the-new-coder-a-path-to-software-engineering/ Fri, 15 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0000 me[at]lynnroot.com (Lynn Root) https://roguelynn.com/words/the-new-coder-a-path-to-software-engineering/ NetSec for n00bs https://roguelynn.com/words/netsec-for-n00bs/ Mon, 01 Oct 2012 00:00:00 +0000 me[at]lynnroot.com (Lynn Root) https://roguelynn.com/words/netsec-for-n00bs/