On Writing Well
On Writing Well by William Zinsser is one of the best books I've read.
Vincent Zhang
Software engineer working at MIT my startup OpenTable in San Francisco.
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Of the Standard of Taste
The plain english summary of David Hume's groundbreaking essay, aiming to define beauty and taste, published in Four Dissertations in 1757.
A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy
A modern organization of the lost archives of Stoicism.
Write it down anyway
In which I argue that the originality of the idea is overrated in the process of writing, and you should start instead.
Deliberate practice: why 10,000 hours isn’t enough
You've heard that it takes 10,000 hours to becoming a master. But do you know how? This is the most powerful message from "So Good They Can't Ignore You".
Back up & restore MySQL databases with EasyEngine, the comprehensive guide
This article covers all the possible strategies to back up MySQL databases in an EasyEngine-powered WordPress environment.
WordPress / EasyEngine failed to start after server reboot
Does your WordPress sites just went offline after a VPS reboot or server status change?
When to use custom post types in WordPress
It's not your fault to think that custom post types are confusing; it's WordPress's.
Testing React component state changes in async promises with Jest, Enzyme and Snapshots
A promise call causing a state change in your React component. Let's cover this with a proper snapshot testing mindset.
How to fix “The uploaded file could not be moved to wp-content/uploads/” in WordPress
Most likely, it's due to the web server's worker processes belonging to a different user that has no file ownership.