Hello, and welcome to a new edition of Links lists! No strict "coding" this week, but a few interesting articles about infrastructure and networking.
Infrastructure
The value of simulating systems
An interesting article about building simulators, for validating your hypothesis and beliefes. Not something that I have seen discussed often, or indeed thought of doing myself. But it seems like a very promising idea, worth exploring!
Networking and routers
An interesting article about how routers work. Assumes you know the OSI model layers.
Design
Design basics for developers
If you do a bit of frontend, sometimes you are lucky and you have a designer who gave you a complete design system and mock-ups for every page. Sometimes, however, you don't. Knowing at least some of the basics of designing can be very useful! This is a very good introduction on the theme.
A beautiful website
An explanation of the gorgeous and probably overly complex design of https://www.gwern.net/.
Non coding
A strange artist
This is the story of a very strange artist, whose life's work is creating nonsensical art.
