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No. 313Unchecked

Hiring Without Whiteboards

github.com · Startups & business

52.8durability100% evidence confidence
Strongest evidenceshare of maximum
Independent discovery16.2/20
Persistence15.6/20
10 submissions9 people6 active years
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No. 314Unchecked

The Raising of Chicago

en.wikipedia.org · Learning & ideas

44.5durability100% evidence confidence
Strongest evidenceshare of maximum
Independent discovery19.1/20
Persistence18.0/20
12 submissions12 people8 active years
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No. 316Unchecked

Appropriate Uses for SQLite

sqlite.org · Systems & infrastructure

43.6durability100% evidence confidence
Strongest evidenceshare of maximum
Persistence17.6/20
Sustained discussion7.5/10
8 submissions7 people7 active years
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No. 317Unchecked

Lavabit abruptly shuts down

lavabit.com · Learning & ideas

36.0durability55% evidence confidence
Strongest evidenceshare of maximum
Independent discovery12.0/20
Persistence11.6/20
4 submissions4 people3 active years
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No. 318Unchecked

Advice From An Old Programmer

learnpythonthehardway.org · Software engineering

35.5durability32% evidence confidence
Strongest evidenceshare of maximum
Sustained discussion5.0/10
Persistence8.5/20
2 submissions2 people2 active years
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No. 320Unchecked

First-person Tetris

firstpersontetris.com · Learning & ideas

36.0durability86% evidence confidence
Strongest evidenceshare of maximum
Persistence16.2/20
Independent discovery14.7/20
6 submissions6 people5 active years
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No. 322Unchecked

JSON Web Tokens

jwt.io · Web & internet

34.4durability64% evidence confidence
Strongest evidenceshare of maximum
Persistence13.5/20
Independent discovery12.0/20
4 submissions4 people4 active years
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No. 324Unchecked

Don't Use VPN Services

gist.github.com · Learning & ideas

47.3durability100% evidence confidence
Strongest evidenceshare of maximum
Sustained discussion10.0/10
Independent discovery19.5/20
13 submissions13 people8 active years
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No. 325Unchecked

JSON API

jsonapi.org · Software engineering

34.1durability79% evidence confidence
Strongest evidenceshare of maximum
Persistence15.6/20
Independent discovery13.5/20
5 submissions5 people5 active years
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No. 332Unchecked

Hexagonal grids for games

redblobgames.com · Learning & ideas

64.9durability100% evidence confidence
Strongest evidenceshare of maximum
Independent discovery20.0/20
Sustained discussion10.0/10
15 submissions15 people10 active years
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No. 333Unchecked

Blocklist Facebook domains

github.com · Learning & ideas

43.1durability48% evidence confidence
Strongest evidenceshare of maximum
Persistence12.3/20
Independent discovery10.1/20
3 submissions3 people3 active years
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No. 336Unchecked

PayPal Mafia

en.wikipedia.org · Learning & ideas

33.9durability79% evidence confidence
Strongest evidenceshare of maximum
Persistence15.4/20
Independent discovery13.5/20
5 submissions5 people5 active years
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