# Covid Published articles for Covid. This is one page of public article previews, not the complete archive. Follow Next page to continue. Summaries are not the original full articles. ## The Pulse #191: a new trend of CPU shortages DevFeed: [The Pulse #191: a new trend of CPU shortages]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Gergely Orosz Published: 2026-09-10T17:13:44Z Content type: article Language: en Sources: [The Pragmatic Engineer]() Topics: [cpu](), [systems](), [Artificial Intelligence]() Tags: [ai](), [covid](), [cpu](), [growth](), [systems]() ### AI overview This issue discusses a new trend of CPU shortages and suggests reserving more compute for compute-intensive services. It also covers COVID-era unicorns, engineers losing touch with systems when AI handles incidents, and related topics. ### Source excerpt For compute-intensive services: it's worth reserving more compute now. Also: growth dreams end for more COVID-era unicorns, engineers losing touch with systems when AI handles incidents, and more ## The Faces of Turso: Meet Seon Woo Kim DevFeed: [The Faces of Turso: Meet Seon Woo Kim]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Glauber Costa Published: 2025-09-30T00:00:00Z Content type: article Language: en Sources: [Turso Blog]() Topics: [Turso](), [Open Source](), [Databases](), [Programming](), [cloud-infrastructure](), [GitHub]() Tags: [aviation](), [community](), [contribute](), [contributors](), [covid](), [database](), [open-source](), [software-engineer](), [system-programming](), [tech](), [turso]() ### AI overview This profile introduces Seon Woo Kim, a Turso contributor who moved from flight operations into software engineering after the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted the aviation industry. It highlights Turso's open-contribution model and Kim's interest in databases, system programming, and GitHub projects. ### Source excerpt Turso is built by a large community of contributors. Today we get to know Seon Woo Kim ## Spotlight on SIG Architecture: Conformance DevFeed: [Spotlight on SIG Architecture: Conformance]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: The Kubernetes Authors Published: 2023-10-05T00:00:00Z Content type: article Language: en Sources: [Kubernetes Contributors Blog]() Topics: [Kubernetes](), [Testing]() Tags: [africa](), [community](), [covid](), [developers](), [kubernetes](), [new-zealand](), [spotlight](), [technical](), [testing](), [tests]() ### AI overview An interview spotlighting Kubernetes SIG Architecture's Conformance subproject. It describes the team's work managing conformance-testing technical debt, writing tests, coordinating with SIGs that own untested APIs, and supporting compatibility with the Kubernetes specification. ### Source excerpt This is the first interview of a SIG Architecture Spotlight series that will cover the different subprojects. We start with the SIG Architecture: Conformance subproject In this SIG Architecture spotlight, we talked with Riaan Kleinhans (ii-Team), Lead for the Conformance sub-project . About SIG Architecture and the Conformance subproject Frederico (FSM): Hello Riaan, and welcome! For starters, tell us a bit about yourself, your role and how you got involved in Kubernetes. Riaan Kleinhans (RK): Hi! My name is Riaan Kleinhans and I live in South Africa. I am the Project manager for the ii-Team in New Zealand. When I joined ii the plan was to move to New Zealand in April 2020 and then Covid happened. Fortunately, being a flexible and dynamic team we were able to make it work remotely and in very different time zones. The ii.nz team have been tasked with managing the Kubernetes Conformance testing technical debt and writing tests to clear the technical debt. I stepped into the role of project manager to be the link between monitoring, test writing and the community. Through that work I had the privilege of meeting the late Dan Kohn in those first months, his enthusiasm about the work we were doing was a great inspiration. FSM: Thank you - so, your involvement in SIG Architecture started because of the conformance work? RK: SIG Architecture is the home for the Kubernetes Conformance subproject. Initially, most of my interactions were directly with SIG Architecture through the Conformance sub-project. However, as we began organizing the work by SIG, we started engaging directly with each individual SIG. These engagements with the SIGs that own the untested APIs have helped us accelerate our work. FSM: How would you describe the main goals and areas of intervention of the Conformance sub-project? RM: The Kubernetes Conformance sub-project focuses on guaranteeing compatibility and adherence to the Kubernetes specification by developing and maintaining a comprehensive confor ## Optimize Your Performance Review In Tech πŸ“Š DevFeed: [Optimize Your Performance Review In Tech πŸ“Š]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Rahul Pandey Published: 2022-07-22T06:00:03Z Content type: article Language: en Sources: [Alex Chiou]() Topics: [optimize](), [Job](), [Software]() Tags: [course](), [covid](), [europe](), [event](), [hiring](), [meta](), [optimize](), [performance](), [software-engineer](), [tech](), [video]() ### AI overview This newsletter discusses how a hiring slowdown and broader economic uncertainty may make performance in an existing tech job more important. It promotes a free live session on performance reviews and introduces a video course for software engineering interns, including material about the Meta internship program. ### Source excerpt Almost all of Big Tech has instituted a hiring freeze, COVID is on the rise again, and Europe is simmering in record high temperatures. ## Graduates Are Entering India's Unorganised Retail Sector DevFeed: [Graduates Are Entering India's Unorganised Retail Sector]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Team OkCredit Published: 2022-05-23T09:16:53Z Content type: opinion Language: en Sources: [OkCredit - Medium]() Topics: [data](), [Job]() Tags: [business](), [covid](), [customer-experience](), [digital-bookkeeping](), [india](), [jobs](), [kirana](), [retail](), [technology](), [unemployment]() ### AI overview The article argues that rising unemployment, particularly during Covid-19, is leading more graduates in India to enter unorganised retail. It suggests this shift may increase the adoption of business apps and improve customer experiences in neighbourhood stores. ### Source excerpt Photo by Anmol Ramanujam on Unsplash There's a particular imagery that comes to mind when one thinks of a shopkeeper- sparsely educated, between 20 and 40 years in age, ceaselessly taking orders on phone with one hand and packing stuff with another. For this neighbourhood "bhaiya" or "uncle", only three things matter- customers, inventory and his bahi-khata (the account register). Now, picture a retail store owner in the same age group, but genial, well-informed, inclined to technology, using apps for his business needs. There is a stark difference in customer experience at both these stores. While there are a bunch of factors responsible for this change, one of them is educated folks, particularly graduates getting into unorganised retail. Neighbourhood stores in India have typically been run by semi-literate, less educated individuals, some of who join it as a family owned business. For others, it's the easiest source of livelihood, if they aren't qualified enough for a job.The barriers to entry are so low that anyone with a basic minimum qualification can open a shop. While this is true even now, Covid-19 has altered the scenario, partially. Rising unemployment has meant that graduates who would earlier prefer jobs, are now looking at unorganised retail as a viable source of livelihood. At OkCredit, we have credible data that shows this in reality. In our annual study released this year in March, the demographic data gave a true picture of this change. Even though, across age groups, owners of small businesses lack education, in the 35-45 age group, a decent chunk of business owners are graduates. Covid-19 may have been the forcing factor but this also points to a mindset shift among the educated class who have typically preferred "safe" jobs over business. For an outsider, this shift may seem trivial, but it's significant for two reasons- First, as more of educated class joins unorganised retail, there will be an increase in the usage of business apps. Young and ## Working at Clever: a perspective from a former intern turned full time engineer DevFeed: [Working at Clever: a perspective from a former intern turned full time engineer]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Vijay Bharadwaj Published: 2022-04-25T17:37:36Z Content type: opinion Language: en Sources: [Clever]() Topics: [engineering-culture](), [Architecture & Design](), [Learning]() Tags: [company](), [covid](), [culture](), [engineering](), [intern](), [internship](), [interviewing](), [onboarding](), [remote]() ### AI overview A former Clever intern describes choosing the company for its culture and engineering practices, experiences during the internship and interview process, and the transition to a full-time engineering role. ### Source excerpt During my final search for an internship, I had an idea of where I wanted to work: a place with a friendly culture and strong engineering practices - something in between a startup and a big company. To my luck, I interned at Clever - an organization that surpassed those expectations in the span of [...] The post Working at Clever: a perspective from a former intern turned full time engineer appeared first on Clever Engineering Blog. ## Devconnect: 18-25 April 2022 in Amsterdam DevFeed: [Devconnect: 18-25 April 2022 in Amsterdam]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Ethereum Foundation Published: 2022-02-01T00:00:00Z Content type: news Language: en Sources: [Ethereum Foundation Blog]() Topics: [Ethereum](), [hosting]() Tags: [covid](), [devconnect](), [ethereum](), [events](), [hosting](), [organizational](), [ticketing](), [wifi]() ### AI overview The Ethereum Foundation announces that Devconnect will take place in Amsterdam from April 18-25, 2022. The week will feature independently hosted Ethereum events, a co-working space for attendees, and an evolving schedule subject to updates. ### Source excerpt In our last post, we outlined Devconnect as a week-long gathering that will feature independent Ethereum events, which aim to bring the Ethereum community together in smaller groups to talk, learn about, or make serious progress on specific subjects. Learn more at Devconnect.org... ## What's on My Desk? DevFeed: [What's on My Desk?]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Published: 2021-10-24T08:30:00Z Content type: opinion Language: en Sources: [Gunnar Morling]() Topics: [Large Screen](), [samsung](), [macOS]() Tags: [cameras](), [computer](), [conferences](), [covid](), [curved](), [evaluation](), [monitors](), [personal-experience](), [samsung](), [screen](), [ultra-wide](), [wide](), [work]() ### AI overview A personal account of improving a home computer setup for remote work, online calls, and recording conference talks. The article discusses a curved Samsung ultra-wide monitor and briefly introduces other setup components, including cameras, lighting, and audio equipment. ### Source excerpt Table of Contents The Screen Compute Cameras Work in Progress: Teleprompter Lighting Audio What's Next? I've been working from home exclusively for the last nine years, but it was only last year that I started to look into ways for expanding my computer set-up and go beyond the usual combination of having a laptop with your regular external screen. The global COVID-19 pandemic, the prospect of having more calls with colleagues than ever (no physical meetings), and the constantly increasing need for recording talks for online conferences and meet-ups made me reevaluate things and steadily improve and fine tune my set-up, in particular in regards to better video and audio quality. ## The COVID testbed and AI DevFeed: [The COVID testbed and AI]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Adam Published: 2021-08-04T00:00:00Z Content type: opinion Language: en Sources: [Shostack & Friends Blog]() Topics: [Artificial Intelligence](), [Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence](), [data](), [Font]() Tags: [ai](), [covid](), [data](), [evaluation](), [machine-learning]() ### AI overview This commentary examines failures in AI tools developed to detect COVID-19. It describes how models learned spurious signals, such as patient age, body position, and hospital text fonts, instead of clinically relevant indicators. The author argues that interdisciplinary collaboration and independent evaluation are necessary as such models influence more decisions. ### Source excerpt The pandemic gives us a chance to evaluate AI tools...you'll be shocked to discover how they did. ## The ants and the pheromones DevFeed: [The ants and the pheromones]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: adriancolyer Published: 2021-02-08T14:46:00Z Content type: opinion Language: en Sources: [Adrian Colyer]() Topics: [Algorithms](), [Computer science](), [Learning]() Tags: [algorithms](), [bbc](), [computer-science](), [covid](), [learn](), [podcast](), [uncategorized]() ### AI overview The final edition of The Morning Paper reflects on how ant pheromone trails and reward equations can illustrate the disruption of established solutions. It also discusses how Covid lockdowns disrupted the author's routines and may lead to different patterns of life and work, while the author considers broadening their studies beyond computer science. ### Source excerpt TLDR; this is the last edition of The Morning Paper for now. Plus: one strand of research you won't want to miss! I was listening to a BBC Radio 4 podcast recently (More or Less: Behind the Stats - Ants and Algorithms) in which the host Tim Harford is interviewing David Sumpter about his recent ... Continue reading The ants and the pheromones ## The Genetic Code and Proteins of the Other Covid-19 Vaccines DevFeed: [The Genetic Code and Proteins of the Other Covid-19 Vaccines]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Published: 2021-01-12T12:47:18Z Content type: article Language: en Sources: [Bert Hubert's writings]() Topics: [Reverse Engineering](), [Code]() Tags: [biology](), [covid](), [covid-19](), [dna](), [proteins](), [research]() ### AI overview The article compares genetic differences among major SARS-CoV-2 vaccines, focusing on mRNA and viral-vector vaccines and how they express modified or unmodified Spike protein. It lists products including BioNTech/Pfizer, Moderna, CureVac, Oxford/AstraZeneca, Janssen, and Sputnik V. ### Source excerpt Translations: δΈ­ζ–‡, ζ—₯本θͺž As a followup to Reverse Engineering the source code of the BioNTech/Pfizer SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine, here is a look at the genetic code behind some of the other vaccines. I recommend at least skimming the earlier post before delving into this one, unless you are already fluent in modified mRNA bases and protein expression mechanics. To get an extremely full background on all vaccine work, I kindly refer you to excellent posts from Derek Lowe and Hilda Bastian. ## Redesigning Dropbox's ways of working DevFeed: [Redesigning Dropbox's ways of working]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Morgan Kennedy Published: 2020-12-16T00:00:00Z Content type: article Language: en Sources: [Figma Blog]() Topics: [Figma](), [Sketch](), [spaces](), [Software](), [systems]() Tags: [collaboration](), [covid](), [creativity](), [design](), [design-systems](), [efficiency](), [figma](), [future-of-work](), [prototyping](), [remote-work](), [workflows]() ### AI overview The article describes Dropbox's shift toward virtual-first work during the COVID-19 pandemic and explains how its design team uses Figma to support remote brainstorming, wireframing, prototyping, commenting, and collaboration. It also notes the team's earlier migration from Sketch and its established remote design practices. ### Source excerpt Take a look at Dropbox's move to a virtual-first working model, and how the team uses Figma to brainstorm and build remotely. ## Dutch COVID-19 Data Sources & Their Interpretation DevFeed: [Dutch COVID-19 Data Sources & Their Interpretation]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Published: 2020-11-14T07:04:20Z Content type: article Language: en Sources: [Bert Hubert's writings]() Topics: [data](), [Databases]() Tags: [covid](), [covid-19](), [data](), [database](), [reporting](), [testing]() ### AI overview An overview of Dutch COVID-19 data sources, including RIVM's OSIRIS database, hospital-capacity and hospitalization reporting from LCPS and NICE, and weekly testing updates from the GGDs. It explains why figures from these sources may differ because they track different measures and use different reporting timeframes. ### Source excerpt As the world focuses on the terrible (but improving) Dutch COVID-19 numbers, I also see a lot of people interpreting the numbers badly. But we can hardly blame folks since most data is only described in Dutch. And even in Dutch the descriptions can be very confusing. So here goes. NOTE: Corrections and additional links & sources are very welcome on bert@hubertnet.nl or @bert_hu_bert. The main sources The RIVM is the "Dutch CDC". ## The Disinvitation DevFeed: [The Disinvitation]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Published: 2020-09-12T00:00:00Z Content type: opinion Language: en Sources: [Robert C. Martin](), [The Clean Code Blog]() Topics: [Software](), [Website]() Tags: [code](), [code-of-conduct](), [community](), [conference](), [covid](), [presentation](), [speaking]() ### AI overview The author describes being disinvited from a Chicago software conference shortly before it became virtual. Organizers cited concerns from Code of Conduct representatives about the author's political opinions, while some speakers reportedly refused to participate if the author spoke. The author argues that the organizers may have breached an agreement and that the other speakers may have committed tortious interference. ### Source excerpt I have a friend, in the Chicago area, who calls me up two or three times a year to ask me to give a talk at a User Group, or a conference he's involved with, or something like that. If my schedule is free I always say yes. I don't charge anything because I enjoy supporting the Chicago software community, and it's never a bad thing to get my face out in front of new people. I am a consultant, after all, and giving pro-bono talks is one of the ways I promote myself. Anyway, he wrote to me last October (That's right, a full year ago!) and asked me to give a presentation at a Chicago conference this September 21st. I agreed, and he thanked me, and that was that. Then, in June, he wrote to tell me that the conference was going to be virtual due to Covid. I acknowledged and, once again, that was that. Last Wednesday, September 9th, twelve days before the conference, he called me on the phone and said: "This is going to be the most uncomfortable phone call I have ever made." He went on to say that the "Code of Conduct" people at the conference were concerened about some of my political opinions, and that some of the speakers of the conference refused to speak if I was going to speak. Like I said, this guy is a friend of mine, and I don't want to get him into any trouble, so I decided not to raise a fuss about it, and I promised him I would not mention his name or the name of the conference on line. He responded by telling me: I'm scared to death of these people. Over the last few days I've been mulling this situation over in my mind, and I've come to a few interesting conclusions. The conference organizers are in breach of contract. OK, we didn't have a formal written contract, but we had emails. And we also had the fact that, for the better part of a year, the conference website had my picture on it, and advertised me as a speaker. I conclude that the conference organizers derived substantial benefit from those pictures and from promising my virtual presence to their audi ## How We Built Size.link DevFeed: [How We Built Size.link]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Daniel Beauchamp Published: 2020-07-13T17:00:00Z Content type: article Language: en Sources: [Shopify Engineering](), [Shopify Engineering - Shopify Engineering]() Topics: [Shopify](), [immersive web](), [3D](), [Android](), [iOS](), [Quick Look](), [JavaScript](), [Three.js](), [browser](), [Web]() Tags: [3d](), [android](), [browser](), [covid](), [free](), [hack](), [ios](), [javascript](), [shopify](), [smartphone](), [three-js](), [web](), [webgl]() ### AI overview Shopify explains how it built Size.link, a free web-based augmented reality tool that helps shoppers visualize a product's physical size using a smartphone camera. The solution uses platform-native AR viewers on iOS and Android to avoid requiring a dedicated app. ### Source excerpt On July 20, 2020 we held ShipIt! Presents: AR/VR at Shopify. Daniel talked about what we're doing with AR/VR at Shopify. The video of the event is available. Size.link is a free tool built by Shopify's Augmented Reality (AR) team that lets anyone view the size of a product in the space around them using their smartphone camera. The tool came out of our April Hack Days focused on helping retailers impacted by Covid-19. ## Changing the Interview Process during Remote Working DevFeed: [Changing the Interview Process during Remote Working]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Published: 2020-06-30T00:00:00Z Content type: article Language: en Sources: [SoundCloud Backstage Blog]() Topics: [Back end](), [Slack](), [Availability]() Tags: [availability](), [backend](), [connectivity](), [covid](), [engineering](), [interviewing](), [remote](), [remote-work](), [slack]() ### AI overview SoundCloud describes how it adapted its backend engineering interview and recruiting process for fully remote work during COVID-19. Interviews were moved online and distributed across multiple days, with video calls, advance connectivity checks, and Slack coordination between interviewers and recruiters. ### Source excerpt Please also see Part 1: Rethinking the Backend Engineering Interview Take-Home Challenge and Part 2: The Recruiting Perspective and Results... ## Vitamin D Research and Potential Implications for COVID-19 DevFeed: [Vitamin D Research and Potential Implications for COVID-19]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Published: 2020-05-30T15:52:44Z Content type: opinion Language: en Sources: [Bert Hubert's writings]() Topics: [data](), [Internet]() Tags: [biology](), [covid](), [covid-19](), [health](), [opinion](), [public-health](), [research]() ### AI overview This commentary reviews polarized research and expert views on vitamin D, sunlight, and COVID-19. It presents the author's view that avoiding vitamin D deficiency may be important during the pandemic while acknowledging that evidence remains incomplete and contested. ### Source excerpt Welcome to this post, in which we'll be taking a trip through the wild and bumpy ride that has been Vitamin D & sunlight research over the past few decades, and what it might mean for COVID-19. As with my previous post, before any non-specialist attempts to write something on COVID-19, we should wonder: are any actual experts already writing on this, and if not, why not. Enough badly informed stuff has already been published by amateurs that before posting we should be certain we are actually being helpful. ## Models and Accuracy (Threat Modeling Thursday) DevFeed: [Models and Accuracy (Threat Modeling Thursday)]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Adam Published: 2020-05-14T00:00:00Z Content type: opinion Language: en Sources: [Shostack & Friends Blog]() Topics: [Math and Logic]() Tags: [change](), [covid](), [model](), [models](), [organizations](), [policy](), [quality]() ### AI overview An opinion piece examines model accuracy through COVID models and threat modeling. It argues that models are rarely perfect but can still be useful when they expose choices or impacts and help organizations drive change. ### Source excerpt For Threat Model Thursday, I want to look at models and modeling in a tremendously high-stakes space: COVID models. ## Covid and Your Personal Bus Factor DevFeed: [Covid and Your Personal Bus Factor]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Fuzzygroup Published: 2020-04-22T00:00:00Z Content type: opinion Language: en Sources: [Scott Johnson]() Topics: [Software Engineering](), [passwords](), [Processes](), [Documentation]() Tags: [bus-factor](), [covid](), [documentation](), [password](), [passwords](), [personal](), [process](), [side-projects](), [software-engineering](), [startup]() ### AI overview The article applies the software-engineering concept of bus factor to personal, professional, and side-project responsibilities during the COVID-19 pandemic. It emphasizes documenting processes and securely sharing essential passwords and PIN codes so responsibilities can continue if someone becomes ill or unavailable. ### Source excerpt In the world of software engineering, the term Bus Factor refers to the number of people on your team that have to get hit by a bus for your project to collapse: The bus factor is a measurement of the risk resulting from information and capabilities not being shared among team members, derived from the phrase "in case they get hit by a bus." It is also known as the bread truck scenario, lottery factor, truck factor, bus/truck number, or lorry factor. Wikipedia I am currently a part of a number of projects with a bus factor of 1. This means that if I get hit by a bus things simply fall apart. Normally I don't worry about things like this because I'm in excellent health and I'm a careful person (and that is not to say that I'm invulnerable but at least professionally my clients accept that we have a bus factor of 1 because they must understand this issue). But the world has changed around me and like everyone else I am struggling to catch up hence this bit of writing. Someone close to me, last night, had both a fever and an upset stomach (both of these are diagnostic factors of COVID-19) and I woke up in a panic thinking about bus factors in three contexts: Personal Professional Side Projects If you're not a tech nerd then you can only read the personal section; if you are a tech nerd then I advise that you read all sections. Your Personal Bus Factors Your personal bus factors tend to be centered around matters of identity: Passwords Pin Codes Process Medication Documentation Here's an example - I don't know the password / pin code to my wife's phone or laptop. If she gets sick then I have to still pay bills and deal with accounts. And without access to that information, well, I'm fscked (and thus so is the family hence my view of this as a bus factor). Now, given the sensitivity of the information on our phones and devices, having access to someone's phone password can be terrifying so I don't normally have an issue with not having access - but these aren't normal ti ## Espressif March 2020 Newsletter: COVID-19 Maker Projects and ESP32-Vaquita-DSPG SDK DevFeed: [Espressif March 2020 Newsletter: COVID-19 Maker Projects and ESP32-Vaquita-DSPG SDK]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: John Lee Published: 2020-04-06T00:00:00Z Content type: article Language: en Sources: [Blog on Developer Portal]() Topics: [Espressif](), [ESP32](), [ESP8266](), [Esp32 S2](), [Internet of things](), [Microcontroller](), [AWS IoT Core](), [SDKs]() Tags: [aws-iot-core](), [blog](), [china](), [community](), [covid](), [covid-19](), [customers](), [development-kit](), [esp32](), [esp8266](), [instagram](), [newsletter](), [partners](), [sdk]() ### AI overview Espressif's March 2020 newsletter discusses the company's return to normal operations in China, ESP32-S2 entering mass production, and maker projects responding to the COVID-19 crisis. It also introduces the ESP32-Vaquita-DSPG development kit and SDK with AWS IoT Core integration, along with ESP8266-based thermometer and distance-monitor projects. ### Source excerpt Hi everyone, As the COVID-19 crisis spreads rapidly all around the world our thoughts are with those who keep fighting the global pandemic. Now that the epicenter of infections has moved westward, we want to send a message of hope from China to all our partners, our customers and our international community of supporters. Things will get better! In China, life is gradually getting back to normal. ## A social media marketing strategy for promoting COVID-19 website updates DevFeed: [A social media marketing strategy for promoting COVID-19 website updates]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Fuzzygroup Published: 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Content type: opinion Language: en Sources: [Scott Johnson]() Topics: [Website](), [Instagram](), [X (Twitter)]() Tags: [covid](), [covidnearme](), [marketing](), [social-media](), [website]() ### AI overview The article proposes a social media marketing strategy for covidnearme.org. It recommends announcing site changes across Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube, then posting about individual features and thanking technology providers to encourage sharing. ### Source excerpt There are a lot of times in life when I don't know what to do and so I ask myself: WWMD? This is also known as What Would Mom Do? So, when confronted with the question of: How should social media marketing be handled for a new website focused on COVID-19? I thought "What would Mom do?" and I came up with the following: Mom would tell people when there is something new on the web site in the same way that Mom always told people when something new was going on with her kids. Mom would say Thank You when appropriate. Telling People About Something New The first aspect of telling people about something new is that when something changes, you let them know. Yesterday, for example, we redesigned the entire covidnearme.org site and added a bunch of new features so I would argue for making social media posts to different sites like this: Twitter - screen shot and a short message "Major changes - blah, blah" Facebook - much the same Instagram - a series of screenshots Youtube - a short video talking about the home page After doing that on Day 1 then I would follow that up with a set of posts about each individual feature such as: Risk wizard Symptom tracker Hospital Experience Saying Thank You The next thing that I would do is I would use good manners and say thank you to the different technology providers that we use to make the site. Here's an example tweet that I made a few weeks ago: I could not have built this as quickly without the awesome that is Jumpstart. Full tech stack and thank yous in More... If you see the Powered By page on CovidNearMe, you could take each of the text blocks and make a tweet or other social media post from that text and that image. The important thing here is to cc / @ mention / # hash tag someone associated with the product. For example if you were making a post thanking the HoneyBadger product, it would be good to include @honeybadgerapp with the tweet. The idea of referencing the creator of the product is that it gives them an incentive to re ## covidnearme.org: A local COVID-19 case-tracking website DevFeed: [covidnearme.org: A local COVID-19 case-tracking website]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Fuzzygroup Published: 2020-03-13T00:00:00Z Content type: release Language: en Sources: [Scott Johnson]() Topics: [Website](), [data](), [GitHub Issues](), [issue tracker]() Tags: [announce](), [covid](), [covid-19](), [covidnearme](), [covidnearme-org](), [data](), [github-issues](), [issue](), [tool](), [web]() ### AI overview The article announces covidnearme.org, a website intended to help users view local COVID-19 case information, bookmark locations, and see a leaderboard of cases. It also describes plans to track metrics such as deaths and recoveries and report bugs through GitHub Issues. ### Source excerpt I'd like to say that I'm happy to announce: https://www.covidnearme.org/ but I'm not. Like a lot of us, nay, most of us, I find the current COVID-19 / Corona virus bothersome if not scary. But the world is what it is and we are better off knowing more about COVID-19 rather than less so I made a tool. What is covidnearme.org? Covnearme.org is a web site which lets you: Easily drill down to where you live. Bookmark a location or location that you care about See a leaderboard of cases BUT WHAT HAPPENED IN THE US ON 3/10? That is apparently the date when Johns Hopkins stopped reporting US level county data and only data at the state level. Yes that means that the US is officially LESS OPEN than China. Let's compare a screenshot between Seattle and Hubei: If you think this is the same bull crap that we do then please use this hashtag when you tweet: #hopkinswheresmylocaldata #Covid_19 Where's the Damn Map? We didn't put one in (yet). I've been using the Hopkins tracker for several weeks now and it gives me a great feel for the global scene but I don't just want global - I want local. And I'm too damn fat fingered to make their map work for me easily. Why Did You Build This? We wanted: The ability to know what's happening near the people we love. The ability to bookmark a location - our homes, our parent's homes, our friends workplaces The ability to know metrics which people aren't posting yet like the death metrics (why the hell is Italy so much higher?) and the recovery metrics (Seattle has a lot of cases but the recovery percentages are pretty good) How Do I Give You Bugs? We have setup a public github repo for this to capture bugs as github issues. Just file an issue and please, please, please give us the url to where you have issues. Goto: https://github.com/fuzzygroup/covdidnearme_bugs/issues Note: If anyone out there in the bug tracking world wants to give us tooling for bugs, contact fuzzygroup at gmail.com Who the Hell Are You? You keep saying we. Who is we? The ## A CEO's Experience During the COVID-19 Crisis -- Part III : Looking Ahead DevFeed: [A CEO's Experience During the COVID-19 Crisis -- Part III : Looking Ahead]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: John Lee Published: 2020-03-07T00:00:00Z Content type: opinion Language: en Sources: [Blog on Developer Portal]() Topics: [Espressif](), [Statistics]() Tags: [blog](), [ceo-blog](), [covid](), [covid-19](), [esp-rainmaker](), [esp32](), [espressif](), [experience](), [future](), [japan](), [measurement](), [measurements](), [performance](), [statistics](), [us](), [work]() ### AI overview Espressif CEO Teo Swee Ann provides an update on how COVID-19 has affected the company and discusses the future. The article also reports preliminary results from a high-risk test chip, including improved performance and lower power consumption under limited conditions. ### Source excerpt The COVID-19 situation is developing rapidly, and the CEO of Espressif, Teo Swee Ann, gives a short update of the situation and some considerations of the future. The COVID-19 situation continues to unfold fast and globally. It has reached Europe, Japan, South Korea, and the United States, and on the minds of many is whether COVID-19's advance will be arrested by warmer weather or if a cure or vaccine will be found. ## A CEO's Experience During the nCoV Crisis -- Part II : On the Ground DevFeed: [A CEO's Experience During the nCoV Crisis -- Part II : On the Ground]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: John Lee Published: 2020-02-12T00:00:00Z Content type: opinion Language: en Sources: [Blog on Developer Portal]() Topics: [FIRST](), [Espressif]() Tags: [blog](), [ceo](), [ceo-blog](), [china](), [coronavirus](), [covid](), [espressif]() ### AI overview Espressif CEO Teo Swee Ann describes conditions in Shanghai during the coronavirus crisis, including reduced traffic, staff returning to work, business operations, and quarantine-related restrictions. ### Source excerpt As Espressif is a company with their main offices in China, the recent coronavirus outbreak has affected us as well. CEO Teo Swee Ann gives an update of the situation in Shanghai. After I landed in Shanghai from Singapore on 10 Feb, the first thing I did was to get to the company. Thirty of our staff are reporting for work today. Along the way, I noticed that the traffic has been greatly reduced.