# minutes

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## Managing an Engineer's Week as a Queueing System

DevFeed: [Managing an Engineer's Week as a Queueing System](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/your-week-is-a-queueing-system-and-you-are-running-it-at-100-utilization-39553.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://ankit-rana.com/logs/01-time-management-software-engineering/>)

Author: hello@ankit-rana.com

Published: 2026-03-15T00:00:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Ankit Rana | Mechanical Sympathy](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/ankit-rana-mechanical-sympathy.md>)

Topics: [queueing theory](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/queueing-theory.md>), [scheduling](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/scheduling.md>), [systems](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/systems.md>), [Server](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/server.md>)

Tags: [email](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/email.md>), [focus](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/focus.md>), [minutes](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/minutes.md>), [notifications](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/notifications.md>), [productivity](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/productivity.md>), [queueing-theory](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/queueing-theory.md>), [scheduling](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/scheduling.md>), [servers](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/servers.md>), [slack](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/slack.md>), [software-engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/software-engineering.md>), [system](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/system.md>), [time-management](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/time-management.md>), [work](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/work.md>)

### AI overview

The article argues that software engineers' schedules behave like queueing systems: near-total utilization increases waiting time, while interruptions evict working context. It recommends maintaining schedule headroom, batching communications, and limiting work in progress.

### Source excerpt

An engineer's week behaves like a queueing system: book yourself at 100% utilization and the wait time for anything new goes vertical, exactly as it does for a server. The fixes are the ones we already use in systems: keep headroom, coalesce interrupts instead of taking them one by one, cap work in progress because Little's law applies to you, and stop letting urgent-but-small tasks hold the lock while important work starves.

## How to lead weekly sessions for your team

DevFeed: [How to lead weekly sessions for your team](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/how-to-lead-weekly-sessions-for-your-team-39995.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.saiyangrowthletter.com/p/how-to-lead-weekly-sessions-for-your>)

Author: Tiger Abrodi

Published: 2024-02-21T15:03:33Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Saiyan Growth Letter](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/saiyan-growth-letter.md>)

Topics: [sessions](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/sessions.md>), [bus factor](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/bus-factor.md>), [Learning](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/learning.md>), [context](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/context.md>)

Tags: [bus-factor](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/bus-factor.md>), [how-to](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/how-to.md>), [learning](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/learning.md>), [minutes](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/minutes.md>), [remote](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/remote.md>)

### AI overview

A practical guide to leading weekly learning sessions for a remote team. It covers common organizational mistakes and recommends using an agenda, communicating presenters, recording sessions, sharing materials, and preparing at least a week in advance to respect teammates' time and energy.

### Source excerpt

Care about your teammates' time and energy.

## Getting Started with Tailscale in 10 Minutes

DevFeed: [Getting Started with Tailscale in 10 Minutes](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/getting-started-with-tailscale-in-10-minutes-31208.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://tailscale.dev/blog/get-started-in-10-nov2023>)

Author: Alex Kretzschmar

Published: 2023-11-22T00:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Tailscale Community](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/tailscale-community.md>)

Topics: [tailscale](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/tailscale.md>), [Virtual Private Network](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/vpn.md>)

Tags: [getting-started](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/getting-started.md>), [homelab](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/homelab.md>), [minutes](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/minutes.md>), [networking](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/networking.md>), [tailscale](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/tailscale.md>)

### AI overview

A tutorial introducing how to get started with Tailscale in under 10 minutes.

### Source excerpt

Everything you need to know to get started with Tailscale in under 10 minutes.

## How to Create a Free Static Website and Blog with Jekyll

DevFeed: [How to Create a Free Static Website and Blog with Jekyll](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/how-to-make-a-free-website-and-blog-in-20-minutes-or-less-41246.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.emilykager.com/writing/2018/07/27/myo-website.html>)

Published: 2018-07-27T01:59:05Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Emily Kager](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/emily-kager.md>)

Topics: [Jekyll](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/jekyll.md>), [Homebrew](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/homebrew.md>), [macOS](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/macos.md>), [Git](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/git.md>), [Package Management](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/package-management.md>), [Ruby](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ruby.md>), [Command-line interface](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cli.md>), [GitHub](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/github.md>), [Atom](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/atom.md>)

Tags: [atom](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/atom.md>), [command-line](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/command-line.md>), [free](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/free.md>), [git](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/git.md>), [github](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/github.md>), [homebrew](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/homebrew.md>), [how-to](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/how-to.md>), [jekyll](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/jekyll.md>), [macos](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/macos.md>), [minutes](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/minutes.md>), [personal-website](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/personal-website.md>), [writing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/writing.md>)

### AI overview

This tutorial explains how to build a free personal static website with blog capabilities using Jekyll. It covers setting up a text editor, command-line tools, Homebrew, Ruby, Jekyll, Bundler, Git, and GitHub, with examples focused on macOS.

### Source excerpt

Do you want a personal website? :computer:

## June 2018 meeting minutes

DevFeed: [June 2018 meeting minutes](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/june-2018-meeting-minutes-33142.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://reactos.org/project-news/june-2018-meeting-minutes/>)

Published: 2018-07-22T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Front Page on ReactOS Website](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/front-page-on-reactos-website.md>)

Topics: [ReactOS](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/reactos.md>), [Development](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/development.md>), [migration](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/migration.md>), [Authentication](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/authentication.md>), [WINE](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/wine.md>), [btrfs](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/btrfs.md>), [Git](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/git.md>)

Tags: [btrfs](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/btrfs.md>), [development](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/development.md>), [free](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/free.md>), [git](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/git.md>), [migration](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/migration.md>), [minutes](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/minutes.md>), [open-source](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/open-source.md>), [os](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/os.md>), [react](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/react.md>), [reactos](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/reactos.md>), [reports](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/reports.md>), [win32](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/win32.md>), [winapi](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/winapi.md>), [wine](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/wine.md>)

### AI overview

ReactOS's June 28, 2018 meeting covered developer status reports, preparations for the August Hackfest, uncertainty about the planned 0.4.9 release date, and recruitment for a website developer or maintainer. Developers also discussed RosLogin authentication modules, a migration script, Wine-related work, Git Bash compatibility, and BTRFS bootsector code.

### Source excerpt

2018-06-28 19:00 UTC #meeting Proceedings Meeting started at 19:04 by Mark Jansen, as Colin Finck was running late. Point 1: Status Reports Point 2: ReactOS Hackfest on August 16-21 Point 3: 0.4.9 release on July 14 Point 4: Website developer/maintainer Point 1: Status Reports Amine Khaldi is doing the usual, Wine syncs and anything he can help with. Colin Finck has been working on authentication modules for RosLogin and the final migration script.

## The Case of the Missing PHP Session

DevFeed: [The Case of the Missing PHP Session](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/the-case-of-the-missing-php-session-31306.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://nystudio107.com/blog/the-case-of-the-missing-php-session>)

Author: andrew@nystudio107.com (Andrew Welch)

Published: 2017-06-12T02:27:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [nystudio107 | Articles on modern web development.](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/nystudio107-articles-on-modern-web-development.md>)

Topics: [PHP](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/php.md>), [Content Management System](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cms.md>), [Software as a service](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/saas.md>), [Ubuntu](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ubuntu.md>), [data](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/data.md>)

Tags: [16-04](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/16-04.md>), [cms](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cms.md>), [craft](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/craft.md>), [created](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/created.md>), [here-s](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/here-s.md>), [investigations](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/investigations.md>), [logging](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/logging.md>), [minutes](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/minutes.md>), [php](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/php.md>), [saas](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/saas.md>), [sessions](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/sessions.md>), [solved](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/solved.md>), [ubuntu](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ubuntu.md>), [website](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/website.md>)

### AI overview

An investigation into why users of a Craft CMS SaaS website were logged out unexpectedly. The article explains that PHP sessions on Ubuntu expire after 24 minutes of inactivity by default, regardless of client-side session settings.

### Source excerpt

A SaaS website created with Craft CMS was logging out sessions after 30 minutes; here's how I solved it

## August 2016 meeting minutes

DevFeed: [August 2016 meeting minutes](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/august-2016-meeting-minutes-33090.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://reactos.org/project-news/august-2016-meeting-minutes/>)

Published: 2016-10-03T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Front Page on ReactOS Website](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/front-page-on-reactos-website.md>)

Topics: [meetings](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/meetings.md>), [IRC](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/irc.md>)

Tags: [free](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/free.md>), [irc](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/irc.md>), [meetings](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/meetings.md>), [minutes](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/minutes.md>), [open-source](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/open-source.md>), [os](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/os.md>), [react](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/react.md>), [reactos](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/reactos.md>), [win32](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/win32.md>), [winapi](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/winapi.md>)

### AI overview

Minutes from the August 2016 ReactOS development meeting covering status reports, GSoC, 0.4.3 release preparations, public meeting access, bug fixes, build and test work, and planned development tasks.

### Source excerpt

2016-08-25 20:04 UTC irc.freenode.net, #reactos-meeting Proceedings Meeting started at 20:11 by Amine Khaldi Point 1: Status Reports Point 2: GSoC Point 3: 0.4.3 Release Plans GENERAL INFORMATION Starting with this month meetings will be open to public. You may watch, but all non-devs are muted by default. If the meeting is set to invite-only when you try to join then we first discuss some private points before we open it to public.

## Feburary 2014 Meeting Minutes

DevFeed: [Feburary 2014 Meeting Minutes](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/feburary-2014-meeting-minutes-33109.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://reactos.org/project-news/february-2014-meeting-minutes/>)

Published: 2014-03-04T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Front Page on ReactOS Website](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/front-page-on-reactos-website.md>)

Topics: [ReactOS](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/reactos.md>), [Shell](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/shell.md>), [WINE](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/wine.md>)

Tags: [free](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/free.md>), [minutes](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/minutes.md>), [open-source](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/open-source.md>), [os](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/os.md>), [react](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/react.md>), [reactos](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/reactos.md>), [shell](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/shell.md>), [win32](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/win32.md>), [winapi](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/winapi.md>), [wine](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/wine.md>)

### AI overview

ReactOS meeting minutes report progress on the Explorer shell, including Start menu functionality and outstanding work involving Wine compatibility, unimplemented file-browser features, and caching. The team also discussed contract-job applicants and internal status reporting.

### Source excerpt

2014-02-27 19:00 UTC dev.reactos.org, #meeting ProceedingsMeeting started at 19:14 by Aleksey Bragin. Point 1: Shell Development ProgressPoint 2: Contract JobsPoint 1David Quintana and Giannis Adamopoulos provided a summary of the state of the explorer shell implementation, reporting that a fair amount of the start menu functionality is working when run on Windows. Running the current code in ReactOS however requires some improvements to code imported from Wine with respect to vertical toolbars with custom backgrounds and edges.

## A quick overview of the C programming language on LearnXinYMinutes.com

DevFeed: [A quick overview of the C programming language on LearnXinYMinutes.com](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/learn-c-in-y-minutes-32141.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://adambard.com/blog/learn-c-n-y-minutes/>)

Published: 2013-06-28T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Adam Bard](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/adam-bard.md>)

Topics: [C](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/c.md>)

Tags: [c](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/c.md>), [language](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/language.md>), [learn](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/learn.md>), [minutes](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/minutes.md>)

### AI overview

The post introduces a quick overview of the C programming language published on LearnXinYMinutes.com and questions how well the site's concise format suits C.

### Source excerpt

Learn the language of strong, independent women and hairy-chested manly men alike: I've written a quick C overview for LearnXinYMinutes.com. Y probably is not 15 in this case, but if you feel like brushing up, head on over to http://learnxinyminutes.com/docs/c/ and learn you some real programmin'. I'm not sure how applicable the format is to a language with as many tricks up its sleeve as C has, but feel free to tell me what you think!

## Emacs Startup

DevFeed: [Emacs Startup](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/emacs-startup-34438.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://tapoueh.org/blog/2011/08/emacs-startup/>)

Author: Dimitri Fontaine PostgreSQL Major Contributor; Author

Published: 2011-08-06T12:58:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Dimitri Fontaine](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/dimitri-fontaine.md>)

Topics: [Emacs](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/emacs.md>), [file](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/file.md>), [function](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/function.md>)

Tags: [code](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/code.md>), [dependencies](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/dependencies.md>), [emacs](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/emacs.md>), [minutes](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/minutes.md>), [uptime](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/uptime.md>)

### AI overview

This article discusses Emacs startup configuration, including large init files, dependencies, loaded sub-files, and package initialization. It reports that a worst-case startup with el-get took about 20 seconds despite initializing many packages without optimization.

### Source excerpt

Using Emacs we get to manage a larger and larger setup file (either ~/.emacs or ~/.emacs.d/init.el), sometime with lots of dependencies, and some sub-files thanks to the load function or the provide and require mechanism. Some users are even starting Emacs often enough for the startup time to be a concern. With an emacs-uptime (yes it's a command, you can M-x emacs-uptime) of days to weeks ( 10 days, 17 hours, 45 minutes, 34 seconds as of this writing), it's not something I really care about much.