Been a while since the last picks post. I've been watching a lot of instructional videos on YouTube recently which inspired this pick.

Software:

• Video Speed Controller - This Chrome extension allows you to quickly increase or decrease the speed of an HTML5 video. Yeah, many sites have similar features built-in to their video players but this extension ramps it up a notch. Try it and you'll see how helpful the keyboard shortcuts are when watching …

It's been a while since the last picks! This round includes the first two books in The Kingkiller Chronicle which is a planned trilogy of fantasy novels telling the life story of one of the most famous/infamous characters in their world, Kvothe. Author Patrick Rothfuss has done something truly special in these books. His story is unique yet familiar and masterfully crafted. My quick blurbs below won't do these books justice. If you are …

The picks this week all involve a group of friends dealing with a supernatural foe. While the premise of each is different, they share similar tones and pay homage to 80's era horror.

Games:

• Oxenfree - A group of friends are tormented by a supernatural presence on an abandoned island. Fun, engaging, and only takes a few hours to play through.

Movies:

• It Follows - A girl is hunted by an unstoppable shape-shifting creature. Good execution of …

This week's pick is a legend of the video game industry: Jesse Schell.

Companies:

• Schell Games - Jesse founded this Pittsburgh based company in 2002. It is the largest game studio in Pennsylvania. They make great games like Enemy Mind and I Expect You To Die.

Podcasts:

• The Debug Log, Episode 50, The Art Of Game Design With Jesse Schell - Excellent interview with Jesse covering topics inspired by his book.

Videos:

• April Fools' Game Jam Keynote …

Couple of random podcast episodes for this round of picks.

Podcasts:

• CppCast, 13 March 2017, emBO++ With Odin Holmes - Good discussion of how C++ is evolving in the embedded systems field.
• Embedded FM, Episode 190, Trust Me I'm Right - Great interview with the creator of Compiler Explorer. Smart guy with an interesting background.
• How I Built This, 13 March 2017, 5 Hour Energy - Interview with the founder, he is not what I expected. Super humble …

Ciao friends! Been a while since the last "weekly" picks but here are some to help you learn a new (spoken) language.

Software:

• Anki - Great flashcard application! Lots of pre-made decks available to help build vocab.

Websites:

• Duolingo - Free and amazing language learning site. The mobile app is quite good too.
• Forvo - Not sure how a word is supposed to be pronounce? Forvo's got your back!
• Google Translate - Essential for those unknown words!

Just a single pick this time but it is quite exceptional.

Podcasts:

• Talk Python To Me, Episode 71, Soft Skills - This episode has everything: solid advice for entrepreneurs, info on being a good employee, tips for interviewing. This podcast is excellent well worth a listen. I have not read John Sonmez's book yet but can't wait to after listening to this podcast.

Something a little different this week. Picking a single software developer this week and showcasing a few of his/her projects.

The developer this week is Lu Wang, coolwanglu on GitHub.

Software:

• pdf2htmlEX - Fantastic PDF to HTML converter. I've tried a few similar utilities and this one produces the best results by far.
• neovim-e - Electron-based GUI for Neovim.
• vim.js - Port of VIM to JavaScript. Looks like Emscripten is being used for the transpilation.
• OK …