What is Wardley Mapping?
Learn about an interesting business strategy mapping technique, authentication and goal-setting in the first ToT newsletter of 2025!
Happy NY all! 🎉🎆✨
Writing activity has understandably been low in the last couple of days. However, some authors were productive, and below is a very concise post-holiday digest.
Enjoy!
Refining strategy with Wardley Mapping
I have heard a lot about the term “Wardley Mapping” in the past. However, I never invested a lot in learning about it. There is a whole book on the topic by the creator of the technique - Simon Wardley. However, this article contains a 10-minute primer on the topic that will make this business strategy mapping technique very clear. As we are all about getting the most value/learnings with the least amount of reading time in this newsletter, this one wins this week.
Audience: Engineering/Product Managers/Directors/Executives
Value: Learn a strategic thinking technique
ToT Rating: ⭐⭐🌟
Difference between JWTs (JSON Web Token) and Session Based Authentication? When to use?
Javarevisited Newsletter
This is a great intro to the two most common authentication mechanisms - session-based authentication and JSON Web Tokens. If you are unfamiliar with how most logins work, this article is a great starting point for learning that.
Audience: Software Engineers
Value: Learn about authentication methods
ToT Rating: ⭐⭐
What Worked (and Didn’t) in a Decade of Goal Setting
The Developing Dev
It’s the beginning of the year, and some of you might consider setting personal goals for 2025. If that’s the case, this article gives lessons from a decade of experience with individual goal setting.
Audience: *
Value: Learn how to set personal goals
ToT Rating: ⭐