Tearing apart a Nintendo Switch to see what it’s made of

Here are three links worth your time:

1. A detailed tear-down of the Nintendo Switch and hundreds of electronic components that make the game system run (10 minute read)
2. What do Uber, Volkswagen and Zenefits have in common? They all used hidden code to break the law. (5 minute read)
3. How to choose and pair typefaces (8 minute read)

Thought of the day:

“It should be noted that no ethically-trained software engineer would ever consent to write a DestroyBaghdad procedure. Basic professional ethics would instead require him to write a DestroyCity procedure, to which Baghdad could be given as a parameter.” — Nathaniel Borenstein

Funny of the day:

Webcomic by XKCD

Study group of the day:

freeCodeCamp Amsterdam

Happy coding!

– Quincy Larson, teacher at freeCodeCamp