I have that couch. Looks nice but man, no back support.
The miracle of a clean code base is that it means some programmers got together and agreed on a bunch of things.
Not an answer to your question, but some perspective from my own experience. I worked with a bunch of people like yourself at a fast-paced adtech startup. Clean code and even sustainability were not a priority, and the…
> I know some people aren't going to like reading this That's because it's an unpopular opinion in an industry teeming with reclusive and rabidly antisocial people. But it's one that I subscribe to and indeed all the…
> "Trying to persuade people to avoid technical debt at all costs" - put in a linter and concrete rules (even if a rule is loose, note that in writing) or devs will get upset and think you are singling them out. I went…
> wolf warrior diplomacy, the aggressive and illegal construction of military bases in disputed waters all over the South China Sea, the interference in US elections, the rampant IP theft along with constant attempts to…
This, this, this. When I first heard the statistics bandied about in interviews with this author, my first thought was the quality of the statistics (I won't refer to the numbers using the modern-day honorific "data").…
That last bit could be said of any of my favorite sci fi thinkers. I love Asimov and Frank Herbert but not because I think they were great writers.
Last year I worked as a dev at an ad tech firm that apparently had a money printer. The amount of waste, particularly in their cloud architecture, was staggering. Prestigious office in a very expensive city. I noticed…
I have that couch. Looks nice but man, no back support.
The miracle of a clean code base is that it means some programmers got together and agreed on a bunch of things.
Not an answer to your question, but some perspective from my own experience. I worked with a bunch of people like yourself at a fast-paced adtech startup. Clean code and even sustainability were not a priority, and the…
> I know some people aren't going to like reading this That's because it's an unpopular opinion in an industry teeming with reclusive and rabidly antisocial people. But it's one that I subscribe to and indeed all the…
> "Trying to persuade people to avoid technical debt at all costs" - put in a linter and concrete rules (even if a rule is loose, note that in writing) or devs will get upset and think you are singling them out. I went…
> wolf warrior diplomacy, the aggressive and illegal construction of military bases in disputed waters all over the South China Sea, the interference in US elections, the rampant IP theft along with constant attempts to…
This, this, this. When I first heard the statistics bandied about in interviews with this author, my first thought was the quality of the statistics (I won't refer to the numbers using the modern-day honorific "data").…
That last bit could be said of any of my favorite sci fi thinkers. I love Asimov and Frank Herbert but not because I think they were great writers.
Last year I worked as a dev at an ad tech firm that apparently had a money printer. The amount of waste, particularly in their cloud architecture, was staggering. Prestigious office in a very expensive city. I noticed…