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Both Madelyn and Zhao are terrific programmers. In case you wonder, they are not random people put there for reasons, like for example since Madelyn is a woman
by antirez 6y ago
Both Madelyn and Zhao are terrific programmers. In case you wonder, they are not random people put there for reasons, like for example since Madelyn is a woman so there was some pressure to add she. She deserves this 100% and is one of the top Redis contributors of the last times, with deep technical knowledge in basically every aspect of Redis. The same for Zhao, he is simply impressive, can track bugs about complex conditions like almost nobody can. I'm happy to see them aboard. Btw they were both effectively part of the informal "core team" that was forming spontaneously in the recent times.
- the-dude 6y agoAs a non-native English speaker, I am always thrown off by the word terrific. It sounds horrible to me, and apparently it can also mean very bad. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/terrific https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/terrific
- MiroF 6y ago> it can also mean very bad this usage is definitely uncommon/archaic
- antirez 6y agoYep it's the same in italian, it means "generating strong fear" or alike. But at this point I got accustomed to the English meaning when I write English.
- travmatt 6y agoI was interested enough in the etymology to do some googling; terrific has its roots in ‘terror’, much like horror/horrific. It was used as a generic intensifier, often hyperbolically, which became common enough that it lost its negative connotation. https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/56865/why-does-terrible-mean-bad-and-terrific-mean-good https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/56865/why-does-terrible-...
- xeromal 6y agoAwesome is a similar word. It used to mean awe-inspiring, but now can simply describe an enjoyable bowel movement. lol
- bryanlarsen 6y agoThe original meaning of awful used to be awe-inspiring too. Awesome came about as a replacement when awful started acquiring significant negative connotations.
- mellosouls 6y agoI don't remember hearing it used in that way before; I think you would have to go back a couple of centuries for that usage. You can be confident that you won't need that definition in your own usage unless you decide to write an 18th century character or something. To add to the etymology links (I was also intrigued): https://www.grammarphobia.com/blog/2013/08/terror-terrific.html https://www.grammarphobia.com/blog/2013/08/terror-terrific.h...
- pfranz 6y agoI always think of the famous Hindenburg crash tape. "it's a terrific crash" 1937 for those, like me, that weren't sure of the decade. https://genius.com/Herbert-morrison-hindenburg-disaster-broadcast-oh-the-humanity-annotated https://genius.com/Herbert-morrison-hindenburg-disaster-broa...
- mellosouls 6y agoSure - but that is "terrific" in the still-current sense of "massive, of great size" - not the archaic use in the parent.
- pfranz 6y agoThe only reason I remember that use is because it sounded out of place to me. This posting [1] puts the usage change from around 1880-1930. I've always taken the modern usage to mean unusually fine/magnificent. [1] https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/38606/what-gave-terrific-a-positive-connotation https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/38606/what-gave-...
- sdesol 6y agoYou certainly leave some big shoes to fill, as shown in the quick stats below: https://imgur.com/QUPER9q https://imgur.com/QUPER9q https://imgur.com/RnlzECa https://imgur.com/RnlzECa but like you say, these aren't nobodies. However, I am curious to see how the pace will change (if at all), with you no longer doing the lion share of work.
- atombender 6y agoWhat site are those screenshots from?
- sdesol 6y agoIt's a product that I'm working on, which is focused on developer first metrics. I want to create software metrics, that developers can trust, which in turn can be used to properly gauge productivity and risk. I've studied software metrics for quite sometime and they are widely despised by developers, because they are a) not useful for developers b) never put effort into context that can be discussed, vetted and refined. What I'm trying to do is fix the stigma associated with software metrics, by focusing on how they can be used by developers. For example, code churn metrics can be used in a positive way for developers as the following example shows: https://imgur.com/OMD8rFF https://imgur.com/OMD8rFF Without looking a single line of code, you can estimate the impact each commit will have, which can be useful for domain experts, team leaders, etc. I'm hoping to have a version of the product that people can install via docker or on bare metal linux by the end of this month.
- ricardobeat 6y agoThat looks amazing! Is there a way to subscribe to updates / releases?
- sdesol 6y agoHey thanks for the interest. Unfortunately I don't have an automated way to sign up (my focus really is on the technology as it's not trivial), but if you send me an email (see profile), I can add you to my list.
- miked85 6y ago> In case you wonder, they are not random people put there for reasons, like for example since Madelyn is a woman so there was some pressure to add she Kind of a strange thing to call out.
- eropple 6y agoTech's got plenty of the pince-nez set who would Just Ask Questions about a core contributor getting their spot for those reasons. Can't blame him for being proactive about nipping them in the bud.
- phroobster 6y agoThese are the times we live in. Thanks to widespread racist/sexist hiring practices, every time I see a woman or minority in an upper level position I can’t help but wonder if they are there because someone wanted to fill a diversity quota. The thought never even crossed my mind 10 years ago.
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- majormajor 6y agoThis is a bizarre claim. People getting labeled as "diversity hires" and being assumed to be less competent than their peers is a decades-old thing. It wasn't even a particularly new observation when South Park literally named a character after it almost 25 years ago. (Probably many of the same people getting labeled that way for holding high-level positions today were similarly judged in their entry-level positions back then! But if people are no longer suspicious of women or minorities in "regular" roles and resume their judgement for upper-level roles, I guess that's a change in the right direction, at least. :| )
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- rurban 6y agoI know Zhao Zhao personally. He is one of the very best. Better than antirez IMHO.