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I'm sure the windows engineers will claim you need PHDs to make things fast like they did with windows terminal and were proven completely false.
by ilrwbwrkhv 3y ago
I'm sure the windows engineers will claim you need PHDs to make things fast like they did with windows terminal and were proven completely false.
- deafpolygon 3y agoIs Windows Terminal not fast for the features that they have? I didn't hear anything about PHDs but I am curious about your mention of being proven completely false, PHDs and the story behind that.
- jorams 3y agoThey're referring to a situation described here[1] (HN discussion [2]). [1]: https://blog.royalsloth.eu/posts/it-takes-a-phd-to-develop-that/ https://blog.royalsloth.eu/posts/it-takes-a-phd-to-develop-t... [2]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28743687 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28743687
- deafpolygon 3y agoThanks, I understand more of the story now.
- intelVISA 3y agoWhilst I know this was the M$ PM being deliberately obtuse here, in some cases modern SaaS marketing has elevated previously routine CS topics to "PhD material" to the layperson for a sale - and it's quite a shame when the propaganda drips through to tech-adjacent people.