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This seems like you're saying 'I do the same thing as everyone else, but I'm really good and I do it better somehow'

ChrisMarshallNY 3y ago
Not really. I’ve been trained to take care on the small stuff. I’m not sure that “everyone else” spends that kind of time on the small stuff; or even cares about it, so maybe it is a unique approach. I spent most of my career at hardware manufacturers, and hardware screwups are very costly, compared to software. A product recall is a bit more involved than a software patch. There’s a lot of arguments against that kind of care, as it can be difficult and expensive. There’s a reason that a Mercedes costs a lot more than a Toyota, even though they may seem to be the same car, superficially, but Toyota is probably a more profitable corporation. It’s just the way I work. I’m not particularly interested in slagging anyone else’s work. I’m just talking about the way I do things.
- CyberDildonics 3y ago
  How is this not exactly what I just said? There aren't any details here, you're just saying "I've been trained to take care of the small stuff" and your last posts were just you saying you're careful and you spend time on modules and time on SDKs. There is nothing specific.
  - ChrisMarshallNY 3y ago
    Why are you arguing? I'm not interested in arguing about it. My work is out there (I was actually quite specific in my examples). Feel free to peruse it. I don’t particularly care whether or not I’m “better than” anyone else. I’m not competing with anyone, and there’s a ton of folks out there, that can easily outshine me, in many ways. I think that’s pretty cool, as it means there’s a lot to learn, and I love learning new stuff[0]. [0] https://littlegreenviper.com/miscellany/thats-not-what-ships-are-built-for/ https://littlegreenviper.com/miscellany/thats-not-what-ships...
    - CyberDildonics 3y ago
      I'm not arguing and I don't care about competition of some sort, it just seems like you posted on how you solve problems or complex programs but didn't give any details and just made long posts about how you 'spend time on modules' and 'care about the details'. I don't see the point without technical information or examples.
      - ChrisMarshallNY 3y ago
        The original post was about codebase complexity. There’s nothing unique about how to handle it. We’ve been doing it for thousands of years, and that’s pretty much exactly what I said. If you want to look at how I do stuff, I posted several articles that I wrote, explaining things in great detail, and here’s my GH page, with links to more detail than you could possibly want[0]. It’s not my responsibility to cut it into bite-size pieces for others. Complexity is not the problem. In fact, it’s the solution. It’s just how we implement it, that is important, and that’s not new at all. I'm surprised that it is even an issue. [0] https://github.com/ChrisMarshallNY https://github.com/ChrisMarshallNY
        CyberDildonics 3y ago
        I don't really understand what point you're trying to make with all these posts. Now you're saying Complexity is not the problem. In fact, it’s the solution. but you're not explaining anything, backing up anything you are saying, giving any details, it's just bold claims on top of bold claims. When someone says there isn't any substance to your claims and instead of giving a single line of detail you link an entire github repo and tell them to look through it, it just seems pointless.
        ChrisMarshallNY 3y ago
        You’re right. It’s pointless. Have a great day!

Not really. I’ve been trained to take care on the small stuff. I’m not sure that “everyone else” spends that kind of time on the small stuff; or even cares about it, so maybe it is a unique approach. I spent most of my career at hardware manufacturers, and hardware screwups are very costly, compared to software. A product recall is a bit more involved than a software patch. There’s a lot of arguments against that kind of care, as it can be difficult and expensive. There’s a reason that a Mercedes costs a lot more than a Toyota, even though they may seem to be the same car, superficially, but Toyota is probably a more profitable corporation. It’s just the way I work. I’m not particularly interested in slagging anyone else’s work. I’m just talking about the way I do things.

CyberDildonics 3y ago
How is this not exactly what I just said? There aren't any details here, you're just saying "I've been trained to take care of the small stuff" and your last posts were just you saying you're careful and you spend time on modules and time on SDKs. There is nothing specific.
- ChrisMarshallNY 3y ago
  Why are you arguing? I'm not interested in arguing about it. My work is out there (I was actually quite specific in my examples). Feel free to peruse it. I don’t particularly care whether or not I’m “better than” anyone else. I’m not competing with anyone, and there’s a ton of folks out there, that can easily outshine me, in many ways. I think that’s pretty cool, as it means there’s a lot to learn, and I love learning new stuff[0]. [0] https://littlegreenviper.com/miscellany/thats-not-what-ships-are-built-for/ https://littlegreenviper.com/miscellany/thats-not-what-ships...
  - CyberDildonics 3y ago
    I'm not arguing and I don't care about competition of some sort, it just seems like you posted on how you solve problems or complex programs but didn't give any details and just made long posts about how you 'spend time on modules' and 'care about the details'. I don't see the point without technical information or examples.
    - ChrisMarshallNY 3y ago
      The original post was about codebase complexity. There’s nothing unique about how to handle it. We’ve been doing it for thousands of years, and that’s pretty much exactly what I said. If you want to look at how I do stuff, I posted several articles that I wrote, explaining things in great detail, and here’s my GH page, with links to more detail than you could possibly want[0]. It’s not my responsibility to cut it into bite-size pieces for others. Complexity is not the problem. In fact, it’s the solution. It’s just how we implement it, that is important, and that’s not new at all. I'm surprised that it is even an issue. [0] https://github.com/ChrisMarshallNY https://github.com/ChrisMarshallNY
      - CyberDildonics 3y ago
        I don't really understand what point you're trying to make with all these posts. Now you're saying Complexity is not the problem. In fact, it’s the solution. but you're not explaining anything, backing up anything you are saying, giving any details, it's just bold claims on top of bold claims. When someone says there isn't any substance to your claims and instead of giving a single line of detail you link an entire github repo and tell them to look through it, it just seems pointless.
        ChrisMarshallNY 3y ago
        You’re right. It’s pointless. Have a great day!