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"Don't wanker in technology" just means not to get too caught up in background technology at the expense of your end users and end product. For example, instea
by leahculver 17y ago
"Don't wanker in technology" just means not to get too caught up in background technology at the expense of your end users and end product.
For example, instead of switching to a trendy key-value store (or developing their own), FriendFeed has done some incredible database stuff on top of MySQL. It was the right solution for them (even if it is less cool) and it helped scale their architecture quickly.
- sailormoon 17y agoWell why didn't you say that then? If you have to explain what you meant, you didn't communicate it properly the first time. And "wanker" is not a verb. Agreed that FF have done very well. (edited to remove "helpful hints" which, on further reflection, came across badly)
- sjs382 17y agosee: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=711031 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=711031
- sailormoon 17y agoWell sorry to be so blunt, but if it's "vague", has a need to "fill in the details", and has been left as an "exercise to the reader" - then I do not want to see it, no matter who it's from.
- abstractbill 17y agoJust fwiw, "wanker" has a well-established meaning, and it's not this. Edit, for a bit more explanation: Would you say "don't asshole in technology", or "don't cocksucker in technology"? Because those phrases mean roughly the same thing, and make as much sense.