cdfalcon

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   by cdfalcon 9d ago

   fantastic. I've heard of bits and pieces of this but this is the first article I've read which lays out the entire timeline with all the firsthand sources you could want. thanks for the effort!
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   by cdfalcon 3mo ago

   You think this was written by AI? I'm curious, why? Anytime I'm about to read a long post I generally paste it into a few detectors for sanity, but none of them flagged anything for this one. I read the entirety and thought it was
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   by cdfalcon 5mo ago

   https://damrnelson.github.io/github-historical-uptime/
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   by cdfalcon 5mo ago

   One check of their LinkedIn.
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   by cdfalcon 5mo ago

   Oh that’s such a high horse position lol - I try and learn as much as possible every day by shipping fast and profitably. Learning to be successful in industry is a completely valid (and common) goal.
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   by cdfalcon 5mo ago

   Completely fair - but at least my PoV comes from having actually worked as a SWE, you know? I feel like the best understanding this fellow can have is purely secondhand from watching the success / failures of his students. I also think
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   by cdfalcon 5mo ago

   There's something so off-putting about academics giving industry advice when they haven't spent a day working as an engineer at a company. > Care deeply about your craft. Refactor code until it is clear and elegant. Write good