mmcromp

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by mmcromp 1y ago
I tried fennel for a game jam and honestly was pretty disappointed. The way lisp languages are pitched here, I thought I was in for a mind opening experience, but instead the end experience was pretty much identical to lua in ever meaningfu
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by mmcromp 2y ago
I'm glad you had a relatively good experience but for many mid "average" software engineers, this is absolutely the case. And by "average" I mean: - did not go to prestigious college - do not have 8 years of special
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by mmcromp 2y ago
Who cares if the term "10X dev" was derived from a misunderstanding of actual studies (that may or may not be legitimate), the term itself is very clearly about superhuman rock stars. If you want to move the discussion of 10X devs
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by mmcromp 2y ago
Remember when people used to be like "don't just post it on your blog, post it on medium that way if your blog goes down it'll still be available to everyone" lol
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by mmcromp 2y ago
I don't want to spread fear but the market is very bad. Worst then people realize or want to admit. And it could very much be that we haven't seen the worst of it yet. People are trying to minimize it with comparisons to the dotco
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by mmcromp 2y ago
The trends in tech come from a demand for better software solutions and innovation in making them. People want modern apps and developers want modern tools. People who want to use brand new technology just for the sake of it exist, but for
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by mmcromp 2y ago
Not everything has to be for everyone. If you don't like the sentiment, then maybe it's not for you and that's ok.
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by mmcromp 2y ago
Yes it's common terminology in the modern js/ts ecosystem. It makes sense because your gathering modules into a single "barrel". We already have plenty of gang of four word vomit terms we don't need anymore.
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by mmcromp 2y ago
static typing doesn't cover all (or most) testing but it absolutely replaces type testing. webdev isn't square root functions it's working with complex data APIs. In fact, the argument was about ruby/rails not needing ty
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by mmcromp 2y ago
https://youtu.be/JubdZIdLQ4M?si=GkZ3tomeqIYzYyPk Best explanation by far, worth the 5min watch