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by nrawe 2y ago
As a developer, while I do embrace intellisense, I don't copy/paste code, because I find typing it out is a fast path to reflection and finding issues early. Copilot seems to be no better than mindlessly copy/pasting from Sta
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by nrawe 2y ago
A couple of thoughts on this one. I think it is worth putting this in its historic context. Most of this code was written at a nascent point in JS history where NPM packages could start to be shipped to the browser (i.e. the Browserify yea
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by nrawe 2y ago
Yep. The author complains that there used to be plucky startups with Open Core business models who've now gone "extinct", while simultaneously sharpening their pitchforks because those same companies got successful and _slig
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by nrawe 3y ago
While blast radius of both is large, there are major differences between them. Log4J was a largely app-level vulnerability affecting Java-based systems. This vulnerability, had all gone to the attackers plan, would have been present on the
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by nrawe 3y ago
It'd be naive to assume that nation state actors are not trying to penetrate the supply chain at all levels, as it just takes a single weak link in the chain. That weak link could be behind corporate doors or in the open. The main iss
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by nrawe 3y ago
"It's also good to keep in mind that this is an unpaid hobby project." ~ Lasse Collin, 2022-06-08. As someone working in security, the fact that _foundational_ pieces of the computing/networking rely on motivated individ
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by nrawe 3y ago
I don't think this analogy is wholly applicable, simply given the scale and potential blast radius of certain classes of models. A more apt analogy would be nuclear technology. There are the Atomic Gardeners on the one hand, who beli
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by nrawe 3y ago
I know that there's probably a lot of people who feel this, but as a lifelong fan of ISIHAC it gave me immense pleasure to go to the station a few years ago on a trip to London. There was an odd look from a person on the platform when
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by nrawe 3y ago
I think you're right on the money, with a single exception: there is a value to engineering managers being trained in professional management skills. Honestly, most of the dysfunction I see in orgs is as a result of "senior"
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by nrawe 3y ago
Like all things, if it's done as a cargo-cult activity, then yes it can sap a lot of time for little reward. However, when done well, a 1:1 can be a high-value activity. I'd agree with you that weekly can sometimes be the wrong c
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by nrawe 3y ago
That point is quite variable. In some cases, yes, that's the whole job. In others, that can be a split e.g. some EM roles are 20/80 heads down to heads up.
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by nrawe 3y ago
One could say that, sure. I'm yet to see an alternative that offers better outcomes... In fact, the alternatives I've seen/lived through have only offered significantly worse outcomes (both personally and for the organisatio
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by nrawe 3y ago
Managing people properly takes time. For example, a 30 min 1:1 with the report looking at their wellbeing, motivation, challenges, career goals should be a weekly task. The 30 mins is really 45 mins because notes need to be made following
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by nrawe 3y ago
Very funny article, watching him follow the rabbit hole. Glad he got to a resolution. I'm now more informed than I ever thought I could be about a bridge
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by nrawe 3y ago
The issue of pattern/anti-pattern is, I think, redundant. It's a little bit like calling something an "ism" to shutdown discussion. The problem is one of use case: is using an ORM the best decision for my use case? I&#x2
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by nrawe 3y ago
I think the big problem is that they are trying to turn something which is more akin to a utility into a product that can be IPO’d. What they used to be (simple, free, centralised forum software) doesn’t interest the market; so they’re havi
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by nrawe 3y ago
Not quite. Technically, the MET is operationally independent from the government. They asked for additional powers to curb groups that were taking disruptive means (like gluing themselves to roads), and the government gave that to them thro
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by nrawe 3y ago
Facebook has their own internal use cases (they talked about it at some show and tell when they over-hauled the FB design a few years back). In the rest of the world, SEO is the main use case, e.g. Company X (some kind of retailer) has inve
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by nrawe 4y ago
Those approaches are not “fluff” or overly complicated if the problem-space warrants them. There are of course limits. If you want to write a script for use once or twice, worrying about coupling and cohesion is probably not worth your time
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by nrawe 4y ago
This isn’t really new. Architecture Definition Documents like this have been around for a long time. All the same, it’s great to see the approach being promoted because there’s a very real need for ADD’s to exist.
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by nrawe 4y ago
I agree with your sentiment about the pros/cons of developers having product mindset. I don't know that this a HN-specific thing, but I think roles very easily become tribes, and everyone thinks their tribe is superior. E.g. I kno