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   by zubairq 3y ago

   Most people who say to me that AI will replace programmers are people who haven't built and maintained a software system, and see programmers as interchangeable cogs in a machine. So the author explained in a good way many things that
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   by zubairq 3y ago

   I think I think slowly in some things and fast with others
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   by zubairq 3y ago

   Great idea. i should try journaling more to make life feel longerr and richer too. Thanks
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   by zubairq 3y ago

   I've always loved the idea of "Shoes". Can you make Shoes components that can be reused in other Shows apps too?
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   by zubairq 3y ago

   I guess the principal "Institutions try to preserve the problem to which they are the solution" can apply to almost anything though, as really it is talking about "incentives"?
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   by zubairq 3y ago

   I love this. I work on an openource project (in progress still) building forms on top of different databases and can say that Retool really nailed this one. Well done!
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   by zubairq 3y ago

   Amazing history of IBM, thanks
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   by zubairq 3y ago

   I don’t know what happened at Nokia as I was only there for a year, but nice to hear that they had nicely laid out PCBs in 2002. Shows me that someone had pride in their work
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   by zubairq 3y ago

   I can confirm this as I worked at Nokia in the Helsinki head office in 2006 and they made so many phones, which were not tested properly and were just thrown out to different market segments. It was obvious at the time that they had no pass
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    by zubairq 3y ago

    I need to follow this example to build software faster
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    by zubairq 3y ago

    Yes, this reminds me of the James Dyson story, of being broke and getting success after 5000 failed prototypes.
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    by zubairq 3y ago

    I remember around 1996 people telling me about "Mornington Crescent", what I thought was an inside joke at the time as it was supposed to be a station that could never be reached! I had no idea that it was an actual game! Funnily
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    by zubairq 3y ago

    Isn't “Wherever you get your podcasts” really only possible because a podcast is only an audio file, with possible extras added?
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    by zubairq 3y ago

    Could you expand on this comment: "htmx is really the post ZIRP frontend tech" I'm interested to understand more and learn from it. Thanks
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    by zubairq 3y ago

    Some useful SQL queries for me in this list of 100 queries, thanks!
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    by zubairq 3y ago

    I do think that Lego innovates, so they deserve their top spot!
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    by zubairq 3y ago

    I read "factfulness", really opened my eyes!
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    by zubairq 3y ago

    I sometimes do write a letter to my future self. I should do it more often though!
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    by zubairq 3y ago

    The more I read about Dijkstra the more interesting he gets!
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    by zubairq 3y ago

    Yeah, I have wondered about that. Can browser extensions read or hijack data from other extensions? or are browser extensions sandboxed?
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    by zubairq 3y ago

    Don’t copy that floppy!
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    by zubairq 3y ago

    I kind of like this idea of making sure that any UI passes some sanity checks before it is released
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    by zubairq 3y ago

    I think that metamask is an example of a great add on that proves how great browser extensions are. Also, I think that the most popular browser extensions like metamask will eventually become built into every browser
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    by zubairq 3y ago

    Yes I often check. More surprising than how often they got it wrong is how the people who got it right were ridiculed at the time. For example people who talked about the internet were mostly ridiculed in the early days
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    by zubairq 3y ago

    Yes using referral programs brings users who want the bonus payment, but not the product. A good referral program should just be the icing on the cake, not the cake itself!
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    by zubairq 3y ago

    I would say that the PC won over the Amiga as it had a huge library of old CPM business and productivity software that was easily ported to it. See Joel Spolky’s post on chicken and egg problems: https://www.joelonsoftware.com&#x
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    by zubairq 3y ago

    I still grab the free newspapers every time I am in the airport as I still love the look and feel and to flick through them. And I sometimes buy a paper when there is an iconic headline and keep the paper for historical record. You could sa
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    by zubairq 3y ago

    Good article on devices that are simple to use. I definitely think twice when I see appliances that need Wi-Fi or an app to work
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    by zubairq 3y ago

    Really interesting to read about how people change over time. Sometimes I actually try reall hard to stay the same too
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    by zubairq 3y ago

    I work like this... small atomic changes which can always be shipped. I never knew it was called the Mikado method!