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Good Enough Programming (2018)

Good Enough Programming (2018)

What is the appropriate driver that causes you to open up code for the sole purpose of making it better? My answer: it's always a failure, but failures happen. You should prioritize not opening the code up for maintenance as much as you prioritize delivering value I bought a new

Why are Reusable Components so Difficult? (2016)

Why are Reusable Components so Difficult? (2016)

A couple of weeks ago, Uwe Friedrichsen asked a pretty good question on his blog: "...Re-use is the holy grail of IT: whenever a new architectural paradigm comes to IT town, 're-use' is one of the core arguments why to go for that paradigm. The business sales pitch typically goes

Now I am not so sure about welcoming our new AI Overlords

Now I am not so sure about welcoming our new AI Overlords

At one point, though, it seemed like a pretty cool idea.

Nerd Roundup 2021-01

Nerd Roundup 2021-01

It's the new year, and the guys review all of the nerdy things that happened in 2020

The Platform Is The Enemy

The Platform Is The Enemy

The premise of the movie "Idiocracy" is simple: in the future mankind has de-evolved into morons. Technology does so much for everybody that nobody knows how it all works anymore. If we can't fix it, we're all going to die. One character asks the other what he likes, The answer

Technology Is Heroin (2008)

Technology Is Heroin (2008)

Ed: From 2008. This is believed to be the first mention of the combination of evolutionary pressures+addictive content as a driving force in technology creation By Daniel on February 6, 2008 1:19 PM In 1850 people didn't know how their favorite symphony sounded. Back then, it was common