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chrisbrauns

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About chrisbrauns

building https://www.makepriorities.com

Recent public activity

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    Comment #40856506

    I'm a routine guy, so I'm biased, but I find myself agreeing with the values in this post, while feeling that a routing enables those values. For example, > This is why I’m so posi…

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    Comment #40557962

    It was Gary Bernhardt in this talk: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=sCZJblyT_XM

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    Comment #38684161

    Wow, this is a treasure trove. The thing that stands out to me is the idea that testing is the essential ingredient: > The single most important factor leading to the high degree o…

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    Comment #24754179

    Interesting idea. Just a note that the first answer I saw[0] is not correct. This is given as how to write to a file in Javascript . const {fs} = require('fs') fs.writeFileSync('/t…

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    Comment #24711039

    I'm not sure client's time wasted is the right way to measure. For example, I would prioritize a high-risk security related bug (regardless of its effect on my systems performance)…

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    Comment #24710966

    Shameless plug: I'm also interested in assigning cost and prioritization to things when it's difficult to do so mathematically or trivially. I'm building a system to do so using Re…

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    Comment #24710890

    > This bug costs $20 each occurrence. Knowing how much a bug costs is not always trivial.

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    Comment #24664612

    > These are big enough companies that they should be able to afford the time and resources to design easy-to-use UI that also allows the features power users are looking for This i…

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    Comment #24639902

    > This is prosperity preaching (being rewarded for prior sacrifices because of those prior sacrifices) But don't those prior experiences grow your skill to a degree?

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    Comment #24639865

    > Next up is disputing definitions, also known as an argument about semantics. Debates that reach this point can languish and falter because they immediately become about philosoph…

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    Comment #24639207

    I think "Publish Often" is also an important part of OP's success. Had they not practiced making custom icons since 2013, they probably would not have been ready to capitalize on t…

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    Comment #24497132

    I don't have a full 'LeetCode' style example, but the Gilded Rose Kata teaches me something every time I try it. Original Kata: https://iamnotmyself.com/2011/02/14/refactor-this-th…