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I didn't even know what a cycloidal gearbox was! Good work—you've kicked off an exciting career.

I agree this is a problem too, but I suspect mostly for novel(ish) software problems. For me, LLMs have expanded the solution space, because, while I used to be decent with SQL in …

I think this list demonstrates the OP's point—entrenched, resource-heavy, and reputable firms have and will continue to capture most of the markets, not for lack of competition, bu…

For me, working mostly in Planning Mode skips much of the initial misfires, and often leads to correct outcomes for the first edit.

Thanks for this. I'd never heard of Chiang, and now I've bought my first book!

I've had the same experience, although I feel like Claude is far more than a junior to me. It's ability to propose options, make recommendations, and illustrate trade-offs is just …

Supported by my experience too. My tinnitus is very real, but when I discovered just how much of a psychological component was there, it became more manageable. Little by little I …

I think the bottom line with Clojure is it's not an ecosystem well-suited for non-veteran programmers. For as simple as the language is, effectively using Paredit, navigating parti…

We embraced Hotwire with a Clojure backend. Favorite things: - One language model (i.e. no JS, just our favorite backend language) - Extremely minimal front-end tooling - All data …

How do you prevent ⌘+Tab from automatically jumping you between desktops? At that point, the desktops feel like impediments, not boundaries.

Yeah, I see no reason a terminal should require an account. Turned me off too.

Folks will naturally ask, "How did you get to this point?" One insight into successfully walking away from addictions is recognizing that this thing (e.g. alcohol, cigarettes) is u…

I offered a counter example to the comment author too (Clojure has been wonderful for us), but I do wonder if there is one area where OO languages excel above functional: the shape…

Oh man, this is not my experience. We may be different because we are a small company, and Clojure is our main language. But, we have a Clojure codebase of 90K lines, and is 10 yea…

He argued that if universities cared about diversity their positions on affirmative action would be more dynamic than is commonly accepted. e.g.: > Affirmative action would also ap…

I hated college. I never finished for the frogs. But I'm a lifelong reader. I don't regret failing to get a degree, but I regret that I wasn't in the right mindset and that I could…

This sounds wonderful; I'm super supportive. But, is there anyone who can articulate the trade-offs without the snark? Are there research groups that benefited from the revenue who…

It also bends credulity. It suggests 7 of 10 developers work for companies (or know someone who has) that fail to prevent onslaughts of their developers from leaving over deploymen…

This post reminded me a little of my real estate agent's newsletter: 2007: There's never been a better time to buy! 2008: There's never been a better time to buy! 2012: There's nev…

This is a great example of how on an individual level commentators want to bend democratic processes to achieve their own goals, but, without fail, they get caught in a tangle of c…

What is their next best alternative? Rescinding offers is a way to show loyalty to those who already work for you.

While I'm extremely sympathetic to this idea, one question nags at me: Long-tail code can also be long tail because _it was well-written from the beginning_. The author is arguing …

It doesn't just keep on improving, but stays backwards compatible with every new release!