This was shared with me years ago by another developer I worked with. I still reference it today as I continue my external battle with the complexity demon.
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The Grug Brained Developer (2022)
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Re: The Grug Brained Developer (2022)
#32This has by far the best discussion of the visitor pattern I've yet to come across.
I went to look for that bit. It said:
"Bad"
lol
Re: The Grug Brained Developer (2022)
#33Wasn’t HTMX just a meme? I can’t really tell if it’s serious because of Poe’s Law.
Solopreneur making use of it in my bootstrapped B2B SaaS business. Clients don't need or want anything flashy. There are islands of interactivity, and some HTMX sprinkled there has been a great fit.
Re: The Grug Brained Developer (2022)
#34might be some good points in here but it's sooo hard to read.
It isn't as skimmable as some other writing styles, but if you read it one word at a time (either aloud or "in your head"), it's not too bad.
Sometimes if I'm reading something and having trouble with the words or sentences, I'll slow down and focus on the individual letters. Usually helps a tremendous amount.
Re: The Grug Brained Developer (2022)
#35From the creator of HTMX.
Massive grug.
Re: The Grug Brained Developer (2022)
#36Very entertaining (and enlightening) read. I love the 'reach for club' visuals, made me laugh out loud a few times.
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Re: The Grug Brained Developer (2022)
#38Content 1, Style 0 Thinking you are too smart leads to all sorts of trouble, like using C++ and being proud of it. If you think your intelligence is a limited resource however you'll conserve it and not waste it on tools, process and the wrong sort of design.
It would be really embarrassing to use one of the most popular, time-tested languages. Even if we decided to use Zig for everything, hiring for less popular languages like Zig, lua, or Rust is significantly harder. There are no developers with 20 years experience in Zig
You don't need developers with 20 years of experience in a specific language.
Any decent engineer must be able to work with other languages and tools. What you're looking for is someone with experience building systems in your area of expertise.
And even then, experience is often a poor substitute for competence.
Re: The Grug Brained Developer (2022)
#39This is one of my favorite pieces of non-fiction. No sarcasm.
Re: The Grug Brained Developer (2022)
#40I read it back then and then forgot the word and couldn't find it with search. LOL. Thanks for reposting!