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Apple Core Rot: Introduction
Original EnglishI used Macs for a few years (SE/30, PB180) but software I paid good money for kept not being usable, and my favorite piece of …
Dagger Python SDK: Develop Your CI/CD Pipelines as Code
Original EnglishBut I've made quite an effort to support both and meet you where you're at.
Modern Java/JVM Build Practices
Original EnglishI've tried Bazel and it's both faster and infinitely more robust.
Rust's Ugly Syntax (2023)
Original EnglishI agree that this is a stupid choice. Yet I wrote many reliable and performant programs without using lifetime specifiers once .
Adobe abandons its Creative Suite to focus on Creative Cloud
Original Englishthe bleeding edge by paying for upgrades every 2-3 years. …
Porsche boss faces software woes keeping VW a step behind Tesla
Original EnglishMy salary when I stopped being doing testing directly was $52,000 at 9 years of experience.
I will build your prototype
Original EnglishMany clients prefer fixed price engagements, but savvy clients know that "prototype in 2 weeks for $5,000" isn't as good a proposition as it seems.
Litestack: All your data infrastructure, in one Ruby gem
Original EnglishYeah I used the full litestack (and litestream for backups) for my SaaS.
The Technology Behind A Low Latency Cloud Gaming Service
Original EnglishWe could have reduced latency by distributing the servers but we did not get to the stage of distributing GPU cloud back then.