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Someone on the Other End
Every time I’m in the gym I use the same app on my phone: KeyLifts. For 3 years now, four to five times a week, the same app. I love it. I pay for the…
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September 2023
Learning from Bellard
What if software was like science in the early 20th century?
Sep 24
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You don't need an opinion
This week I was talking with a teammate about a programming language he’s exploring. He said: “I’m just not sure whether I like it or not” Huh, I…
Sep 17
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Has Software Development Become Slower?
Or: Catching Up With Carmack
Sep 10
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Momentum
Or: the goal is to be a monkey swinging through the trees
Sep 3
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August 2023
Every Line a Chance for Greatness
Or: Why I'm So Into Code
Aug 27
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Is looking cool underrated in education?
You’re reading Register Spill, my weekly newsletter in which I share thoughts I can’t keep in my head. A couple weeks ago, on social media, a dad was…
Aug 20
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Programming in a Well-Tested System
Over the last few weeks, I’ve been listening to the Software Engineering at Google book. I’ve read one or two chapters over the past few years, but…
Aug 12
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To truly fix a bug, one must truly know the bug
You’re reading Register Spill, my weekly newsletter in which I share thoughts I can’t keep in my head. Yesterday, Mitchell wrote about a bug and its fix…
Aug 6
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July 2023
Software is like Coca-Cola
You are reading Register Spill - my weekly newsletter in which I share thoughts I can’t keep in my head. In 1975, Andy Warhol wrote: You can be watching…
Jul 30
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Allergic to Waiting
Is one second fast or slow?
Jul 23
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Nothing in My Way Except Myself
This tweet by Gary Bernhardt has been bopping around in my head ever since reading it a few weeks ago: It’s also so refreshing to have a problem where…
Jul 16
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