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September 2023
Learning from Bellard
What if software was like science in the early 20th century?
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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…
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Has Software Development Become Slower?
Or: Catching Up With Carmack
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Momentum
Or: the goal is to be a monkey swinging through the trees
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August 2023
Every Line a Chance for Greatness
Or: Why I'm So Into Code
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Allergic to Waiting
Is one second fast or slow?
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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…
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