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Weird things about git, #2: no bug tracking system by joe
“Let's be honest: bug tracking sucks the joy out of software development. git developers just work on whatever scratches their itch at that particular moment.”
posted 2 months ago in programming ( 37 views | 4 jaas | 1 save | reply )
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Economics of software by joe
“Software is like nothing else in the history of human endeavor unlike everything else we have ever built, software costs nothing to manufacture, and it never wears out.”
posted 2 months ago in economics, programming ( 20 views | 3 jaas | 1 save | reply )
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The first thing that you need to understand about humans by joe
Humans aren't rational -- they rationalize. And I don't just mean "some of them" or "other people". I'm talking about everyone. We have a "logic engine" in our brains, but for the most part, it's not the one in the more...
posted 2 months ago in psychology, logic, human ( 8 views | 4 jaas | 2 saves | reply )
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A serious case of JustOneMoreBug by joe
“JustOneMoreBug is exactly what it sounds like: the feeling that if you can just fix this one last bug, your software will work perfectly, customers will come flocking to you, and riches will inevitably ensue.”
posted 2 months ago in business, programming ( 11 views | 3 jaas | 1 save | reply )
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Cats and Dogs by joe
There are two basic roles in a human dominance hierarchy. The roles are not "dominance" and "submission", at least not precisely. To avoid the baggage those words hold, I'll instead use an animal metaphor
posted 5 months ago in psychology, social ( 11 views | 4 jaas | 2 saves | reply )

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