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Coder, Blogger, Atheist, Self-Labeller.
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My favorite description of the term “privilege” is who gets the benefit of the doubt and who doesn’t.

We see it every day in who gets the rules rigorously enforced against them and who gets a slap on the wrist or warning when the rules say there are heavy consequences for their actions.
June 1, 2025 at 10:45 AM
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How AI-assisted coding will change software engineering: hard truths. About how these AI tools really work and how they could be the start of the return of software, as a craft.

Based on a guest post by @addyosmani.bsky.social. Read it here: newsletter.pragmaticengineer.com/p/how-ai-wil...
January 5, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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People who say AI agents will replace SaaS don’t understand that one pays for SaaS not b/c they are hard to BUILD: but b/c they are hard to build WELL and even harder to MAINTAIN

Why do you think devs pay for Linear when we can build TODO apps in our sleep (+ during interviews)
December 19, 2024 at 11:13 AM
I rarely read something from Charity that doesn’t feel well thought out and balanced
I (finally) wrote up my thoughts on "Founder Mode" and the Brian Chesky morality tale about how he turned around Airbnb company culture.

This has made it into the Silicon Valley water table; it must be dealt with. There are some good nuggets within; let's dig them out.

charity.wtf/2024/12/17/f...
“Founder Mode” and the Art of Mythmaking
I’ve never been good at “hot takes”. Anyone who knows anything about marketing can tell you that the best time to share your opinion about something is when everyone is all worked up about it. Hot …
charity.wtf
December 19, 2024 at 1:02 AM
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AI is an enthusiastic intern that has unlimited energy and should never be relied on. Trust but verify.
Holy shit. I know people who rely on that Google search and the AI results for medical advice.
You know the "🔹AI Overview" you get on Google Search?

I discovered today that it's repeating as fact something I made up 7 years ago as a joke.

"Kyloren syndrome" is a fictional disease I invented as part of a sting operation to prove that you can publish any nonsense in predatory journals...
November 23, 2024 at 7:50 PM