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On the foolishness of "natural language programming" - Edsger W. Dijkstra, 1978 (still very relevant now, possibly more than ever)

www.cs.utexas.edu/~EWD/transcr...

#programming #softwaredevelopment
E.W.Dijkstra Archive: On the foolishness of "natural language programming". (EWD 667)
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November 10, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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Every piece of software is a state machine. Any mutable variable adds a staggering number of states to that machine.

old.reddit.com/r/programmin...

#programming #softwaredevelopment #functionalprogramming
John Carmack on updating variables
Posted in r/programming by u/levodelellis • 394 points and 294 comments
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November 5, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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Card Driven Development (CDD)

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#programming #softwaredevelopment #productivity #blog
Card Driven Development
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November 3, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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At the end you use `git bisect`
(this is especially useful in messy codebases with no test coverage)

kevin3010.github.io/git/2025/11/...

#programming #git #blog #algorithms
At the end you use git bisect
People rant about having to learn algorithmic questions for interviews. I get it — interview system is broken, but you ought to learn binary search at least.
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November 3, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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URLs are state containers

alfy.blog/2025/10/31/y...

#programming #webdev #blog
Your URL Is Your State
A deep dive into how thoughtful URL design can enhance usability, shareability, and performance. Learn what state belongs in URLs, common pitfalls to avoid, and practical patterns for modern web apps.
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November 2, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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(Quite) A few words about async

yoric.github.io/post/quite-a...

#programming #concurrency #python #go #rust #javascript #blog
(Quite) A Few Words About Async
I’ve had a few conversations about async code recently (and not so recently) and seen some code that seems to make wrong assumptions about async, so I figured out it was time to have a serious chat ab...
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November 2, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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Machine code isn't scary

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#programming #softwaredevelopment #blog #assembly
Machine Code Isn't Scary
Machine code isn't scary. If you can make sure your JSON conforms to a JSON schema, you can write machine code.
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November 1, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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Everything I know about good API design

www.seangoedecke.com/good-api-des...

#programming #softwaredesign #api #blog
Everything I know about good API design
Most of what modern software engineers do involves APIs: public interfaces for communicating with a program, like this one from Twilio. I’ve spent a lot of time…
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October 31, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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Users are a terrible thing. Systems would be infinitely more stable without them.

-- Michael T. Nygard
December 22, 2024 at 4:24 PM
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Making USB devices - end to end guide to your first gadget

popovicu.com/posts/making...

#programming #hardware #linux #blog
Making USB devices - end to end guide to your first gadget
Introduction to implementing USB devices. Minimal overview of hardware and software with an example with STM32 microcontroller. Also contains an index to very detailed guides for more information.
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October 30, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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The price of reliability is the pursuit of the utmost simplicity. It is a price which the very rich may find hard to pay.

-- Tony Hoare
April 3, 2024 at 12:52 PM
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Why self-taught engineers often outperform

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#programming #softwaredevelopment #tech #blog
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October 29, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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Build your own database

www.nan.fyi/database

#programming #databases #javascript #blog
Build Your Own Database
A step-by-step guide to building a key-value database from scratch.
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October 28, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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When designing software systems, do the simplest thing that could possibly work.

www.seangoedecke.com/the-simplest...

#programming #softwaredevelopment #productivity #blog
Do the simplest thing that could possibly work
When designing software systems, do the simplest thing that could possibly work. It’s surprising how far you can take this piece of advice. I genuinely think…
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October 26, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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There is no secret herbal medicine that prevents all disease sitting out in the open if you just follow the right Facebook groups. There is no AI coding revolution available if you just start vibing. You are not missing anything. Trust yourself. You are enough.

colton.dev/blog/curing-...
No, AI is not Making Engineers 10x as Productive
Curing Your AI 10x Engineer Imposter Syndrome
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August 5, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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"Great news, boss! We invented this new tool that allows nontechnical people to write code in English! Now anyone can deploy applications, and we don't have to hire all those expensive developers!"

"Wow, show it to me!"

"OK here it is. We call it COBOL."

news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4429...
Now might be the best time to learn software development | Hacker News
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July 28, 2025 at 11:09 AM
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Simplicity is hard work. But in the long haul the person with a simpler system is gonna wipe the plate with you. Because they can change things when you are struggling to push elephants around.

-- Rich Hickey
November 7, 2023 at 12:34 PM
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We are destroying software

antirez.com/news/145

#blog #programming #hacking #softwaredevelopment
We are destroying software - <antirez>
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July 16, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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Weiler's Law:
Nothing is impossible for the man who doesn't have to do it himself.
July 11, 2025 at 11:13 AM
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The lurking suspicion that something could be simplified is the world's richest source of rewarding challenges.

-- Edsger W. Dijkstra
March 21, 2024 at 2:55 PM
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…what society overwhelmingly asks for is snake oil. Of course, the snake oil has the most impressive names — otherwise you would be selling nothing — like “Structured Analysis and Design”, “Software Engineering”, ..., “Object Orientation” and “Business Process Re-engineering”.

-- Edsger W. Dijkstra
January 10, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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The standard rule is, when you're in a hole, stop digging; that seems not to apply [to] software nowadays.

-- Ron Minnich
March 11, 2024 at 1:38 PM
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I have a simple rule in life: If I don't understand something, it must be bad.

-- Linus Torvalds
July 8, 2025 at 10:53 AM
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Well-designed components are easy to replace. Eventually, they will be replaced by ones that are not so easy to replace.

-- Sustrik's Law
December 19, 2024 at 2:06 PM
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Compatibility means deliberately repeating other people’s mistakes.

-- David Wheeler
March 16, 2024 at 2:45 PM