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Features ↔︎ Tech Debt Tradeoffs
This is a bit of old news at this point, but I can't help but be amused by this retelling of a small part of the ongoing Twitter drama: Geohot wants to “refactor” everything. Elno explains to him…
Breaking Up the Twitter Monolith
As I'm writing this, it's been about 3 months since Elon Musk took Twitter private for $44 billion and started shaping it to his liking. In that short amount of time, I don't think…
The Keypress Stack
What happens when you type in google.com and press enter? That used to be one of the interview questions I asked, and it's still one of my favorites; the idea is to talk a candidate through parts…
A Weighted Job Opportunities Matrix
It's 2023, but the layoffs in tech continue unabated from last year, impacting some of the biggest companies in our industry. Fortunately, reports suggest that workers are able to find new jobs within a couple of months of…
The Great Man Theory
The Great Man Theory of Leadership posits that there's a set of inherent traits in great leaders that allow them to rise above others and are therefore subjects of admiration: The great man theory of leadership states that…
Review: How to Take Smart Notes
I've been trying out a new app lately: Obsidian. In my unending quest to organize my notes and recategorize them over time, I've grown more appreciative of some level of independence from proprietary services or platforms,…
