Tikhon Jelvis
@tikhonjelvis
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I like programming languages. A lot. Tools, types and functions.
Berkeley, CA
Joined September 2010
I'm not much of a movie person, but I *really* enjoyed seeing Stalker in a theater. BAMPFA is screening all of Tarkovsky's films in Berkeley this summer; I highly recommend checking it out!. Nostalgia is next on the 17th and I'll probably go to that too.
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another way I think about it: having a bug tracker makes sense; having personal reminders makes sense; having a company-wide universal "work tracker" doesn't. but that's exactly what jira is designed to be!.
it's not a question of how you use it; tracking and directing work in bite-sized, individual "tasks" is always harmful and ineffective. when done "well" it's merely mediocre rather than straight-up toxic.
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it's not a question of how you use it; tracking and directing work in bite-sized, individual "tasks" is always harmful and ineffective. when done "well" it's merely mediocre rather than straight-up toxic.
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teams is bad at what it does. what jira does is bad. and it's bad at it to boot!.
Wrapping up analyzing a survey on what tools devs use/love/dislike - a @Pragmatic_Eng survey. 3,000 responses. Guess which tool is the most disliked (hated) tool:.
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absolutely classic debugging story: what happens when an email can't go more than 500 miles?.
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RT @haskellfound: Better infrastructure, fewer surprises. We’re raising $6K for a dedicated ARM server to support #Haskell’s infrastructure….
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the only reason languages seem like interchangeable tools is that all mainstream languages are mediocre reheated algols.
Either you can design systems or you can’t. If you can’t don’t expect to succeed in any engineering roles. If you can learn to let go of language debates. Literally doesn’t matter they’re just tools. You need to learn the tools in abstract, not memorize npm commands.
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RT @TaliaRinger: Being a Twice Exceptional kid and realizing you are actually really capable as an adult when managing your disability is a….
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I met a cat who was good, but not great, at hiding. in fact, I've never seen a cat that was great at hiding
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RT @colin_fraser: The correct take:.- “stochastic parrot” is a top notch turn of phrase that does accurately convey something about what LL….
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putting documentation right where people are using something is one of the most underused high-leverage tricks to improve internal systems.
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everything isn't a trade-off. some things are just better. it's better to do the better things than the worse things.
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then again, we already invented Java, Go and Scrum, so I'm decades late to start worrying.
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I'm worried AI programming is more like the invention of IKEA: cheap, mediocre, factory-produced flat-pack furniture.
Quitting programming as a career right now because of LLMs would be like quitting carpentry as a career thanks to the invention of the table saw.
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it's crazy how "micromanaging junior engineers is bad" has been my most controversial comment on reddit in ages. sometimes it really feels like I live in a different universe from like 95% of the broader industry >.<.
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In software engineering circles, there is a common adage: "code is read more than it is written". But code is skimmed even more than it is read!. This is why I value code that is clear at a glance.
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