Donald Abrams
@hypethral.bsky.social
Striver for general adequacy occasionally employed as a software maker
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I think a more revealing question is "what is the thing you are asked to make going to impact" and then compare the answer to the asker's. Architecture should be a side effect of need but...
November 20, 2025 at 8:44 PM
I think a more revealing question is "what is the thing you are asked to make going to impact" and then compare the answer to the asker's. Architecture should be a side effect of need but...
I almost always choose speed vs quality when implementing a feature/test. However, several times when I could have coded worse and faster I chose quality because I didn't trust leadership not to build on it (and then make me retroactively maintain it)
November 20, 2025 at 8:29 PM
I almost always choose speed vs quality when implementing a feature/test. However, several times when I could have coded worse and faster I chose quality because I didn't trust leadership not to build on it (and then make me retroactively maintain it)
it means not having to choose which bills to pay this month but not having to choose where to invest your money
November 10, 2025 at 11:04 PM
it means not having to choose which bills to pay this month but not having to choose where to invest your money
So strong character writing in a believable but novel setting?
1. The Golem and the Jinni - Helene Wecke
2. Margaret Atwood's Oryx and Crake
3. Vernor Vinge's a deepness in the sky and a fire upon the deep
4. The Wandering Inn series by pirateaba (as long as you don't care about pacing)
1. The Golem and the Jinni - Helene Wecke
2. Margaret Atwood's Oryx and Crake
3. Vernor Vinge's a deepness in the sky and a fire upon the deep
4. The Wandering Inn series by pirateaba (as long as you don't care about pacing)
November 4, 2025 at 10:43 PM
So strong character writing in a believable but novel setting?
1. The Golem and the Jinni - Helene Wecke
2. Margaret Atwood's Oryx and Crake
3. Vernor Vinge's a deepness in the sky and a fire upon the deep
4. The Wandering Inn series by pirateaba (as long as you don't care about pacing)
1. The Golem and the Jinni - Helene Wecke
2. Margaret Atwood's Oryx and Crake
3. Vernor Vinge's a deepness in the sky and a fire upon the deep
4. The Wandering Inn series by pirateaba (as long as you don't care about pacing)
But it works if you hire a babysitter for the babysitter
September 24, 2025 at 7:58 PM
But it works if you hire a babysitter for the babysitter
Ah, so it's coming from the EU budget then-- some previous industry-specific funding was earmarked by specific states for specific corporations within those states.
September 17, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Ah, so it's coming from the EU budget then-- some previous industry-specific funding was earmarked by specific states for specific corporations within those states.
Is the EU taking on the 6 billion in debt or is it specific member states?
September 17, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Is the EU taking on the 6 billion in debt or is it specific member states?
"But he looked like a Chad"
September 14, 2025 at 2:14 PM
"But he looked like a Chad"
This is my biggest worry about UBI implementation; America is addicted to having a second class...
September 6, 2025 at 7:35 PM
This is my biggest worry about UBI implementation; America is addicted to having a second class...
We'll know it's a senior dev when it asks us "what is the problem you're trying to solve?"
September 5, 2025 at 4:38 PM
We'll know it's a senior dev when it asks us "what is the problem you're trying to solve?"
But I wouldn't expect any *senior* to be able to give meaningful input into a redesign of a substantially large app until after 3 months.
August 28, 2025 at 7:06 AM
But I wouldn't expect any *senior* to be able to give meaningful input into a redesign of a substantially large app until after 3 months.
Keep in mind the senior usually knows how to do things so the underlying code is least perturbed rather than really grok it. Also knows what questions to ask!
August 28, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Keep in mind the senior usually knows how to do things so the underlying code is least perturbed rather than really grok it. Also knows what questions to ask!
As a manager, I'd only fire in the first month for lacking basic skills (like debugging) or gross soft skill problems (lack of coachability or judgement). I assume 3 months to competency/productivity for a mid-level, a year for a junior, and about a month for a senior (familiar with the tech stack).
August 28, 2025 at 7:06 AM
As a manager, I'd only fire in the first month for lacking basic skills (like debugging) or gross soft skill problems (lack of coachability or judgement). I assume 3 months to competency/productivity for a mid-level, a year for a junior, and about a month for a senior (familiar with the tech stack).
Management does not have time to fire and rehire; someone else would have the same problem. They could still scapegoat you but I wouldn't worry because stress isn't gonna make you learn any faster (probably the opposite).
August 28, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Management does not have time to fire and rehire; someone else would have the same problem. They could still scapegoat you but I wouldn't worry because stress isn't gonna make you learn any faster (probably the opposite).
Generally I can attach some code on with minimal interconnections and debug individual problems without understanding everything
I just can't restructure or make accurate level of effort predictions until I understand the mental model(s) behind the code.
I just can't restructure or make accurate level of effort predictions until I understand the mental model(s) behind the code.
August 28, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Generally I can attach some code on with minimal interconnections and debug individual problems without understanding everything
I just can't restructure or make accurate level of effort predictions until I understand the mental model(s) behind the code.
I just can't restructure or make accurate level of effort predictions until I understand the mental model(s) behind the code.
I've had it take 3 months, and sometimes I hate it more when I do
August 27, 2025 at 8:50 PM
I've had it take 3 months, and sometimes I hate it more when I do
My bet is he causes enough protests on purpose to lock down and control elections generally by reducing polling locations due to "security risks". He doesn't actually have enough manpower to do this yet though! So recruitment is really his primary issue. Backup is likely not certifying "unsecured"
August 27, 2025 at 7:38 PM
My bet is he causes enough protests on purpose to lock down and control elections generally by reducing polling locations due to "security risks". He doesn't actually have enough manpower to do this yet though! So recruitment is really his primary issue. Backup is likely not certifying "unsecured"
He wasted a perfect opportunity to say it must have been the other Wes Moore
August 26, 2025 at 11:17 AM
He wasted a perfect opportunity to say it must have been the other Wes Moore
Basically, fixing education, even just the small step of national standards, could potentially lower property values for upper middle & lower upper classes
August 21, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Basically, fixing education, even just the small step of national standards, could potentially lower property values for upper middle & lower upper classes
It really depends on the state and sometimes even the school or teacher... the USA at a federal level has so little control on what happens in schools (mostly just free/reduced meals, language learning, & disability conditional grants)
One explanation: americanaffairsjournal.org/2017/11/two-...
One explanation: americanaffairsjournal.org/2017/11/two-...
The Two-Board Knot: Zoning, Schools, and Inequality - American Affairs Journal
Old Town Road traces a choppy, swerving path that marks the southern edge of Trumbull, Connecticut. It is shaded by maples and oaks that frame the sensible New England homes of an affluent suburb. Acr...
americanaffairsjournal.org
August 21, 2025 at 8:48 AM
It really depends on the state and sometimes even the school or teacher... the USA at a federal level has so little control on what happens in schools (mostly just free/reduced meals, language learning, & disability conditional grants)
One explanation: americanaffairsjournal.org/2017/11/two-...
One explanation: americanaffairsjournal.org/2017/11/two-...