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The author has one of the most interesting projects list I've seen: https://thesephist.com/projects/ https://thesephist.com/projects/

api 3y ago
The author is, if this is all real, one of the most prolific programmers I’ve seen. Wow! Can I have some of what he’s on?
- nomel 3y ago
  I ask this honestly, possibly because I'm of an inferior build, but do these types of people have jobs?
  - LorenDB 3y ago
    SHOCKING DEVELOPMENT "Nobody knows"
  - Arch485 3y ago
    It sounds like OP is in university, so they could have anywhere from no free time to mostly free time.
    - sassifrass 3y ago
      What made you think that? Based on the author’s Twitter feed [1] and own website [2] they currently work at Notion [1] https://twitter.com/thesephist https://twitter.com/thesephist [2] https://thesephist.com/ https://thesephist.com/
      - joebob42 3y ago
        They say in the OP that they did this as opposed to database homework.
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    - thesephist 3y ago
      This project is from a couple of years ago. Sibling comment is correct that I'm working now.
- rvense 3y ago
  The secret is that they always write "you" as "u" and then spend all the time saved on programming.
  - TeMPOraL 3y ago
    Correct. This is also, incidentally, why startups innovate faster than established companies - people in the corporate world waste so much time on typing things like "To whom it may concern", or "Looking forward to hearing from you", or, you know, on written communication in general.
- cxie 3y ago
  It's clear that the "author" is a +10x engineer. It's rare to come across someone with such a broad range of interests and abilities, and their contributions to open-source software are truly remarkable.
- xtreme 3y ago
  It seems to me that people name Linus are destined for greatness. * Linus Torvalds (The OG) * Linus Sebastian (Linus Tech Tips) * Linus Lee (Author)
ukuina 3y ago
This guy ships!
- nine_k 3y ago
  Look how rolling his own basically everything, except an OS, seems to work pretty well. Given time and ability, making what you need almost from scratch may be not just viable, but productive.
  - janekm 3y ago
    Yes, as a lone developer. If you're working in a team it's less likely to work out well as you will have a much more significant training period for anyone to join one of your projects (in a team environment it's wise to go with "boring").

api 3y ago

The author is, if this is all real, one of the most prolific programmers I’ve seen. Wow! Can I have some of what he’s on?

nomel 3y ago
I ask this honestly, possibly because I'm of an inferior build, but do these types of people have jobs?
- LorenDB 3y ago
  SHOCKING DEVELOPMENT "Nobody knows"
- Arch485 3y ago
  It sounds like OP is in university, so they could have anywhere from no free time to mostly free time.
  - sassifrass 3y ago
    What made you think that? Based on the author’s Twitter feed [1] and own website [2] they currently work at Notion [1] https://twitter.com/thesephist https://twitter.com/thesephist [2] https://thesephist.com/ https://thesephist.com/
    - joebob42 3y ago
      They say in the OP that they did this as opposed to database homework.
      - deleted 3y ago
        [deleted]
  - thesephist 3y ago
    This project is from a couple of years ago. Sibling comment is correct that I'm working now.
rvense 3y ago
The secret is that they always write "you" as "u" and then spend all the time saved on programming.
- TeMPOraL 3y ago
  Correct. This is also, incidentally, why startups innovate faster than established companies - people in the corporate world waste so much time on typing things like "To whom it may concern", or "Looking forward to hearing from you", or, you know, on written communication in general.
cxie 3y ago
It's clear that the "author" is a +10x engineer. It's rare to come across someone with such a broad range of interests and abilities, and their contributions to open-source software are truly remarkable.
xtreme 3y ago
It seems to me that people name Linus are destined for greatness. * Linus Torvalds (The OG) * Linus Sebastian (Linus Tech Tips) * Linus Lee (Author)

ukuina 3y ago

This guy ships!

nine_k 3y ago
Look how rolling his own basically everything, except an OS, seems to work pretty well. Given time and ability, making what you need almost from scratch may be not just viable, but productive.
- janekm 3y ago
  Yes, as a lone developer. If you're working in a team it's less likely to work out well as you will have a much more significant training period for anyone to join one of your projects (in a team environment it's wise to go with "boring").