KentBeck

28 ms·

1.
Baking a Model: A Metaphor for LLM Training(newsletter.kentbeck.com)
32 points by KentBeck 1mo ago|6 comments
2.
by KentBeck 2mo ago
I love love love this paper. I wonder how a GPU would do with it?
3.
The Pinhole view of the value of AI as simply reducing payroll costs is wrong(tidyfirst.substack.com)
2 points by KentBeck 8mo ago|0 comments
4.
Tokens: The New Oil or Engineering in Spite of Scarcity(tidyfirst.substack.com)
2 points by KentBeck 1y ago|0 comments
5.
First Feedback Filter–reducing regret in responding to negative feedback(tidyfirst.substack.com)
1 points by KentBeck 1y ago|0 comments
6.
In which I write a library-quality B+ tree with the genies(tidyfirst.substack.com)
5 points by KentBeck 1y ago|0 comments
7.
Me an' Algernon – grappling with (temporary) cognitive decline(tidyfirst.substack.com)
102 points by KentBeck 1y ago|76 comments
8.
Hand-Drawn Illustrations–A workflow argument(tidyfirst.substack.com)
1 points by KentBeck 1y ago|0 comments
9.
Programmers who create more files have those files modified by others more often(tidyfirst.substack.com)
2 points by KentBeck 2y ago|0 comments
10.
Should bugs be anti-holidays–infrequent and interruptive?(tidyfirst.substack.com)
2 points by KentBeck 2y ago|0 comments
11.
Developing Software in a Forest vs. a Desert(tidyfirst.substack.com)
3 points by KentBeck 2y ago|0 comments
12.
Why the Insurance Industry Rationally Fails Its Social Purpose(tidyfirst.substack.com)
3 points by KentBeck 2y ago|0 comments
13.
by KentBeck 2y ago
I tend to visualize call trees. Much of my refactoring is manipulating the call tree--flattening it, re-extracting subroutines, moving expressions up & down. Another non-symbolic style of thinking I use is kinesthetic synesthesia. I &qu
14.
Product management is hosting a party, not playing chess(tidyfirst.substack.com)
57 points by KentBeck 2y ago|40 comments
15.
Humans >> Data – The Myth of Measuring Developer Productivity(tidyfirst.substack.com)
2 points by KentBeck 2y ago|0 comments
16.
TDD is Not Hill Climbing (except where it is)(tidyfirst.substack.com)
12 points by KentBeck 2y ago|5 comments
17.
Software design gets worse before it gets better(tidyfirst.substack.com)
233 points by KentBeck 2y ago|140 comments
18.
Not my money any more: Lessons from poker (2010)(tidyfirst.substack.com)
32 points by KentBeck 3y ago|16 comments
19.
TDD isn't software design, it's design *feedback(tidyfirst.substack.com)
2 points by KentBeck 3y ago|1 comments
20.
Coding in the Debugger (2007)(tidyfirst.substack.com)
75 points by KentBeck 3y ago|31 comments
21.
Timing software design: “Later, if that's responsible”(tidyfirst.substack.com)
1 points by KentBeck 3y ago|0 comments
22.
Publish Everything (Pretty Much)(tidyfirst.substack.com)
69 points by KentBeck 3y ago|26 comments
23.
by KentBeck 3y ago
Why should I listen to you? Seriously, thank you for that feedback. While the current generation of developers has heard of my work, they don't necessarily associate it with me. Establishing credibility would amplify what I say.
24.
Template for Impactful Ideas(tidyfirst.substack.com)
75 points by KentBeck 3y ago|12 comments
25.
Executive summary of bi-temporality–eventual business consistency(tidyfirst.substack.com)
2 points by KentBeck 3y ago|1 comments
26.
Emotions: A Code Book(tidyfirst.substack.com)
139 points by KentBeck 3y ago|57 comments
27.
Keep work fresh by teaching your successors and investing a bit in long-shots(tidyfirst.substack.com)
225 points by KentBeck 3y ago|50 comments
28.
Accounts/transactions enable you to replay history(tidyfirst.substack.com)
2 points by KentBeck 3y ago|0 comments
29.
Paint Drip People(tidyfirst.substack.com)
70 points by KentBeck 3y ago|34 comments
30.
More What, Less How: Coding with LLMs (but also every technical revolution ever)(tidyfirst.substack.com)
3 points by KentBeck 3y ago|0 comments

More ›