kbuchanan

8 ms·

1.
by kbuchanan 2mo ago
I didn't even know what a cycloidal gearbox was! Good work—you've kicked off an exciting career.
2.
by kbuchanan 4mo ago
I agree this is a problem too, but I suspect mostly for novel(ish) software problems. For me, LLMs have expanded the solution space, because, while I used to be decent with SQL in Postgres, now I'm operating on a whole new level—the
3.
by kbuchanan 1y ago
I think this list demonstrates the OP's point—entrenched, resource-heavy, and reputable firms have and will continue to capture most of the markets, not for lack of competition, but by ownership over the distribution channels. Having s
4.
by kbuchanan 1y ago
For me, working mostly in Planning Mode skips much of the initial misfires, and often leads to correct outcomes for the first edit.
5.
by kbuchanan 1y ago
Thanks for this. I'd never heard of Chiang, and now I've bought my first book!
6.
by kbuchanan 1y ago
I've had the same experience, although I feel like Claude is far more than a junior to me. It's ability to propose options, make recommendations, and illustrate trade-offs is just unreal.
7.
by kbuchanan 2y ago
Supported by my experience too. My tinnitus is very real, but when I discovered just how much of a psychological component was there, it became more manageable. Little by little I thought I was losing my hearing until I had it checked—it wa
8.
Ex-Disney executive and Instagram influencer dies alone under the influence(wsj.com)
3 points by kbuchanan 3y ago|1 comments
9.
by kbuchanan 4y ago
I think the bottom line with Clojure is it's not an ecosystem well-suited for non-veteran programmers. For as simple as the language is, effectively using Paredit, navigating partially documented libraries, diving into source code to s
10.
by kbuchanan 4y ago
We embraced Hotwire with a Clojure backend. Favorite things: - One language model (i.e. no JS, just our favorite backend language) - Extremely minimal front-end tooling - All data is manipulated with the same tools - No client-side routing,
11.
by kbuchanan 4y ago
How do you prevent ⌘+Tab from automatically jumping you between desktops? At that point, the desktops feel like impediments, not boundaries.
12.
by kbuchanan 4y ago
Yeah, I see no reason a terminal should require an account. Turned me off too.
13.
I don't think people understand the monumental changes coming to software(twitter.com)
9 points by kbuchanan 4y ago|30 comments
14.
by kbuchanan 4y ago
Folks will naturally ask, "How did you get to this point?" One insight into successfully walking away from addictions is recognizing that this thing (e.g. alcohol, cigarettes) is unambiguously poisonous. "When I [take/do
15.
by kbuchanan 4y ago
I offered a counter example to the comment author too (Clojure has been wonderful for us), but I do wonder if there is one area where OO languages excel above functional: the shape of the code hints at the shape of the data. In Lisp, functi
16.
by kbuchanan 4y ago
Oh man, this is not my experience. We may be different because we are a small company, and Clojure is our main language. But, we have a Clojure codebase of 90K lines, and is 10 years old. It has its problems, and while your points about an
17.
by kbuchanan 4y ago
He argued that if universities cared about diversity their positions on affirmative action would be more dynamic than is commonly accepted. e.g.: > Affirmative action would also apply more strongly to, say, immigrants from Iran, or Korea
18.
by kbuchanan 4y ago
I hated college. I never finished for the frogs. But I'm a lifelong reader. I don't regret failing to get a degree, but I regret that I wasn't in the right mindset and that I could have used the time to create meaning.
19.
by kbuchanan 4y ago
This sounds wonderful; I'm super supportive. But, is there anyone who can articulate the trade-offs without the snark? Are there research groups that benefited from the revenue who will now have to raise even more funds? What's ma
20.
by kbuchanan 4y ago
It also bends credulity. It suggests 7 of 10 developers work for companies (or know someone who has) that fail to prevent onslaughts of their developers from leaving over deployment problems.
21.
by kbuchanan 4y ago
This post reminded me a little of my real estate agent's newsletter: 2007: There's never been a better time to buy! 2008: There's never been a better time to buy! 2012: There's never been a better time to buy! 2020: Ther
22.
by kbuchanan 4y ago
This is a great example of how on an individual level commentators want to bend democratic processes to achieve their own goals, but, without fail, they get caught in a tangle of contradictions. What is the Supreme Court's mandate? To
23.
by kbuchanan 4y ago
What is their next best alternative? Rescinding offers is a way to show loyalty to those who already work for you.
24.
by kbuchanan 4y ago
While I'm extremely sympathetic to this idea, one question nags at me: Long-tail code can also be long tail because _it was well-written from the beginning_. The author is arguing that long tail code lives in a stable, unchanging corne
25.
by kbuchanan 4y ago
It doesn't just keep on improving, but stays backwards compatible with every new release!
26.
by kbuchanan 5y ago
As a founder myself, I echo this sentiment, that building and selling are indeed not the same thing. They are both important, but having a mindset for marketing, selling, finding an audience, either yourself, or in a co-founder, is essentia
27.
by kbuchanan 5y ago
It's a great example. This is the very reason I have scaled back the amount of time I rock climb as I've gotten older -- not because any individual outing is dangerous, but there's an element of Russian roulette wherein the m
28.
by kbuchanan 5y ago
It's true, the Clojure ecosystem is especially hostile to newcomers—in my view it's the principle reason the language has not grown more quickly. There are community members have made the documentation much more manageable, but be
29.
by kbuchanan 5y ago
Inline evaluation is overwhelmingly what I miss from vim-fireplace when I moved to Cursive. Having said that, the code navigation tools are so much better.
30.
by kbuchanan 5y ago
Yeah, but it's unprofessional in just the right ways, which signals sophistication lol.

More ›