You are not Google

You are not Google

What you read about Google today is their polished answer to problems from a decade ago—problems you likely don’t have. Why take their medicine for a condition you probably never had?

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The Lego generation: software development then and now

The Lego generation: software development then and now

A young developer asked what’s changed in 30 years of software development. The answer: everything and nothing. We’ve traded assembly for JavaScript, deep understanding for fast results, and writing everything ourselves for assembling things we barely understand. But has the trade been worth it?

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I don’t code in a tie

I don't code in a tie

Technical interviews have always felt artificial to me—puzzle-solving under pressure that reflects nothing about real work. After many interviews on both sides, I started wondering if there was a better way.

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