Tyler Dane

Timeblocking @CompassCalendar

[Tyler Dane @_TylerDane_]

Main takeaway after reading Elon's biography:

Bottlenecks are fixed by subtraction, not addition.

Eliminate steps, parts, headcount, offers, complexity.

"Go ultra-hardcore on deletion and simplication."

[Tyler Dane @_TylerDane_]

George R. R. Martin writes on a DOS box running WordStar 4.0 (abandoned 34 years ago).

You don't need a new IDE.

[Tyler Dane @_TylerDane_]

@thisisgrantlee Pairs well with https://t.co/sdZE0wFkie

[kepano @kepano]

In good hands

There is a feeling I search for: being in good hands. It is the feeling I look to give and the feeling I look to receive.

I know I am in good hands when I sense a cohesive point of view expressed with attention to detail.

I can feel it almost instantly. In any medium. Music, film, fashion, architecture, writing, software. At a Japanese restaurant it's what omakase aims to be. I leave it up to you, chef.

When I am in good hands I open myself to a state of curiosity and appreciation. I allow myself to suspend preconceived notions. I give you freedom to take me where you want to go. I immerse myself in your worldview and pause judgement.

I want to be convinced of something new. I want my mind to be changed. Later I may disagree, but for now I am letting the experience soak in.

That trust doesn't come easily. As an audience member it's about feeling cared for from the moment I interact with your work. It's about feeling a well-defined point of view permeate what you make.

If my mind was changed, I must have been in good hands.

[Tyler Dane @_TylerDane_]

@xexjamin @thisisgrantlee "building ai thats low code human-friendly, is my mission." <- love this

[Tyler Dane @_TylerDane_]

@tdinh_me My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy in Hawaii vibes

[Tyler Dane @_TylerDane_]

@Countereng @FUTO_Tech Exciting ideas. Would love to hear how it's been going

[Tyler Dane @_TylerDane_]

@SahilBloom Timeblocking

[Tyler Dane @_TylerDane_]

There are two ways to be loved as a software engineer:
1. Solve the most complex problems so others don’t have to
2. Make complex problems simple enough for others to solve themselves

[Tyler Dane @_TylerDane_]

Pieter Levels (tech minimalist GOAT) also travels light: https://t.co/IeZrR9DS3N

Everyone who has overpacked eventually hits their breaking point and says, "Fck it, I don't need all that crap."

Same goes for devs and "heavy" codebases.

https://t.co/RUWsjs6sBH

[Tyler Dane @_TylerDane_]

A random marketing meeting on GitLab's side channel is 3X more popular than their main channel's top vid.

The reason? Ppl play the marketing meeting in the background to make it seem like they're busy lol

[Tyler Dane @_TylerDane_]

Spent the last 3 months making the first four videos for the next generation of 10X engineers here.

Goal: give you something good to watch during your WFH Friday lunch.

If you go back to the keyboard excited, that’s a win.

[Fullstack Engineering @FullstackZip]

We're on YouTube!

The channel: https://t.co/wZgiqlX7Gn

The format: system design case studies.

Architecture -> feature breakdown -> takeaways

If @fireship_dev is espresso, this is pour-over.

[Tyler Dane @_TylerDane_]

Ever wonder what happens after you `git push`?

This one's for you.

[Fullstack Engineering @FullstackZip]

What powers the world's largest independent DevOps platform?

A Ruby on Rails monolith.

Yes, really.

Here's how it comes together. https://t.co/ifkBpfYVgd

[Tyler Dane @_TylerDane_]

System design is the new programming.

[Tyler Dane @_TylerDane_]

There’s a myth that the more complex the solution, the smarter the person.

I’ve found the opposite: the true experts obsess over simplifying.

Simple is smart.

[Tyler Dane @_TylerDane_]

Fascinating how everything comes together. A mix of crude simplicity and juicy complexity.

[Fullstack Engineering @FullstackZip]

Discord's Architecture:
- Foundation: Actor Model
- Real-time: Elixir + WebSockets
- API: Python + Rust Data Service
- DB: ScyllaDB
- Search: Elasticsearch
- Infra: GCP
- Voice: WebRTC + Opus codec
- Client: React, RN, Electron

Full breakdown:
https://t.co/Mek15QrWv3

[Tyler Dane @_TylerDane_]

Inspired by true events

[Fullstack Engineering @FullstackZip]

The 5 stages of an integration:

Denial — "The docs say it's just a few calls"
Anger — "Why didn't they mention this?!"
Bargaining — "There's gotta be an npm pckg"
Depression — "Guess I'm not going to brunch"
Acceptance — eats two boiled eggs

https://t.co/4ehpnMidAK

[Tyler Dane @_TylerDane_]

Which of these matters most for an unemployed junior dev?

1. Waking up at 5 am and building his portfolio for 5 hours

2. Submitting 20 jobs applications/week

3. Getting hired within 3 months

Answer: 3

1 & 2 are inputs.

3 is an outcome.

[Tyler Dane @_TylerDane_]

Buying another domain > therapy

[Tyler Dane @_TylerDane_]

Get strong: gym
Get ripped: gym + kitchen
Get revenue: sell
Get profit: sell + not buying everyone YETI tumblers

[Tyler Dane @_TylerDane_]

No one will ever say, “Your app would solve my problem perfectly, but I don’t think you can invert a binary tree from memory, so I’m going to pass.”