Eduard Sizov

Dev, trainer, investor, 15+ y/o experience.

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[Eduard Sizov @eduardsi]

– We don't write tests.
– Why?
– Because we don’t have time for it.
– Why?
– Because there is too much work and pressure.
– Why?
– Because we don’t move fast enough.
– Why?
– Because changing software has become difficult and risky.
– Why?
– Because we don’t write tests.

[Eduard Sizov @eduardsi]

Attempting to be irreplaceable will eventually get you replaced. Attempting to be replaceable makes you irreplaceable.

[Eduard Sizov @eduardsi]

Strategy 2: Trying to be *replaceable* via knowledge/skills sharing — you’re good for business, they *can* get rid of you, but *don’t want to*. Losing you hurts permanently.

[Eduard Sizov @eduardsi]

Strategy 1: Trying to be *irreplaceable* via knowledge/skills hoarding — you're bad for business, they *want* to get rid of you, but they can’t because they’re stuck. Losing you hurts temporarily, benefits permanently.

[Eduard Sizov @eduardsi]

Whatever you are not changing, you are choosing.

[Eduard Sizov @eduardsi]

P.S. I couldn't find a low-noise way to stay up-to-date with frameworks and libraries across the tech stacks I'm interested in, so I built the tool myself : ) You can already discover some rare gems, with more to come. Contributions are welcome!

[Eduard Sizov @eduardsi]

💎 Discover awesome libraries and hidden gems across various tech ecosystems: https://t.co/20w0koyT40

[Prof. Feynman @ProfFeynman]

You can have a PhD and still be an idiot! Education and intelligence are two different things.

[Eduard Sizov @eduardsi]

@lexfridman ❤️ Enjoyed watching this conversation thoroughly. Well done, Lex.

[Eduard Sizov @eduardsi]

@skibish Just wanted to thank you one more time for mentioning Tailscale. Been using it since then and it's great.

[Eduard Sizov @eduardsi]

To expose your local dev to the world (for free), you can use Cloudflare Tunnels, as an alternative to ngrok:
$ cloudflared tunnel --url http://localhost:8080

[Eduard Sizov @eduardsi]

Refraining from writing code is more challenging than actually writing it.

[htmx.org / Jim Cramer of Crypto (same thing) @htmx_org]

a good pro-HTML site/article:

https://t.co/APfBzzFmaO

the hypermedia renaissance is building!

[Eduard Sizov @eduardsi]

"International Tax Competitiveness Index 2023" is misleading because the world is much bigger than the OECD. It tricks people into thinking that Estonia and Latvia have the best tax code internationally. Among OECD countries – well, maybe. Internationally – hell no.

On that list, there is not a single tax-friendly country that I would consider setting up a company: UAE, HK, Singapore, Malaysia (Labuan), Georgia, and the list goes on.

https://t.co/NUfEc87mJo

[Eduard Sizov @eduardsi]

Code is cheap. Show me delivered value.

[DevTernity Conference @devternity]

Next month, Robert C. Martin @unclebobmartin will talk about the values and principles at the heart of Agile and stripe away misunderstandings and distractions that, over the years, have made using Agile difficult. https://t.co/2sMksCEnvB

[Eduard Sizov @eduardsi]

@wahibhaq Charlie Munger once said that simplicity is unpopular because many people would lose *jobs* and *status* otherwise. :-) This explains a lot.

[Eduard Sizov @eduardsi]

To create great software, focus on creating an environment where great software is inevitable.