@rodgab, I took my daughter to your show in Oakland and we loved it. She bought a t-shirt (pictured) at the show, but unfortunately it's the wrong size and I can't seem to find one of these on your website. Is it possible to exchange? Thanks!
I don't write much JS, but I started a little personal project a while back and tried to pick a modern build tool. 11 months later: "Update: [tool] is no longer actively maintained and is not recommended for new projects." I feel like a real JS engineer now!
@mjasdixon I ran across these little patches of grass in a games store and giggled. Maybe I'll give some out for presents to those in need.
https://t.co/2MwERUanPN
In total cost, just on capacity / backend cost alone, the mandated tool / library must've cost the company well over $1B due to its violation of the mundane principles in the post. It's harder to attribute issues on the growth side, but I would guess the impact was even larger.
1/ CW: Holocaust. Since most of you will never visit Erfurt, a short thread on how engineering prowess devoid of humanity can lead to the most evil kinds of technological progress. A warning for all techies. I'll start in the next tweet for those for whom this is too much. ↵
Every business that spends $1M or more on their compute needs suspects that half of it is probably wasted money. The problem is: which half?
I've run analyses of billions of dollars of compute spend over the last 20 years, and this is what I've learned. 1/n
@mattyglesias Surface streets are stuck in a 2d plane so any crossings require traffic to stop and start, dramatically slowing down as volume increases. Tunnels take advantage of the 3rd dimension so you can travel continuously. If you can get the costs down it would be transformative.