Software development makes me feel stupid all the time and I've been employed to write software for... *checks CV...* ~8 years now. This feeling happens to everyone, including people who seem experienced to you. Not always for the reasons you might think. 1/n
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When I tell the Windows Terminal team something is simple, I am "misguided", being "somewhat combative" and am "impugning the reader". But a year later when they call the exact same thing "trivial", that is just, you know, them writing a blog post:
https://t.co/AXrgZjvUPT
Rest in Peace Ryuichi Sakamoto.
Your long battle with cancer was a tremendous fight but now you're able to rest in heaven alongside with Yukihiro Takahashi.
Moment of silence for one of the best musicians God have put on Earth
Probably the best thing you'll see today.
In 2017, a group of developers hilariously competed for who could create worst volume control interface in the world.
The results 🧵
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Who is in control of Windows at Microsoft? What executive is going to stand up and make clear every interface surface doesn't need to be revenue-generating?