In fact, as developers get more and more senior, they tend to ignore more and more problems, because they've gotten so used to it. That's the way it's always been done, and they've learned to live with them, so they've stopped questioning it any more.
Junior developers however, get to look at everything again with a fresh pair of eyes: they haven't learned to ignore all the quirks yet, so it feels uncomfortable to them, and they tend to question it (if they're made to feel safe enough to voice their concerns).
This alone is an extremely compelling reason to hire junior developers, which I wish more companies would do, instead of banking on the fact that "seniors can get up-to-speed with our current mess faster".
https://fasterthanli.me/articles/lies-we-tell-ourselves-to-keep-using-golang
Junior developers however, get to look at everything again with a fresh pair of eyes: they haven't learned to ignore all the quirks yet, so it feels uncomfortable to them, and they tend to question it (if they're made to feel safe enough to voice their concerns).
This alone is an extremely compelling reason to hire junior developers, which I wish more companies would do, instead of banking on the fact that "seniors can get up-to-speed with our current mess faster".
https://fasterthanli.me/articles/lies-we-tell-ourselves-to-keep-using-golang
fasterthanli.me
Lies we tell ourselves to keep using Golang
In the two years since I've posted I want off Mr Golang's Wild Ride, it's made the rounds time and time again, on Reddit, on Lobste.rs, on HackerNews, and elsewhere. And every time, it elicits the ...
Зато я уверен в другом. После этой войны пророссийские лозунги в Украине будут невозможны. А потому новым пристанищем отечественных популистов и мародеров станут лозунги антиевропейские.
Новые падальщики оседлают тему "европейского предательства". Станут твердить о "нерешительности партнеров" и половинчатости их помощи. Заявят, что Украина спасла континент – и потому вправе почивать на лаврах всеобщей благодарности.
Они скажут, что Киев не обязан меняться. Объявят реформы ненужными. Назовут Украину потерянным Граалем и обретенными скрижалями. Станут требовать от окружающих покаяний и подношений. И в результате будут проедать весь тот ресурс коллективного доверия и благодарности, который прямо сейчас копят для Украины ее армия и народ.
https://www.pravda.com.ua/rus/articles/2022/05/9/7344815/
Новые падальщики оседлают тему "европейского предательства". Станут твердить о "нерешительности партнеров" и половинчатости их помощи. Заявят, что Украина спасла континент – и потому вправе почивать на лаврах всеобщей благодарности.
Они скажут, что Киев не обязан меняться. Объявят реформы ненужными. Назовут Украину потерянным Граалем и обретенными скрижалями. Станут требовать от окружающих покаяний и подношений. И в результате будут проедать весь тот ресурс коллективного доверия и благодарности, который прямо сейчас копят для Украины ее армия и народ.
https://www.pravda.com.ua/rus/articles/2022/05/9/7344815/
Украинская правда
Жизнь замечательных людей
Ночь в николаевском отеле “Ингул” стоит 493 гривны. Правда, самого отеля нет. Еще в марте русские сбросили на него авиабомбы. Букинг по инерции предлагает мне там поселиться, обещая 10-процентную скидку и крытый бассейн.
https://rukotvory.com.ua/info/10-zapovidej-molodym-divchatam-vid-hudozhnyka-vasylja-hulaka-1918-rik/
Рукотвори
10 заповідей молодим дівчатам від художника Василя Гулака (1918 рік)
В українській історії є ще чимало нерозвіданих сторінок, і однією з таких є художник початку ХХ століття Василь Гулак, який став автором більше трьох сотень листівок...
So it’s sad, but also awesome in its own way, that 2022 will see the end of Zachtronics. Not because their publisher shuttered them, or because their venture capital funding ran out, or because Activision made them work on Call of Duty, or any other number of reasons (bankruptcy! scandal!) game developers usually close their doors.
No, Zachtronics is closing because...they want to.
“We’re wrapping things up!” Barth tells me, way more enthusiastically than you would normally expect under these circumstances. “Zachtronics will release Last Call BBS next month. We’re also working on a long-awaited solitaire collection that we’re hoping to have out by the end of the year. After that, the team will disband. We all have different ideas, interests, tolerances for risk, and so on, so we’re still figuring out what we want to do next.”
I ask him how it feels to be in such a privileged position, where they get to make this decision on their own terms, and Barth says, “It feels pretty good, to be honest!” Emphasising that knowing when to quit is its own kind of skill, something the team have a little experience with already, he tells me, “We actually shut down Zachtronics once before, back in 2015, when I went to work at Valve for what ended up being 10 months. It gave us an opportunity to cash out some of our equity, re-engage with the rest of the games industry, and rebuild from scratch.”
https://kotaku.com/zachtronics-farewell-goodbye-closing-eliza-last-call-bb-1849096767
No, Zachtronics is closing because...they want to.
“We’re wrapping things up!” Barth tells me, way more enthusiastically than you would normally expect under these circumstances. “Zachtronics will release Last Call BBS next month. We’re also working on a long-awaited solitaire collection that we’re hoping to have out by the end of the year. After that, the team will disband. We all have different ideas, interests, tolerances for risk, and so on, so we’re still figuring out what we want to do next.”
I ask him how it feels to be in such a privileged position, where they get to make this decision on their own terms, and Barth says, “It feels pretty good, to be honest!” Emphasising that knowing when to quit is its own kind of skill, something the team have a little experience with already, he tells me, “We actually shut down Zachtronics once before, back in 2015, when I went to work at Valve for what ended up being 10 months. It gave us an opportunity to cash out some of our equity, re-engage with the rest of the games industry, and rebuild from scratch.”
https://kotaku.com/zachtronics-farewell-goodbye-closing-eliza-last-call-bb-1849096767
Kotaku
Goodbye Zachtronics, Developers Of Very Cool Video Games - Kotaku
The team behind games like Eliza are closing shop on their own terms
This kind of behavior isn’t just abhorrent, it’s also counter-productive. Making games is a difficult endeavor that straddles the line between creativity and technology, and toxicity from gamers can be a drain on morale, driving developers to burn out and sometimes even leave the industry entirely.
Personally, I think that every time a gamer sends a death threat, God of War Ragnarok should be delayed an extra week. That way, it’ll never come out.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2022-07-01/angry-video-game-fans-go-too-far-with-toxic-comments-to-developers
Personally, I think that every time a gamer sends a death threat, God of War Ragnarok should be delayed an extra week. That way, it’ll never come out.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2022-07-01/angry-video-game-fans-go-too-far-with-toxic-comments-to-developers
Bloomberg
Angry Gamers Go Too Far With Toxic Comments to Developers
Hi everyone, it’s Jason. Today we’re talking about fan rage in the video game community, but first...
So I just do not counter it, not endlessly.
I show them the facts, once, and after that it's simply no longer up for debate.
Not a baby. Not murder.
The ability to think and feel are third trimester developments.
End of discussion.
https://www.reddit.com/r/WhitePeopleTwitter/comments/w83n7s/prolife/ihoqalt/
I show them the facts, once, and after that it's simply no longer up for debate.
Not a baby. Not murder.
The ability to think and feel are third trimester developments.
End of discussion.
https://www.reddit.com/r/WhitePeopleTwitter/comments/w83n7s/prolife/ihoqalt/
reddit
“Pro-life”
Posted in r/WhitePeopleTwitter by u/DaFunkJunkie • 37,898 points and 1,305 comments
My personal favourite scandal is The DAO, which was sold as The World's First Decentralised Autonomous Organisation. It raised about $50 million but lasted less than two months before it was hacked so badly that the entire Ethereum network had to reload an earlier saved game.
https://calpaterson.com/blockchain.html
https://calpaterson.com/blockchain.html
calpaterson.com
There aren't that many uses for blockchains
Criteria for judging when a blockchain is applicable
Forwarded from СУСПІЛЬНЕ КУЛЬТУРА
На сайті IMDb з‘явилася добірка фільмів, які допоможуть краще зрозуміти Україну.
“We have learned not to be scared,” Reznikov told his Kyiv audience on Saturday. “Now we ask the rest of you not to be scared too.”
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/09/ukraine-victory-russia-putin/671405/
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/09/ukraine-victory-russia-putin/671405/
The Atlantic
It’s Time to Prepare for a Ukrainian Victory
The liberation of Russian-occupied territory might bring down Vladimir Putin.
Would you pay a premium to participate in the water cooler conversation about the latest AAA release?
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2022-09-16/game-releases-from-zelda-to-hogwarts-next-year-may-not-lead-to-higher-sales
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2022-09-16/game-releases-from-zelda-to-hogwarts-next-year-may-not-lead-to-higher-sales
Bloomberg
A Video Game Pile-Up Next Year Doesn’t Guarantee a Sales Boom
Hey everyone, it’s Cecilia. This week, we’re diving into next year’s exciting, but crowded game release calendar. But first...
Джозеп Борель про виклики для ЄС на конференції послів
https://www.eeas.europa.eu/eeas/eu-ambassadors-annual-conference-2022-opening-speech-high-representative-josep-borrell_en
https://www.eeas.europa.eu/eeas/eu-ambassadors-annual-conference-2022-opening-speech-high-representative-josep-borrell_en
“What we built made housing something for the four to five percent,” Koster says. Not long after Ultima Online launched, there was nowhere left to build. Players with houses discovered economic advantages that house-less players could not access, like the ability to set up personal businesses in their homes. While the rich got richer and safer–and bought more houses–the unprivileged and homeless left.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2022-10-14/final-fantasy-xiv-found-a-virtual-solution-to-the-housing-crisis
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2022-10-14/final-fantasy-xiv-found-a-virtual-solution-to-the-housing-crisis
Bloomberg.com
The Video Game That Solved the Housing Crisis — Virtually
Hi everyone, it’s Cecilia. In today’s newsletter, we’re talking about a housing market that doesn’t make millennials groan with frustration. But first…