Just recorded my theory of "Crossing the Developer Chasm" with @jacksbridger for the @ScalingDevTools podcast (feed https://
podcast.bitreach.io) "Early majority" vs "Late majority" terminology is 60 years old and isn't helpful for devtools startups. My take (tbc on @DXTipsHQ
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@swyx
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Crossing the Developer Chasm: Rethinking Devtools Adoption Strategy
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Modal launches infrastructure platform with code-first configuration approach
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Modal is finally coming out of the least secretive stealth mode ever: and look at this painless declaration of infra: “there is no configuration in Modal — everything is in code”
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Infrastructure Role in AI Systems Questioned
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why “is shifting from” – has this not basically always been the case? that is the job of infra
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How Shazam Broke Every Startup Rule to Succeed
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The story of @Shazam breaks every startup rule – 3 nontechnical founders
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– 6 competitors trying to do it
– all music on physical CD's, no open source
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Indie Hacking Limitations in Strategic Analysis and Business Scale
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this kind of stuff is where indie hacking falls behind… but your ability to analyze at this level means at this point you guys are simply making lifestyle choices NOT to do this
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JavaScript trademark ownership sparks concern among developers
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still not cool that they own the trademark for Javascript tho
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CockroachDB Alum Founder Launches New Venture
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you might think that they are ngmi but dont be fooled their founder is cockroachdb alum gmi
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Historic Low Interest Rates and Economic Impact on Tech Sector
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yeah they are such suckers for borrowing money at the lowest interest rates we will see in our lifetimes
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New Database Trends: TigerBeetle, Redpanda, DuckDB Dominate
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haha your “new DBs” are all like 4-5 years old… the hot stuff now is tigerbeetle redpanda and duckdb basically if your database doesnt have a animal name you are ngmi
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Oracle’s Enduring Lessons: Decades of Tech Business Wisdom
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Softwar is a fascinating book. everybody rags on Oracle as a law firm that happens to have a database but there are tons of decades-old lessons to learn from one of the most enduring tech companies of all time https://
share.transistor.fm/s/9313da64 also this