I have a draft titled "Signs You Have Accidentally Built A Database" which outlines the many many many things app developers end up doing when they Don't Know Database and end up compensating for it with poor UX, bug reports, downright ugly and untested app code
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Two Core Value Props in Verticalized Tech: Data Schema and Storage
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i'm basically Erik on a 15 year time delay https://
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… I'm starting to suspect there's only two fundamental value props in verticalized tech: offering a better data schema for the problem, and building a better data store for the schema. do both and you win -
Bootcamp Grads and Database Abstraction: The Full Stack Paradox
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Perhaps my real hot take is that databases are the CS grads abstracting away all the Hard Problems so that us bootcamp grads can cosplay being "full stack" with literally 1 day of SQL experience before getting hired to make 6 figures making rectangles on server vs on client
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Why Every Developer Should Learn Database Systems
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Convinced that all devs should work on a database as part of training. Ever joked about DataStructures & Algorithms only being useful at interviews? Work on a DB Ever wondered why {{ FAVE_APP }} is slow? Probably a DB Prefer compilers? allow me to introduce query planners..
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GALACTUS service aggregator and Omega Star ISO timestamp compliance
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was looking for GALACTUS, the all-knowing user service provider aggregator has Omega Star gotten their shit together and shipped their ISO compliant timestamps yet??
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Open Source Software Pitches Added to Top List
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added to my @DXTipsHQ list of top OSS pitches. please keep sharing if you think of any others!
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Hardware exponential growth versus linear software and human progress
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Hardware progresses exponentially, software progresses linearly, and humans don't.
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Mastodon: Decentralized Platform for AI Community Discussion
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I can't make a personal recommendation, but https://
federation.spacebear.ee/software/masto
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AI-Backed Engineers: Infinite Robot Army Productivity Model
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The right model to think about productivity in software engineering is to consider that each engineer is backed by an infinite army of robots.
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Static hosting compatibility challenges in modern web development
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Yeah it's not very compatible with purely static hosting strategies sadly – had a conversation about that the other day here: https://
fedi.simonwillison.net/@simon/1093523
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