When building software I tend to jump to trying to find a solution to the problem. Instead I should ask the more crucial questions first:
How can I be confident the solution works as intended?
How can I have a productive dev workflow while solving and evolving the solution?

**jorin** @jorin@mas.to · Jun 08, 2021, 18:09

**jorin** @jorin@mas.to · Jun 08, 2021, 18:09

Jun 08, 2021, 18:09

jorin @jorin@mas.to

Of course there are exceptions. You can get rich by having a patent for some fancy crypto algorithm. Not my cup of tea though. Feels morally similar to profiting from a patent for a vaccine.

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**jorin** @jorin@mas.to · Jun 08, 2021, 18:09

**jorin** @jorin@mas.to · Jun 08, 2021, 18:09

Jun 08, 2021, 18:09

jorin @jorin@mas.to

A project or company is a system. Code is only a momentarily artifact the system produced. If that artifact is still all the value you have, the system is dead.

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**jorin** @jorin@mas.to · Jun 08, 2021, 18:09

**jorin** @jorin@mas.to · Jun 08, 2021, 18:09

Jun 08, 2021, 18:09

jorin @jorin@mas.to

If you are scared someone stole your business because they saw your source code a few years ago, then I argue you don't know what is the value you deliver. Code is one of the least important bits :)
https://intuitiveexplanations.com/tech/replit/

**jorin** @jorin@mas.to · May 31, 2021, 20:13

**jorin** @jorin@mas.to · May 31, 2021, 20:13

May 31, 2021, 20:13

jorin @jorin@mas.to

We rarely do stuff like restarting a web server on a new port once a new config event came into the DB. Maybe we should do more of that.

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**jorin** @jorin@mas.to · May 31, 2021, 20:13

**jorin** @jorin@mas.to · May 31, 2021, 20:13

May 31, 2021, 20:13

jorin @jorin@mas.to

Testing config is tough. I like the idea of treating config as data. Write it in a DB, have APIs and UIs to change it. Write tests for the functionality. Of course there are limits to this, but maybe they are further out than we often think.

RT @norootcause@twitter.com

New blog post, inspired by a question from @vj_chidambaram@twitter.com:

https://surfingcomplexity.blog/2021/05/29/why-do-config-changes-keep-coming-up-in-major-incidents/

**jorin** @jorin@mas.to · May 31, 2021, 13:37

**jorin** @jorin@mas.to · May 31, 2021, 13:37

May 31, 2021, 13:37

jorin @jorin@mas.to

Seems like a really solid platform to build on. I would be curious to find out more about the tradeoffs it takes.
It seems to be mainly designed for client-side applications. What tradeoffs does it take compared to for example the JVM or Go's design?

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**jorin** @jorin@mas.to · May 31, 2021, 13:37

**jorin** @jorin@mas.to · May 31, 2021, 13:37

May 31, 2021, 13:37

jorin @jorin@mas.to

Has anyone of you already given Dart/Flutter a try or deeper thoughts?
Dart as platform looks pretty exciting.
Sound type system,
hot-reloading built-in,
supports to-js compilation,
AOT native binaries for production,
JIT VM for dev
https://twitter.com/BaptisteDupuch/status/1399064988875169796

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**jorin** @jorin@mas.to · May 31, 2021, 13:37

**jorin** @jorin@mas.to · May 31, 2021, 13:37

May 31, 2021, 13:37

jorin @jorin@mas.to

RT @BaptisteDupuch@twitter.com

ClojureDart update : “Slow” progress due to work. We’ve implemented PersistentHashMap and {} functions. Seqs for {} have already been implemented (twice: 1 by @cgrand@twitter.com and 1 by me) . We still have to figure out which one is faster. We’ve also done assoc! for TransientHashMap

**jorin** @jorin@mas.to · May 23, 2021, 18:32

**jorin** @jorin@mas.to · May 23, 2021, 18:32

May 23, 2021, 18:32

jorin @jorin@mas.to

The tech is impressive. But they should have called it How to Make California Look Like Germany.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=P1IcaBn3ej0

**jorin** @jorin@mas.to · Apr 22, 2021, 15:17

**jorin** @jorin@mas.to · Apr 22, 2021, 15:17

Apr 22, 2021, 15:17

jorin @jorin@mas.to

Well played, Signal 😂
That video was the most fun thing I saw today.

RT @xor@twitter.com

Truly unbelievable. (this is an incredible post from Signal) https://signal.org/blog/cellebrite-vulnerabilities/

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**jorin** @jorin@mas.to · Apr 16, 2021, 12:27

**jorin** @jorin@mas.to · Apr 16, 2021, 12:27

Apr 16, 2021, 12:27

jorin @jorin@mas.to

I can't really say I understand the NFT hype currently happening in the art world😅:
But some artworks are pretty cool 😎
Anyone of you thoughts on that?
https://foundation.app/

**jorin** @jorin@mas.to · Apr 16, 2021, 08:05

**jorin** @jorin@mas.to · Apr 16, 2021, 08:05

Apr 16, 2021, 08:05

jorin @jorin@mas.to

Bees are able to perceive time. They are awesome. Human sucks. 🐝 ftw

RT @yogthos@twitter.com

75d4bfb6ee01d476.mp4

**jorin** @jorin@mas.to · Mar 22, 2021, 15:52

**jorin** @jorin@mas.to · Mar 22, 2021, 15:52

Mar 22, 2021, 15:52

jorin @jorin@mas.to

When I accidentally send "gg" to some chat window, do people think I am a gamer or a vim user?

**jorin** @jorin@mas.to · Jan 25, 2021, 10:36

**jorin** @jorin@mas.to · Jan 25, 2021, 10:36

Jan 25, 2021, 10:36

jorin @jorin@mas.to

Oh no, now notifications are coming to #Clojure

RT @nikitonsky@twitter.com

Working on new ligature idea for @FiraCode@twitter.com. List users gonna love that

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**jorin** @jorin@mas.to · Jan 24, 2021, 13:56

**jorin** @jorin@mas.to · Jan 24, 2021, 13:56

Jan 24, 2021, 13:56

jorin @jorin@mas.to

Finally managed to wrap up an article presenting a Crux sample application I created a while ago.
Still pretty cool tech. Worth playing around with
🙂
https://jorin.me/crux-healthcare-typescript-demo/

**jorin** @jorin@mas.to · Jan 04, 2021, 17:33

**jorin** @jorin@mas.to · Jan 04, 2021, 17:33

Jan 04, 2021, 17:33

jorin @jorin@mas.to

Slack being down is, again, a great reminder to checkout @matrixdotorg@twitter.com
. Decentralized communication is pretty neat 🙂

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**jorin** @jorin@mas.to · Jan 04, 2021, 17:33

**jorin** @jorin@mas.to · Jan 04, 2021, 17:33

Jan 04, 2021, 17:33

jorin @jorin@mas.to

RT @patak_js@twitter.com

2020 for http://matrix.org

@mozilla@twitter.com moved from IRC to matrix
@gitchat@twitter.com is now part of the ecosystem
@automattic@twitter.com invests in @element_hq@twitter.com
Public sector players deploying matrix
E2E by default
Spaces... MLS... and more...

The pace of growth of @matrixdotorg@twitter.com is mesmerizing 🤯 https://twitter.com/matrixdotorg/status/1342330489542160391