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The trickiest part of speeding up a program is not doing it, but deciding whether it’s worth doing at all. There are few clear principles, only rules of thumb.
Mature Optimization: An Introduction
bueno.org
If our notion of “what is supposed to happen” is getting weaker, then developer experience becomes about helping developers and IT teams understand what their software systems are doing in the first place. We can’t see what is supposed to happen, so we need to see what IS happening. This means we need to shift from a mindset and approach of monitoring to a mindset and approach of observing — which in turn suggests that the future of developer experience hinges on better experience of observability.
The Case for 'Developer Experience' - Future
future.a16z.com
Then the big parks, which are beautiful and well maintained. Great for bivouacking large numbers of troops. I bet that’s another plan. In the Second World War, Hyde Park was used to grow vegetables.
Imagining the First Global Simulation War
interconnected.org
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