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When fewer than 5,000 programmers existed, they built [Lisp](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisp_%28programming_language%29) (1960) and [APL](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/APL_%28programming_language%29) (1966) and [sketchpad](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sketchpad) (1963). With over 5 million programmers today, the best we can do is Rust and React.
I Hereby Pardon All Junior Engineers
Taylor Troesh
From the perspective of non-mega-platform companies, I think this is a natural continuation of the timeline evolution from “data as value” to “data as risk”, and these sorts of companies will increasingly want to approach all stored data with their eyes towards secure, restricted, and audited access.
A Brief Rant on Converging Compliance Regimes.
lethain.com
If your organization wanted to replace you with someone far better at your job than you, what would they look for?
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