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Software frameworks

Nice summary about why frameworks may hurt maintenance of your application. Many of them grew into such a bloat over the years that they stifle not only maintenance but also development agility and innovation. https://berk.es/2022/09/06/frameworks-harm-maintenance/

Coronavirus

Dr. Robert Malone: The Covid Vaccine causes virus to be more dangerous. https://rumble.com/vkfz1v-the-vaccine-causes-the-virus-to-be-more-dangerous.html?mref=gs3f5&mc=9rsde

Free speech

The only people who wish to silence ideas are those who know they cannot defeat them with better ideas.

Stack Fallacy

Stack fallacy is the mistaken belief that it is trivial to build the layer above yours. https://techcrunch.com/2016/01/18/why-big-companies-keep-failing-the-stack-fallacy/

Economy

One of the best explanation of how the economy works by Ray Dalio. It explains exchange, markets, credit and economic cycles. https://youtu.be/PHe0bXAIuk0

Journalism

“Journalism has never been a purely private enterprise. It is always a public service. When you try to push it outside the state, it becomes a state outside the state. If the state is not its master, it is the state’s master—and then it is an invisible state. While the state is always unaccountable by definition, its unaccountability must be visible. Otherwise it is not only unaccountable but also irresponsible.” Curtis Yarvin

Software analysis

"Living in discovery is at all times preferable to living through assumptions." Rick Rubin

Complexity

Simpler systems are usually more efficient than complex systems.

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Complexity

While complexity is inherent in many software systems, complications should be minimized through effective design, development, and maintenance practices. Embracing complexity without introducing unnecessary complications is key to building robust, scalable, and maintainable software solutions.

Hypertension

In this study of electronic health records of 38 286 low-risk patients with mild hypertension, no evidence of an association was found between exposure to antihypertensive treatment and mortality or cardiovascular disease. There was evidence that treatment may be associated with an increased risk of adverse events, such as hypotension, syncope, and acute kidney injury.
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/2708195

JavaScript

Twenty years of stagnation or maybe even wrong headed direction. If your dev team gets into prolonged discussions about wonders of Angular, Ember, Node, Webpack or NPM just run, run away and don't look back. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lc5Np9OqDHU

Knowledge

"As our island of knowledge grows, so does the shore of our ignorance." Ryan Holiday

Pablo Picasso

"Every child is an artist. The challenge is staying an artist when you grow up." Pablo Picasso

Patience

"The pressure to deliver doesn't grant us time to consider all possibilities. Yet it's through deliberate action and repetition that we gain deeper insights." Rick Rubin