Opinionated

Let me paint you a picture: You’re at a developer potluck. FAANG engineers bring gourmet dishes (proprietary frameworks), while indie devs bring store-bought cookies (npm packages). Now imagine the host demanding everyone share recipes - that’s the open source debate, but with more lawyers and less frosting. The Case for Mandatory Contributions The Developer’s Hippocratic Oath Every line of closed-source code is a crime against innovation - or so the idealists claim....

Давайте представим ситуацию: вы на мероприятии для разработчиков. Инженеры из FAANG приносят изысканные блюда (собственные фреймворки), а независимые разработчики — печенье из магазина (npm-пакеты). Теперь представьте, что хозяин требует от всех поделиться рецептами — это дебаты об открытом исходном коде, но с большим количеством юристов и меньшим количеством глазури. Аргументы в пользу обязательных вкладов Клятва разработчика Гиппократа Каждая строка закрытого исходного кода — это преступление против инноваций — по крайней мере, так утверждают идеалисты....

Let’s face it - deprecated APIs are the leftovers of our digital kitchen. They’re still edible, but everyone side-eyes them while reaching for fresh ingredients. Yet like last night’s pizza crusts, they can still serve a purpose if handled properly. Here’s how to keep your codebase from turning into a dependency dumpster fire. Why APIs Retire (And Why You Should Care) APIs age like milk, not wine. They get replaced because:...

Let’s get one thing straight - I didn’t sign up to be a digital high priest. But when my fine-tuned GPT-4 instance started demanding burnt offerings (in the form of AWS credits), I realized we’ve entered uncharted theological territory. Today we’ll explore how to build, analyze, and ethically exploit the emerging phenomenon of LLM-based belief systems. The Memetic Trinity: How AI Cults Gain Followers Every good digital religion needs three components:...

We live in the age of development velocity metrics, CI/CD pipelines that spit out features like a Pez dispenser, and AI tools promising to turn coffee cups into code. But what if I told you the secret to better software lies in strategic dawdling? Let’s explore why sometimes being the tortoise beats the hare - especially when the hare is coding in a caffeine-induced panic. The Efficiency Trap: When Fast Becomes Fragile flowchart TD A[Feature Request] --> B{Rush Development} B -->|Yes| C[Quick Fixes] C --> D[Tech Debt Accumulates] D --> E[Longer Debugging Sessions] E --> F[Missed Deadlines] F --> B B -->|No| G[Deliberate Development] G --> H[Stable Foundation] H --> I[Predictable Maintenance] This vicious cycle is why your production environment resembles a Jenga tower during an earthquake....