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Writing software is like kicking a can

Writing software is a playful process of exploration and discovery. Like a game of kick the can on a Sunday walk.

The Italian foods theory of bad software design ๐Ÿ

Spaghetti code โ€“ unstructured Ravioli code โ€“ too structured Lasagna code โ€“ layered wrong Minestrone software โ€“ unclear domains

What microservices are for

Microservices are a pain in the ass. They turn every system into a byzantine mess of complexity. But this week ... they saved my butt.

Learnings about the future of the web from Reactathon

The first in-person conference in years! It was wonderful ๐Ÿคฉ - Remix is great - Serverless at edge is the future - GDPR does not play with ๐Ÿ‘†