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Written by heapwolf on 2025-01-15 at 02:59

what kind of debt are you taking on as an org? for example, what is the cost per audit per release? how many deps does that dep have? and how much cost does that work represent? transient deps also need updates, fixes, and auditing!

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Written by heapwolf on 2025-01-15 at 02:55

using even a single dependency from a package manager should warrant a serious discussion.

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Written by heapwolf on 2025-01-14 at 08:08

unpopular opinion: 80% of people working in software shouldn't be.

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Written by heapwolf on 2025-01-06 at 06:13

In fact if you want to have any privacy, or guarantees about the facilities, you need to upgrade to a "private office". Which is a usually a tiny little slice of the floor of an office that has been super subdivided into a thousand little coffins.

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Written by heapwolf on 2025-01-06 at 06:10

Your expectations for being provided some kind of value should have sky-rocketed at this price-point. But co-working isn't quieter, isn't more private, you're never getting that uninterrupted time to focus, the internet isn't better, coffee is worse (usually), and you're bound to the same location.

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Written by heapwolf on 2025-01-06 at 06:10

If you don't want to sign a 24 month contract, you'll pay ~$600/mo. Thats $456–$537 more per month than a cafe.

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Written by heapwolf on 2025-01-04 at 13:21

First of all, if you're not Italian, or can't speak it fluently, your opinion doesn't count. i don't care if you know how to put food in your mouth, or if you've been doing it since you were born, this argument isn't about merit.

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Written by heapwolf on 2025-01-04 at 13:18

Pineapple on Pizza. 🧵

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Written by heapwolf on 2024-12-29 at 03:13

Using Fil-C has gone into our official roadmap for https://github.com/socketsupply/socket

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Written by heapwolf on 2024-12-29 at 03:12

Fil-C already compiles (and makes fully memory-safe) some pretty big projects that have been around for a long time. verifiably memory-safe curl, OpenSSH (both client and server) OpenSSL, zlib, pcre, CPython, SQLite, libcxx, libcxxabi, musl, ICU...

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Written by heapwolf on 2024-12-26 at 11:59

"Memory safety" just isn't the argument for Rust anymore. The main argument for rust is now... you just like the rust community lol oh fuck that's funny i'm done here k thx bye.

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Written by heapwolf on 2024-12-26 at 11:54

Do you love the idea of memory safety, but hate #Rust? https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/16/rusthaters_unite_filc/

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Written by heapwolf on 2024-12-25 at 13:55

JavaScript is incredibly fast. The DOM is incredibly fast. Your #JavaScript #frontend #framework is A PILE OF SHIT.

Merry xmas. 🌴

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Written by heapwolf on 2024-12-25 at 13:54

[#]JavaScript is incredibly fast. The DOM is incredibly fast. Your JavaScript #framework is A PILE OF SHIT.

Merry xmas. 🌴

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Written by heapwolf on 2024-12-05 at 16:05

this can't be true, does duolingo just say this to keep you feeling positive and engaged? cc @indutny #language #LanguageLearning

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Written by heapwolf on 2024-12-03 at 10:37

Skip Rust and go straight to Mojo — https://x.com/clattner_llvm/status/1863844334384394562?s=46

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Written by heapwolf on 2024-11-30 at 11:34

Small modules are a liability.

I need to audit every line of code in my product.

But every upstream update can easily effect hundreds or thousands of lines of code. This can happen often.

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Written by heapwolf on 2024-11-30 at 11:30

From 2010-2018 I preached "small modules".

Now I avoid code that has any dependencies at all. 🧵

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Written by heapwolf on 2024-11-26 at 08:44

Programming languages are designed with clear syntax rules and limited vocabulary to reduce ambiguity.

Anyone can learn to program. Programming isn't a high signal for intelligence.

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Written by heapwolf on 2024-11-26 at 08:42

Natural languages — like English or Chinese — are more complex than most programming languages.

They have evolved organically over centuries with tons of irregularities, nuances, and contextual variations.

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