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watwa.re
experimenting with future of coding, putting the yikes in Dijkstra building floma.io & mietencheck.de Before: MDN (developer.mozilla.org) and commonvoice.mozilla.org Blog: https://watwa.re skylights.my/profile/watwa.re
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I don’t know how I could survive if music did not exist

submitted 1 day ago • 1 comment

In software, it feels like many a Chesterton's Fence becomes a Chesterton's Fence of Theseus: of unknown origin, dubious function -- and generational sedimentation.

submitted 2 days ago • 4 comments

I'm really good at git

submitted 3 days ago • 1 comment

New post: Visual programming is stuck on nodes-and-wires. All the node-and-wires visual languages assume we figured out the function part, and all we have to do is layer visuals on top of languages we already have. What if there was a different way forward?

submitted 4 days ago • 5 comments

You should try this. Whether you admit it to yourself or not, coding involves a lot of menial repetitive work, which this greatly reduces

submitted 4 days ago • 1 comment

Idea for reality show: You can learn anything Guests show up with a skill they've failed to learn and feel is beyond them, be it calculus, how to hit a backend, how to draw, how to write well, how to code, whatever Then you learn that thing on the show

submitted 4 days ago • 1 comment

I'm actively looking for a new role, ideally outside of journalism and fully remote. If you wouldn't mind resharing my LinkedIn post I'd be most grateful. 🙏🏼 www.linkedin.com/posts/aendra...

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thinking about getting into deciding. can anyone recommend some good choices?

submitted 7 days ago • 60 comments

“Hardspace: Shipbreaker” is probably my favorite game on PS5 so far. Most of the time it’s a cozy simulation game, but then there are enough sprinkles of action and puzzles to keep me engaged. Also am finally about to finish DOOM while also playing Ragnarök with my roomie, realised those two are…

submitted 14 days ago • 1 comment

My new catchphrase at work: “I fundamentally oppose everything covered in this meeting, and I recommend we do the precise opposite.”

submitted 17 days ago • 0 comments

...then again, no VCs, no masters!

submitted 26 days ago • 0 comments

I have such dope ass mutuals on here, if I ever get to that prototype-of-great-promise™️, I'll collect a billion from the VCs and we'll build super duper computer shit together

submitted 28 days ago • 0 comments

From putting up @voltdeutschland.org posters (and discovering AfD’s stupidity manifests in their inability to put up posters) to Lichtermeer protest at Brandenburger Tor. I’ll miss Berlin, when I actually leave Now, back to the code cave for the rest of the weekend

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