I like being able to make more things. I like being able to take on more ambitious projects. I like being good at what I do, and I like trying to get better.

Smart CSS Solutions For Common UI Challenges

Posted on 2021-10-16 [Saturday] by Jay Jay

This via r/programming today: Smart CSS Solutions For Common UI Challenges.

Specific vs general

Posted on 2021-10-13 [Wednesday] by Jay Jay

So over on The Configuration Complexity Clock the author says “at a certain level of complexity, hard-coding a solution may be the least evil option.” Programmers disparagingly call it “hard-coding” but I call it “specific”. Write specific applications! Generalisations aren’t useful until you have specific uses of them.

20 Things Learned in 20 Years as a Software Engineer

Posted on 2021-10-10 [Sunday] by Jay Jay

Today I happened upon: 20 Things I’ve Learned in my 20 Years as a Software Engineer. Of the 20 points my favourites were: “6. Sometimes you have to stop sharpening the saw, and just start cutting shit” and “8. Every system eventually sucks, get over it”.