Chris Ellis @intrbiz@bergamot.social

"Programming is building a mental model. It is not mechanical code production. The shared mental model in developers' minds is the real product. A program is "living" only while the team understands this theory. When programmers leave, it becomes "dead". Without the original theory, new maintainers treat software as a black box, creating patchwork fixes that cause side effects and architectural decay."

Absolute truth.

Originally from Peter Naur's "Programming as Theory Building" (1985)

A nice discussion of passkeys.

They're for the company's convenience. They don't protect the user.

https://hawksley.dev/blog/i-dont-like-passkeys

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Posting without comment.

Who watched the debate and was swayed either way ✋

Strong contestants that were able to set their differences aside to ultimately come to a consensus (following the "polder model").

Thank you Sebastiaan Mannem, Marc Linster, Mayuresh B., and Derk van Veen

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Intellectual loneliness isn't about wanting "deep talks".

It's about realising how few people can tolerate complexity.

It's noticing how quickly people rush to have an answer not to understand, but to feel right.

It's watching people form entire worldviews off headlines, vibes, and whatever reels told them last.

It's the silence that follows when you say something that doesn't fit neatly into someone's script.

It's not arrogance.

It's exhaustion, from always having to code-switch between what you actually think and what's safe to say around people who shut down at nuance.

And no one warns you: Once your brain learns to stretch, small talk doesn't just bore you, it alienates you.

You're not looking for smart people. You're looking for people who are still thinking.

Wow. TIL the purpose of the guide rail tiles in pavements. Makes absolute sense once you see them being used.

Very much hoping i've not been causing blind folks problems in the years i didn't know what they were for.

#Accessibility #Blind #Community

https://youtube.com/shorts/Ih1xFcB5Gak?si=EebpCMaZennNbhcQ