I really like the approach of Netflix of 10 years ago when it was still small. They hired mature people so they could get rid of processes. Indeed, they actually tried to de-process everything. As a result, things just happened. Non-event was often mentioned and expected in Netflix at that time. Case in point, active-active regions just happened in... See more
A good mental model is that Qwik applications at any point of their lifecycle can be serialized and moved to a different VM instance (server to browser). There, the application simply resumes where the serialization stopped. No hydration is required. This is why we say that Qwik applications don't hydrate; they resume.
Very early, I had a teacher who told me, âYou have to choose carefully what you want to say. You canât just say everything is wrong. People wonât like it.â So, I praise a lot of people all the time. I say what is good. I could stand on stage and say, âYou are all ignorant,â but I donât. I say, âI donât know either.â So, I think itâs best to avoid... See more
I know the founders of an AI chip company that taped out and got working chips on their first go. They got their chip done, itâs pretty solid. Chip has great perf and is super power efficient, a solid delivery. I knew they'd nail it and they did.
The SW story is a train wreck, though. The problem basically was that they couldnât hire any good SW... See more
The collapse of the GDR has many reasons, mostly it ran out of money during the 80s. There have been several reasons for running out of money, e.G. taking on massive credit in the 70s to produce more consumer goods and build flats (the reason Honecker was very popular after his coup against Ulbricht), which it had problems to pay back in the 80s.... See more
At a well-run seed stage startup, engineers will often describe the work experience as intoxicating . At a larger company, the best you get is "enjoyable".