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jidhn··on Authoritarianism of Code (2020)
I love the implication that agreeing with him is "obvious". Any ways, this, and other things, suggest that his opinions are hard to take seriously. Writing books about something you don't understand is a sign of some legitimate character flaw.
jidhn··on Ask HN: I am a junior CS and math major. I have no hope for SWE or math. Advice?
What is the end goal of an intership if it is for a career that will be dead?
jidhn··on Ask HN: I am a junior CS and math major. I have no hope for SWE or math. Advice?
Yep. Wdym but keep working on things that are genuinely useful to you. You mean like open source contributions?