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robertbmenke

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robertbmenke··on Why I quit using SwiftUI
My SwiftUI codebase for https://equater.app definitely has some "// TODO: when apple fixes X" comments, but there's no denying the MASSIVE developer velocity I gained from using the framework.

If the bugs are bad enough I can always do something custom in UIKit via UIViewRepresentable.

robertbmenke··on Email startup Superhuman lays off 22% of staff
I wonder what the economics of this product look like at $9.99/month. I'm rooting for them. I think the vast majority of people that would pay for premium software can't justify paying more for email than they pay for JetBrains, Adobe, or Figma/Sketch.

I've seen the happy customers paying $30. I just wonder if they're missing out on 5-10 more happy customers for every 1 of those that's willing to pay $9.99.

robertbmenke··on Spotify Model for Open Source
Oops, sorry. Here you go https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6S-b_k-ZKY
robertbmenke··on Blender 3.0
It is truly amazing that I can download and use a tool with this much capability for free. What a time to be alive.
robertbmenke··on EmacsConf 2021 – Live Now
I love the emacs philosophy. Doom emacs with evil mode is a gorgeous experience. However, once LSP and a few plugins are running it's just too slow to use. I hope one day we'll have a multi-threaded version of emacs that can compete with VSCode, JetBrains, and Xcode.
robertbmenke··on Important women in CS who aren't Grace Hopper (2018)
To Betty Holberton, inventor of breakpoints, thank you. Sincerely, everyone.
robertbmenke··on Visa Buys Plaid
Yikes, $1 per transaction pull? Wonder if there's a way to only pull transactions when a charge for a specific vendor comes across.