tjadfsaj··on Rusty thoughts on "Parse, don't validate"Nonempty type wrappers are a stark reminder that we are missing out on refinement types.
tjadfsaj··on I Hate WorkdayWorkday requires the most effort to fill out and always results in immediate rejection.
tjadfsaj··on `bun init` automatically creates a Claude.md file by defaultI think I would have preferred AGENTS.md since it is vendor neutral.
tjadfsaj··on I'm 38 and I Can't Support Myself AnymoreI know once I'm injured I will be homeless again. I don't have a support system of any kind.
tjadfsaj··on Postgres LISTEN/NOTIFY actually scalesSure it "scales" if clients batch commands to amortize the per-request cost.The word "scale" does a lot of load-bearing, maybe it's just not a useful or productive word in practice.
tjadfsaj··on Excessive nil pointer checks in GoDon't be fooled. This is not a developer responsibility. These checks belong in the type system.
tjadfsaj··on Doing nothing at workThank you for this. I'm new to SWE. How to know when it is time to leave an organization versus sticking it out?