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You don’t really need docs as --update-refs does what the OP does automatically instead of manually like the OP does.

Wait what? What would that module even be for?!

If I may, the evil is not in the top level await but in the use of a top level await in a module that exports. That is evil. But a top level await in a programs main script seems ok to me.

LOLz! As someone who swaps caps with control on all machines as well as buying keyboards which lack caps for a control key, this site is truly horrifying!

In struggled with this trend even before the AI hype. I love learning and focused my work towards always learning. But it takes energy and lots of work; some days are better than others. My love of learning keeps me motivated over time. However, I’ve noticed a downward trend of juniors who are focused on being spoon fed the answers and avoiding any learning. It drives me nuts and I don’t know how to reconcile this kind of mental model.

I use Makefile for my static blog that is powered by a static site generator. Something I love about this is I can have one place to describe all the different build tools. I can have PlantUML to generate PNG diagrams, Vim to generate syntax highlighted code snippets, openssl to generate certs, etc. I was one of the best choices I made for that project.

The anti-make-reinvent-everything mentality has bugged me for decades. I never understood why every language seems compelled to reinvent the build system. Especially when the output is file based.

In the tech communities we call this “context switching”

Yes. Place the secrets in a secured (symmetric encrypted) document. Then print the password for that document and hand it to a loved one, trusted family member/friend, or lawyer.

When I tried to introduce s-expressions to a DSL my co-workers nearly lynched me. The parenthesis were so violently hated I sunk into a deep hole and still haven’t came back out of it.

I disagree with this take. I have found immeasurable advantages to working with non-IDE/non-hold-my-hand-editors when programming. The separation of concerns (editing text versus compiling and running a program) are valuable to me as a developer. I remember as a child learning code in environments like BASIC, Pascal, TCL, Inform6, etc. And knowing that I could use my preferred text editor that I had a mental model about was a big win. I could lookup references in a book and learn easily. In contrast to IDEs which always got in my way confusing the heck out of me when really I just wanted to type examples from the books I got from the library.

Call me old fashioned but I have a hunch that the separated and minimalist approach has value in learning programming. To this day I still find doing things with minimalist tools I am far more productive than my counterparts who hunt and peck through menus and mouse clicks. A big advantage I think it this separation and minimalism primmed my brain to see way to compose tools and ideas instead or relying on what the system tells me I can and cannot do.

I’m curious if it makes sense to have a distinction between source code existing for the purpose of discovery versus software for fitness of purpose. In other words this is similar to the Cathedral and the Bazaar as OSS used as a tool by users compared to the Bazaar where the focus is on displaying the source code. Much of my interest in contributing to OSS is more about offering examples and ideas via source code and not if the utility of the software fits specific users’ purposes.

I love how text is formatted in these documents. It shows a level of attention and care I don’t see often in modern markup/HTML/Word/Pages pipelines. Maybe it is some TeX magic but I like to believe they hand formatted the ASCII back then.

As a parent dealing with their midlife crisis and raising two children I can say this concept is high on my mind. What kind of world are they going to inherit when they can’t even run to their neighbors for help when something goes wrong? Who do they turn to when they want to help the community?

Something the article talks about is how morality is engendered not found. That the community teaches morality and that we need this or there are gaps in our humanity. Considering how we treat others is a learned skill it is also a taught and reenforced skill. How do we as a society wish our youths to treat each other? We need our systems to engender that.