I wanted to improve my code review capability and I found this blog post useful!

so sharing it here just because: https://consulting.drmaciver.com/code-review-quick-fixes/

~ updated at: 2025-06-26T12:30:02.812Z

Rosetta 2 creator on efficiency:

Q(zmb_ ): […]As someone frustrated in a team of 10+ that is struggling to ship even seemingly trivial things due to processes and overheads and inefficiencies, I would really appreciate some insights on how do you organize the work to allow a single developer to achieve this.

A(cwzwarich): Well, the first thing to realize about scaling codebases with developers is that an N developer team will usually produce a codebase that requires N developers to maintain. So by starting small and staying small until you reach a certain critical mass of fundamental decisions, you can avoid some of the problems that you get from having too many developers too early. You can easily also fall into the reverse trap: a historical core with pieces that fit too well together, but most of the developers on the team don’t intuitively understand the reasons behind all of the past decisions (because they weren’t there when they happened). This can lead to poorly affixed additions to a system in response to new features or requirements. As far as Rosetta in particular was concerned, I think I was just in the right environment to consistently be in a flow state. I have had fleeting moments of depression upon the realization that I will probably never be this productive for an extended period of time ever again.

sourced via comments to the HN post Rosetta 2 creator leaves Apple to work on Lean full-time

~ updated at: 2025-06-26T03:23:52.279Z

I rewatched Manchester by the Sea last night.

Casey Affleck really did a phenomenal job portraying unease and depression but Michelle Williams stole every scene she was in.

Moreover what kept me fascinated was the portrayal of climate/weather metaphorically and literally carrying the emotional journey and plot respectively.

The latter which is something that stood out to me because I’ve been dabbling with such metaphors in a story I’ve been brewing in my head.

~ updated at: 2025-06-26T02:55:44.675Z

I’ve been doing this fun thing lately.

Whenever I recall a concept that is practically not relevant to what I’m doing in my daily life (you can call me a normie) and I wanna see how people are dealing with said concept in their daily lives, I do this simple trick.

I search site:news.ycombinator.com {{concept}} on google and honestly I’m not disappointed. Instant rabbit hole material.

all this given that I have time to kill :P

~ updated at: 2025-06-26T02:45:22.954Z