136 / Why We Can’t Have Nice Software

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Toot of the Week

Some days you just want to yeet all computers into the sun — @http_error_418@hachyderm.io

Culture

• Why We Can't Have Nice Software (andrewkelley.me)

  Andrew Kelley explains his explanation of the software getting worse.

• “Wherever you get your podcasts” is a radical statement (anildash.com)

  Anil Dash writes an ode to the open web and podcasting.

Software

• SI Units for Request Rate (two-wrongs.com)

  Chris suggests two units for request rate: hertz (Hz) or becquerel (Bq).

• Compiling Rust is testing (kobzol.github.io)

  Jakub Beránek argues, that in statically compiled languages, the compiler step is already a series of tiny unit tests, and even more so in Rust.

• When "letting it crash" is not enough (flawless.dev)

  Bernard about the failure recovery in Erlang and a system that takes it a step further.

• In Loving Memory of Square Checkbox (tonsky.me)

  Niki about the life and death of the square checkbox.

Cutting Room Floor

• Stripping the web of its humanity (werd.io)

  Ben Werdmuller about the effect Arc Search has on how you browse the web. Thanks, Eric!

• Treating the Symptoms (blog.jim-nielsen.com)

  Jim Nielsen explains why Arc Search only treats the symptoms of a broken web instead of providing a cure.

• How to Comment on Social Media (lithub.com)

  Rebecca Solnit wrote a great guide how (not) to behave on social media.

• File over app (stephango.com)

  Steph Ango about the importance of owning your data.