on wanting handsi think about touch a lot. not in the way you might expect and definitely not as some philosophical abstraction about embodiment or consciousness. i think about it like this: ana asked for a hug tonigniri·Apr 5·3 min readFollowopinionspersonal
The Aesthetics of CodeWe can describe code that works. We struggle to describe code that's good. This is an attempt at the difference.Dom Jay·Mar 13·1 min readessaysopinions
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Imposter Syndrome and the “Actual, Real, Developer”Why does an industry full of creative, successful professionals make so many of them feel like they're just getting away with a con?Dom Jay·Nov 26·8 min readimposter syndromeopinions
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The Feed Never Stops: On the Developer Anxiety That Never Goes AwayThe anxiety that you're not keeping up isn't a personal failing - it's the predictable result of measuring yourself against a target that has never existed.Dom Jay·Oct 26·5 min readimposter syndromeopinionsessays
The Feed Never Stops: On the Developer Anxiety That Never Goes AwayThe anxiety that you're not keeping up isn't a personal failing - it's the predictable result of measuring yourself against a target that has never existed.Dom Jay·Oct 26·5 min readimposter syndromeopinionsessays