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Don't make things worse! (Interview)

The Changelog: Software Development, Open Source

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How to Write Software That Works

"My platonic ideal for software that I make is I want everything to feel like Mario Kart 64" "I tend to pick stuff that's been around for a while like post press post-press. If you're handling any sensitive data or anything important then you're gonna want the power of post-press" 'If you can get away with not even using post-press and maybe using like I don't know file system stuff that's gonna last way longer just like not even including post-press as a dependency right now'  "'It's hard in the web world to create things that last I'm the one who wants them to work'" ''You might have to blow on

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