Is the craft dead?
The Japanese are really good at woodworking. And I love watching the Yankee workshop, my dad makes Native American bows and arrows completely from scratch in his workshop with trees that he finds. This is all different from the stuff you get at IKEA, but I’ve been coding now for money for 35 years and systems are still complicated, computers still do dumb stuff, humans still do dumb stuff, this is just like the move from assembler to C, like the introduction of syntax highlighting, the introduct...
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February 09, 2026
Citadel
He used to understand guilt the way a farmer understands crops. Now he has to use drugs to sleep and drugs to wake up and he only stays sober because there is an impossible restitution to dedicate himself to. He deserves many things. None of them resembles peace.With the death-rooted profits he could afford to have his guilt extirpated from his mind like a skin blemish or a tiresome ex, but together with a conscience the kidnappers had forced into him a phobia against neuroengineering, therapy, ...
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February 09, 2026
Over Optimism of Rewrites in Software Engineering - Dev Leader Weekly 126
Welcome to another issue of Dev Leader Weekly! In this issue, I discuss rewrites, refactors, and the constant inaccurate optimism as developers....
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February 08, 2026
Migrated blog from WordPress to Ghost and changed domains!
This blog is migrating away from WordPress. Things here will soon change. It's OK....
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February 08, 2026
Weekly Recap - 2026-02-08
Check out this week from Dev Leader! Here's a list including articles and videos on software engineering, career development, and programming in C#!...
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February 08, 2026
Motion Highlights #16
A fresh selection of UI animations and motion work from the creative community....
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February 08, 2026
Abstract Factory vs Factory Method Pattern in C#: Key Differences Explained
Understand the differences between Abstract Factory and Factory Method patterns in C# with code examples, use cases, and guidance on when to use each pattern....
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February 08, 2026