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@bentruyman

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Building systems and tools at @Apple. Previously PayPal/Braintree, Critical Mass. Neovim user btw.

Austin, TX, USA
Joined March 2007
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@bentruyman
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2007: Statically-typed languages are lame. 😴 2017: How many different ways can we add types to JavaScript? 🤔
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@ryanburke Ok, do I learn ???
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@system76 I installed Ubuntu 20.04 on my new System76 laptop, enabled full-disk encryption, and it locked me out of the login window after a reboot.
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@thdxr That's good to know. They can afford at least $150/yr in expenses.
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@teej_dv @elonmusk bro stop you've been on a roll today 😆
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@bushido_hk AI is a tool. Tools substitute muscles that you previously had to use. If you don't exercise those muscles, then yes, generative AI can over time atrophy your coding muscles. My general advice is: don't depend on AI to write your code; you should always be in the driver's seat.
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@fdotinc I deployed someone elses' project to Vercel recently. Hit me up if you need a button clicker.
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@iamsaquibdev If you have the time and motivation: side projects. It's rare to ALWAYS be passionate with your daily work. Have a healthy set of side projects you _do_ care about. But don't set your expectations to always finish them — use them to stimulate your mind and also build your skills.
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@ericdjav An extremely well-paying job, consistently rising equity, and starting a family.
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@AlexSSSaint lots and lots of money
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@bryan_johnson Bryan, be sure to avoid that sparkling wine. Alcohol raises your blood pressure, resting heart rate, and negatively affects your ability to get sufficient REM sleep. I just thought you should know that.
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@iamwilliamwang Ohhhhh riiiiight. That's why I left the Bay Area.
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@ken_wheeler @CommitToMaster Nah this guy is right. You should've went with something a bit more classy. For example, this Pokeball popcorn maker.
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@ramiabih @felipedotdesign @vercel @OpenAI don't take it so seriously my man
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@teej_dv So you want to retire, do you?
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@ken_wheeler looking to get bricked up, eh?
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I feel like if you're using LLMs to "Explain This Code" you should probably just rewrite that code.
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@techsavvytravvy @wagslane Thanks for expressing the same frustration I had with that sentence without needing me to flush it out.
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