--- title: software development canonical: https://fjpaz.net/links/software-development/ markdown: https://fjpaz.net/links/software-development.md --- # software development Channel: software-development-adhlikkh5v8 · 39 blocks ## 1. Pair ### 1a. [quanttype.net](https://fjpaz.net/links/software-development/44390494/) · arena:44390494 *[private block]* [excerpt from "Programming is over - quanttype"](https://quanttype.net/p/programming-is-over/) · quanttype.net ### 1b. [pages.cs.wisc.edu](https://fjpaz.net/links/software-development/43626935/) · [arena:43626935](https://www.are.na/block/43626935) ![Programming as Theory Building - Peter Naur](https://media.fjpaz.net/arena-media/43626935.42e264e3.webp) [Programming as Theory Building - Peter Naur](https://pages.cs.wisc.edu/~remzi/Naur.pdf) · pages.cs.wisc.edu By: [Nico Chilla](https://www.are.na/nico-chilla) ## 2. Pair ### 2a. [@left_pad](https://fjpaz.net/links/software-development/51165088/) · arena:51165088 *[private block]* **henry** [@left_pad](https://x.com/left_pad) · [Oct 5, 2020](https://x.com/left_pad/status/1313245209917087745) here's @rsnous on the dread of using debuggers: "it's not sufficient to just give people a tool that theoretically does the thing. It has to be integrated in the experience in a way that works emotionally" ref: https://x.com/rsnous/status/1257165574032879616?s=20 ![video](https://media.fjpaz.net/posts/x-1313245209917087745/1313245209917087745-0-poster.display.fcf50006.webp) *[video]* > `@rsnous` ([May 4, 2020](https://x.com/rsnous/status/1257165574032879616)) > when I used to TA intro systems programming, kids similarly dreaded using gdb -- they would do almost anything, even if it took way longer and they were completely stuck, to avoid breaking it out Capture: [capture.json](https://fjpaz.net/posts/x-1313245209917087745/capture.json) ### 2b. [@rsnous](https://fjpaz.net/links/software-development/46893125/) · arena:46893125 *[private block]* **Omar Rizwan** [@rsnous](https://x.com/rsnous) · [Jun 9, 2026](https://x.com/rsnous/status/2064396273940144398) it's interesting, because I do identify with this (at least more than I identify with the 'computer science is about algorithmic thinking' characterization), but I also know plenty of people who do interesting stuff with code who don't really fit this profile or think this way > `@CompSciFact` ([Jun 8, 2026](https://x.com/CompSciFact/status/2064088879423009265)) > 'The psychological profiling [of a programmer] is mostly the ability to shift levels of abstraction, from low level to high level. To see something in the small and to see something in the large.' -- Donald Knuth --- [Jun 9, 2026](https://x.com/rsnous/status/2064399521094771033) the idea that you can write a lot of code and/or get the computer to do a lot of stuff without necessarily needing to 'think like a programmer' Capture: [capture.json](https://fjpaz.net/posts/x-2064396273940144398/capture.json) ## 3. [robinsloan.com](https://fjpaz.net/links/software-development/39262706/) · arena:39262706 *[private block]* [Thinking about coding](https://www.robinsloan.com/lab/thinking-about-coding/) · robinsloan.com ## 4. [henry.codes](https://fjpaz.net/links/software-development/51123566/) · arena:51123566 *[private block]* [Dark Forestry | Henry From Online](https://henry.codes/writing/dark-forestry/) · henry.codes ## 5. Set ### 5a. [@weiyen.net](https://fjpaz.net/links/software-development/47285639/) · arena:47285639 *[private block]* **yen is building stuff** [@weiyen.net](https://bsky.app/profile/weiyen.net) · [Jun 23, 2026](https://bsky.app/profile/weiyen.net/post/3moxmfnfkuk25) As an experienced software engineer, one hard part of using LLM agents well is unlearning all the learned helplessness. A lot of things are now feasible to do, I just need to train my mind to understand that. Capture: [capture.json](https://fjpaz.net/posts/bluesky-3moxmfnfkuk25/capture.json) ### 5b. [@lumpenspace](https://fjpaz.net/links/software-development/51133039/) · arena:51133039 *[private block]* **lumpenspace and 99+ others** [@lumpenspace](https://x.com/lumpenspace) · [Sep 7, 2026](https://x.com/lumpenspace/status/2096796729354158257) it's open source in that you can show this post to astra. Capture: [capture.json](https://fjpaz.net/posts/x-2096796729354158257/capture.json) ### 5c. [@tylerangert](https://fjpaz.net/links/software-development/50682855/) · arena:50682855 *[private block]* **Tyler Angert** [@tylerangert](https://x.com/tylerangert) · [Sep 22, 2026](https://x.com/tylerangert/status/2102482273962807607) I miss repls and the feeling of running a script and seeing it print out Capture: [capture.json](https://fjpaz.net/posts/x-2102482273962807607/capture.json) ## 6. [@turtlekiosk](https://fjpaz.net/links/software-development/51378037/) · arena:51378037 *[private block]* **😈** [@turtlekiosk](https://x.com/turtlekiosk) · [Oct 13, 2026](https://x.com/turtlekiosk/status/2110099080907051014) when people port enterprise software that aren't games completely straight they're inheriting a code structure that is a reflection of a corporate structure that doesn't apply to them. software isn't just solutions to problems, it's social embeddings of organizations --- [Oct 13, 2026](https://x.com/turtlekiosk/status/2110099564527259953) it's extremely obvious when you look at a google product and there are 3 different places for 3 different "settings". they're each the purview of a different team with its own power structure. when you make your own version of this software, you need to collapse those Capture: [capture.json](https://fjpaz.net/posts/x-2110099080907051014/capture.json) ## 7. [@turtlekiosk](https://fjpaz.net/links/software-development/47791953/) · arena:47791953 *[private block]* **😈** [@turtlekiosk](https://x.com/turtlekiosk) · [Jul 11, 2026](https://x.com/turtlekiosk/status/2076003925644231035) the exact way that software engineering isn't real engineering also allows them to spend a lot of time building information technology tools > [`@amypretzel`](https://x.com/amypretzel/status/2075973389328486455) > software engineers get github, stack overflow, and open source. mechanical engineers get a 40 year old PDF of machinery's handbook and vibes Capture: [capture.json](https://fjpaz.net/posts/x-2076003925644231035/capture.json) ## 8. Pair ### 8a. [@voooooogel](https://fjpaz.net/links/software-development/43452300/) · arena:43452300 *[private block]* **thebes** [@voooooogel](https://x.com/voooooogel) · [Feb 9, 2026](https://x.com/voooooogel/status/2020711631064625450) one thing learning programming by modding minecraft did for me is inculcate a deep love for runtime reflection and monkeypatching. the telos of software is to have a hard shell and a gooey and malleable interior. like an oyster or lobster Capture: [capture.json](https://fjpaz.net/posts/x-2020711631064625450/capture.json) ### 8b. [@sameQCU](https://fjpaz.net/links/software-development/50191763/) · arena:50191763 *[private block]* **サメQCU** [@sameQCU](https://x.com/sameQCU) · [Sep 6, 2026](https://x.com/sameQCU/status/2096749878160601278) maybe it's timeline bubble but i feel like access to the frontier models is making the people vibecoding more interested in mathematics, physics, programming in general, yada yada yada. --- [Sep 7, 2026](https://x.com/sameQCU/status/2096750773090845043) working with materials and tools you don't understand is the primordial infancy from which all mastery and awareness must begin. obviously there are more ethical and less ethical modes-of-being-infant-towards the exterior world, and we can strive to be laudatory in our infancy. Capture: [capture.json](https://fjpaz.net/posts/x-2096749878160601278/capture.json) ## 9. Pair ### 9a. [@stevekrouse](https://fjpaz.net/links/software-development/47816684/) · arena:47816684 *[private block]* **Steve Krouse** [@stevekrouse](https://x.com/stevekrouse) · [Jul 12, 2026](https://x.com/stevekrouse/status/2076383688753832382) the problem with "spec driven development" is that most software can't be spec'd up front software is a creative act, where you figure out what you're building as you build it you need to get your hands dirty in the details, and react to incremental versions it's telling that all the examples of spec driven development are sorting a list or porting thoroughly tested code (like a js runtime or browser engine), which are the exception, not the rule. the vast majority of software doesn't have a spec – or if it does, the spec was created *after* Capture: [capture.json](https://fjpaz.net/posts/x-2076383688753832382/capture.json) ### 9b. [stevekrouse.com](https://fjpaz.net/links/software-development/47641924/) · arena:47641924 *[private block]* [Learning to code is still worthwhile](https://stevekrouse.com/learn-to-code) · stevekrouse.com ## 10. Pair ### 10a. [simonwillison.net](https://fjpaz.net/links/software-development/51161718/) · arena:51161718 *[private block]* [Deep Blue](https://simonwillison.net/2026/Feb/15/deep-blue/) · simonwillison.net ### 10b. [@typedfemale](https://fjpaz.net/links/software-development/51162285/) · arena:51162285 *[private block]* **typedfemale** [@typedfemale](https://x.com/typedfemale) · [Oct 7, 2026](https://x.com/typedfemale/status/2107691501665005679) i think it already did brother > [`@OfirPress`](https://x.com/OfirPress/status/2107681358612979804) > i'm not exactly sure how to describe what openai just did to math, but whatever that was, that moment is gonna hit coding in 6-18 months, and i have no understanding of what that actually looks like and what it means Capture: [capture.json](https://fjpaz.net/posts/x-2107691501665005679/capture.json)