Raising money fucked me up(blog.yakkomajuri.com)

342 points by yakkomajuri 9 months ago | 127 comments

Personal blog post by a founder who left Doublepoint to start a company, reflecting on how raising venture money affected him and his motivations.

I pitched a roller coaster to Disneyland at age 10 in 1978(wordglyph.xyz)

549 points by wordglyph 8 months ago | 194 comments

Personal essay by Kevin Glikmann recounting how, at age 10 in 1978, he pitched an upside-down looping roller coaster idea to Disneyland.

My Friend Aaron(rorz.io)

562 points by sarreph 2 months ago | 152 comments

A short story by Rory McMeekin on his personal blog about a school friend, Aaron, who obsessed over things like World of Warcraft instead of studying.

I skipped to the ending(danangell.com)

520 points by BHSPitMonkey 3 years ago | 322 comments

A personal blog essay by Dan Angell reflecting on starting to make websites as a child in 2003 and how his path into a software career turned out.

How to parent more predictably (2018)(jefftk.com)

49 points by yamrzou 3 years ago | 40 comments

JavaScript Gom Jabbar(frantic.im)

527 points by disadvantage 3 years ago | 238 comments

A satirical blog post framing reading a JavaScript package.json file as a Dune-style Gom Jabbar test of pain for veteran developers.