Programmers and software developers lost the plot on naming their tools(larr.net)

373 points by todsacerdoti 10 months ago | 482 comments

A blog essay arguing that software developers name tools after random nouns and mythology instead of descriptive names, citing Stallman's EmacsConf 2022 talk.

The uncertain future of coding careers and why I'm still hopeful(jonmagic.com)

63 points by mooreds 1 year ago | 128 comments

Never snooze a future(jacko.io)

23 points by vinhnx 7 months ago | 7 comments

The Resonant Computing Manifesto(resonantcomputing.org)

48 points by sinak 9 months ago | 19 comments

Ubuntu: The Indigenous Ethos of Restorative Justice(traum-und-verantwortung.de)

7 points by rendx 1 year ago | 8 comments

The internet is kind of a predatory cesspit now(stephendiehl.com)

347 points by ibobev 1 month ago | 228 comments

Stephen Diehl blog essay arguing the modern internet has become predatory compared with the amateur, non-commercial web of the 1990s.