Learner. Figuring out how computers work.
Building and breaking things @zaplaunch.
Self: @aljiwala.stackoverflow.com/users/4039768/ Bengaluru, IndiaJoined August 2020
Why is @stripe's API so good?
Teams debate the naming of each field, talk about trade-offs, and attempt to plan ahead for new features that may change the shape of the API.
We *take the time* to get it right, and individual engineers recognize the best design requires teamwork.
Alan Zhang of WeChat was right when he said: “The entry point for PC internet is the search box. The entry point for mobile internet is the QR code.” 26/n
'When someone asks how long something will take, don’t immediately respond with your top-of-mind hunch. No matter how experienced you are, every software task is unique, so take a beat and say, ‘Let me do some research and let you know’ – with @ginatrapanibit.ly/3QnQl3N
If builders built buildings the way programmers write programs, then the first woodpecker that came along would destroy civilization.
~ Gerald Weinberg Weinberg’s Second Law
"Most engineers are wired to slap a react library and get shit done. Not care about how it impact users. "
"And not long before you are under the weight of megabytes of Javascript mess that is impossible to get out of"
"Most engineers are wired to slap a react library and get shit done. Not care about how it impact users. "
"And not long before you are under the weight of megabytes of Javascript mess that is impossible to get out of"
ML consists mainly of statistics, calculus, linear algebra & probability theory.
Calculus tells us how to optimise.
Linear Algebra makes executing algorithms feasible on massive datasets.
Probability helps predict likely outcomes.
Stat tells us what our goal is.
🗣️: @sirajraval
If you're the head of a team and NOT giving them time for 1-on-1s, 2 way feedback, enabling them, or concerned about their wellbeing... you're less of a head and more of an overhead.
Thanks for coming to my Ted talk.
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