Writing

Notes on building software people actually use.

• Latency is a feeling

  Users don't measure milliseconds. They measure doubt.

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• Every abstraction is a loan

  You borrow simplicity today and repay it in understanding later.

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• Data has gravity

  Systems don't grow around code. They grow around where the data lives.

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• The interface is the argument

  Every screen makes a claim about what matters. Most make it by accident.

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• Boring is a feature

  The most exciting thing a system can do is nothing unexpected.

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• The case for deleting code

  Lines of code are not an asset. They are inventory, and inventory spoils.

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