There are two kinds of programmers in this world: those who love writing brand-new code (fresh, shiny, and
untouched by mortal hands), and those who have gazed into the horrifying abyss of code maintenance – and
survived. You know where I stand. Give me maintainability any day. Because nothing says “programming value”
quite like writing code you can still understand a year later.
In software development, consistency and stability are critical —
especially when managing dependencies. However, NPM’s default
behavior when installing packages—using the caret (^) in
package.json — creates a fragile environment that often
leads to frustrating issues for developers. Idempotent and
reproducible dependency management should be the standard experience
by default, but NPM’s use of ^ undermines this
goal.
Managing a pile of documents can be a real headache, can’t it? I used to have all these papers stuffed into
folders, always mixing things up. Was my business tax return in the “Tax Returns” folder or jammed in the
“Business” one? And good luck finding anything in that mess!
So, I recently dove into Neal Stephenson’s “Fall; Or, Dodge in Hell,” expecting an epic
adventure. Well, let me tell you, it didn’t quite deliver. Clocking in at a whopping 900 pages,
you’d think there’d be enough room for some serious action. But nope, not much happens for the
most part. I mean, we get bombarded with pages upon pages of philosophical musings, theological ramblings, and
political banter. Some of it relates to the story, but a lot of it feels like it’s just there to fill up
space. It’s like Stephenson took a philosophy/theology textbook and tried to disguise it as a novel.
If you’re using Mastodon or other decentralized social networks, you might be looking for ways to
improve your discoverability. One technique that’s gained popularity is using the webfinger protocol to
create a discoverable profile for your domain.