Nostr notes by Graham Lee, D.Phil

analogy on point 3: what's the most recent example of a ...

2026-10-09T17:13:53Z

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analogy on point 3: what's the most recent example of a famous Windows-assed Windows app anyone can name?

imma guess here: 1. initially there was the thought leadership ...

2026-10-09T17:13:14Z

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imma guess here:
1. initially there was the thought leadership land grab, where speakers wanted to demonstrate that they were the expert at Swift because it was the hot topic -> more Swift-focussed talks
2. Swift has subsequently and consistently been steered by C++ experts who want Swift to be the default post-C++ choice instead of Rust -> more PLT in community leadership
3. iOS and Android landscape is stable/mature now -> no reward for stand-out "killer app" products

as a unix/softeng nerd who happens to find himself in the ...

2026-10-09T15:30:01Z

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as a unix/softeng nerd who happens to find himself in the agile/apple world, I have spent far more time on metacognition than on making useful contributions.

in my experience (and I think this somewhat correlates with ...

2026-10-09T15:30:01Z

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in my experience (and I think this somewhat correlates with yours), the agile community is people people who happen to find themselves in software, the Apple community is product people who happen to find themselves in software, and the ruby community is detail-oriented people who happen to find themselves in software.

I remember the four-year period when every conference in the ...

2026-10-09T14:49:32Z

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I remember the four-year period when every conference in the community was monad tutorial central. Even now there are more events named “Swift*” than “Quality*” or “Delight*”