What if software development is R&D work, not manufacturing? New post on why investigation might matter more than estimation:
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Security isn't about clever tricks—it's about defensive discipline. Validate at boundaries, fail closed, whitelist over blacklist, and treat every crossing as a potential exploit.
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Every day devs drink a shrinking potion 🧪 slip into the codebase warehouse 📦 and navigate pure chaos while managers outside judge by packages delivered 📊 Zero visibility into the disaster zone 💥 chrishayescodes.github.io/jo…
I’ve never been a religious person because I don’t know if God is real
But I’m becoming more religious every day because I know that Evil is real, and I want to be on the other side of it
Dick Proenneke didn't want his cabin logs to look like 'a boy scout was let loose with a dull hatchet.' 🪓
Same energy we need in software
- sharp tools
- deliberate constraints
- caring about our craft to build things that last.
Stop chasing new frameworks. Master your axe. ⚡
Stop overthinking. Start asking: "What's the actual ask here?" 🎯
Every project drowns in complexity when we should ask:
What's the deadline?
What's the budget?
Who's building this?
chrishayescodes.github.io/jo…#ProjectManagement
Stop thinking like a software engineer. Start thinking like a farmer. 🌾
Your code isn't a bridge—it's a crop that grows and needs tending.
Perfect is the enemy of shipped.
chrishayescodes.github.io/jo…#SoftwareDevelopment
I used Claude code today by buying a few tokens actually $25 worth I spent five dollars and completed what I consider somewhat complex task. Agentic AI coding is like the alchemy loop in Skyrim. #agenticcoding#ai#Skyrim
I see people who ask if robots would replace programmers?, that means clients would have to accurately describe what they really want!.
I think we're safe 😅.