I used to be have a premium family suscription, canceled it the moment google increased the price by 30%, I considered such a jump unfair compared to the rest of the economy where salaries are hardly getting adjusted to the inflation.
Unfortunately there is no correct approach since both sloppy and overengineered codebases backfire.
What helps me find balance is following the philosophy of
1. Make it work
2. Make it right
3. Make it fast
Had to refresh the page more than a couple times as I was not able to scroll passed the first “video” only to realize I have to keep scrolling to get to the article.
I genuinely thought the website is broken
Quote similar approach was sharing your Floppy Disk A:/ drive. Any attempt to access it via the network would make this loud noise of empty drive, which meant someone is waiting for you in the chat.
Remember reading in some book on probability and statistics that one will be better off betting insignificant amounts of money rather than not playing at all.
One of the priceless conclusions I've reached during my career is that software engineering is not only about developing software, but also about self-marketing the importance of it
The old logo looks bold, solid and heavy - like a diesel engine, whereas the new one - light, skinny, instant, almost like an electric motor.
Not a big fan of it, but thats my impresion after a quick glance.