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There is no magic wand. Problematic tech doesn’t work itself out over time. If anything, the systemic issues become further entrenched, and eventually, every just accepts them as a price of doing business.

Do not accept “we’ll figure that out later” as a response to pointing out meaningful problems. It’s a con. Solve the problems or abandon the project.

— Chris Ferdinandi, The magic developer wand…

Article découvert en lisant David Larlet.

Derrière toute décision d’un algorithme ou d’un programme, il y a un humain qui a décidé et écrit les instructions.

A computer can never be held accountable, therefore a computer must never make a management decision.

— IBM training, Simon Willison’s Weblog

Une collègue disait souvent que « le mieux est l’ennemi du bien », cela marche aussi pour la perfection.

I used none of those technologies on my actual website, though I have used each of them to build production software. While I think these technologies are great, they are definitely overkill.

— Anton Medvedev, Perfect is the enemy of good

Do not try to be the smartest in the room; try to be the kindest.

— Jorge Galindo, Do not try to be the smartest in the room; try to be the kindest.

Le cerveau serait programmé pour la survie et non pour la productivité, ce qui expliquerait les comportements comme la procrastination, la perte de concentration ou la démotivation.

— L’époque (Le Monde), « La vie en entreprise est-elle neuroépuisante ? »