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0 pointsteej2y ago0 comments

In 2005 maybe

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Perhaps not 99%, and perhaps not new sites, but I'll bet those three environments combined run more than 80% of sites right now.

calvinmorrison2y ago

99% of code is boring, closed source, and provides business value. Most people do not work at FAANG, and do not want to. People mostly work at SMBs doing things that are not super exciting, and that's OK.

chefandy2y ago

Yep. In practice, people wanting to make something cool when they'd be way better off making something boring can be a real multi-pronged liability.

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chefandy2y ago

Perhaps not 99%, and perhaps not new sites, but I'll bet those three environments combined run more than 80% of sites right now.

calvinmorrison2y ago

chefandy2y ago

Yep. In practice, people wanting to make something cool when they'd be way better off making something boring can be a real multi-pronged liability.

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