@heretechal
Unpopular opinions by a cynical old greybeard who occasionally talks about programming
Grey-beard, opinionated, fond of birds. I've got a handful of old posts at: https://medium.com/@heretechal and 20 years of oversharing at: https://fatsquirrel.org/oldfartsalmanac/
Unblocking, troubleshooting, and ranting.
May 4, 2024 · 6 min read · I am definitely, absolutely, positively,**not an expert on the Git source code management system. I'm just old and opinionated. This is a short list of untrue things that I've found a vast number of developers seem to believe about Git. You need a ce...
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Nov 13, 2023 · 11 min read · Sprint Demos are boring and weird. The vast majority of development work involves working on utilitarian code like API implementations, UI fixes, and business logic. As satisfying as it may be to work on, it's never going to be a spectator sport. The...
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Jul 31, 2023 · 8 min read · There are so many facets of the tech world in 2023 that make me tremendously sad whenever they're mentioned, that it's hard to focus on one in particular for special scorn. So this is the first part in a series of articles intended to explain why tec...
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Feb 12, 2023 · 16 min read · A look at the ISA As before, please note that I am not a RISC-V expert. This information has been gleaned from multiple sources and where possible I'll link to the original documents. The RISC-V ISA was designed to be as modular as possible so that m...
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Jan 1, 2023 · 11 min read · Free and open-source software is now a core part of how technology moves forward. Even if you actively avoid using it, you’re still using it; try to create the most proprietary system you can envisage, and under the hood, it is held together with ope...
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