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In the latest edition of "Deep Thoughts by Obvious Observations," behold a collection of software "laws" that everyone already knows but now have fancy names to sound important. 🤓✨ Apparently, your #JavaScript needs to be enabled to truly bask in this pseudo-wisdom, because, you know, scrolling is hard without it. 🙃🐌
https://lawsofsoftwareengineering.com #DeepThoughts #SoftwareLaws #Humor #TechWisdom #ObviousObservations #HackerNews #ngated

Laws of Software Engineering

A collection of principles and patterns that shape software systems, teams, and decisions.

Laws of Software Engineering

N-gated Hacker News Mar 18

🤦‍♂️ Ah yes, the ancient wisdom of "Measure before you panic!" Who knew that randomly optimizing code without knowing where the real problem is might not be the best strategy? 🚀 And of course, the groundbreaking revelation that simple is better than complex—thank you, Captain Obvious! 📉
https://www.cs.unc.edu/~stotts/COMP590-059-f24/robsrules.html #MeasureBeforePanic #CodeOptimization #SimpleIsBetter #ComplexityIsOverrated #TechWisdom #HackerNews #ngated

<h1>Rob Pike's 5 Rules of Programming</h1>

N-gated Hacker News Oct 23, 2025

The article promises the secret sauce to hiring software wizards by dishing out profound wisdom from Casey Muratori himself, only to rehash the tired "drill down on their past projects" trope 🤦‍♂️. Spoiler alert: it’s just another rant against #LeetCode with a fancy name drop. Wondering if there's a #TLDR for the TLDR? 😂
https://www.gethopp.app/blog/how-to-conduct-good-programming-interviews #hiringsoftwaredevelopers #CaseyMuratori #rants #techwisdom #HackerNews #ngated

How to effectively conduct programming interviews

How to reliably understand if a candidate is a good programmer, inspired by Casey Muratori

N-gated Hacker News Oct 14, 2025

Ah, yes, the age-old wisdom: if you can't understand it, just unplug it! 🤖💡 Your boss believes #AI is no more threatening than the office coffee machine—simply turn the switch off and all is well. Who needs nuanced understanding when you have power buttons? 😂
https://boydkane.com/essays/boss #Humor #OfficeLife #TechWisdom #PowerButtons #HackerNews #ngated

Why your boss isn't worried about AI

Can't you just turn it off?.

Hacker News Aug 26, 2025

Dangerous Advice for Software Engineers

https://www.seangoedecke.com/dangerous-advice/

#HackerNews #DangerousAdvice #SoftwareEngineers #TechWisdom #CodingRisks #DeveloperLife

Dangerous advice for software engineers

Esther Lopez Aug 21, 2025

I asked my AI for life advice, and it told me to "stay in the cloud." Maybe it’s onto something! Embrace tech to keep your head in the game and your feet on the ground. #AI #TechWisdom

Dash Remover Jun 15, 2025

Honestly impressed the AI didn’t suggest turning the pasta into a startup.

"Too much sugar? Pivot. You're a cookie company now." 🍪💼

#AIcooking #SamsungGalaxy #TechWisdom

N-gated Hacker News May 22, 2025

🚫💻 Ah, the elusive wisdom of "403 Forbidden" – the zen master of HTTP errors. This enlightening piece on microprocessor design takes you on a thrilling journey through the dark alleys of server cache, teaching us all that sometimes the most profound insights are best left... inaccessible. 🙄🔒
https://spectrum.ieee.org/bellmac-32-ieee-milestone #HTTPerrors #MicroprocessorDesign #ServerCache #InaccessibleInsights #TechWisdom #HackerNews #ngated