Steve PurcellFeb 27

This Rich Hickey quote from 2011 is quite relevant in 2026:

"I think we're in this world I like to call guardrail programming. Right. It's really sad. We're like, I can make change cause I have tests. Right? Who does that? Who drives their car around banging against the guardrails, saying whoa, I'm glad I've got these guardrails because I'd never make it to the show on time."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxdOUGdseq4#t=16m08s

"Simple Made Easy" - Rich Hickey (2011)

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Show threadcmsFeb 27
@sanityinc you know we used to say, on the old internet, "never trust a car analogy" tho
Show threadSteve PurcellFeb 27
@cms never heard that one before, but it makes sense
Show threadSteve PurcellFeb 27
@cms does this mean I'm not old, actually? huge if true
Show threadcms
@sanityinc I fear it probably means I'm super-old 😭

(Also, I think Rich Hickey is probably a more authoritative source of advice.)
Feb 27 at 3:51pmWeb