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In #Rust I don't like seeing tests in the same file as the code, and I don't understand why people think that's a good idea.
Test code is not production code and does not have the same maintainability requirements. Most tests are made of crappy code that does the job.
Formerly, companies were picking popular and boring tech stacks for stability, continued maintenance, availability of software developers, etc. Well, companies can now throw those best practices out the window.
Flow is a Typescript alternative by Facebook. They've rewritten from OCaml in Rust, w/ a single engineer steering AI.
The cost of switching tech stacks becomes cheap, converging to zero and this is one trend that's changing the industry.
@ndolson IME, that's not the case.
For neurotypicals not asking questions is often a sign that they don't know what's being discussed, as they either zoned out or are too afraid to ask. This happens in classrooms or in corporate meetings everywhere. Asking questions is a sign that the individual wants to pay attention.
I'm neurotypical, and I've learned to be the one in the room asking all the dumb questions. It helps me, but also the audience that's too afraid to ask.
The new #Firefox design in "Project Nova" is good-looking.
In terms of features I want, desktop Firefox almost has it all for me, the only thing missing is the ability to install PWA apps (executable via OS launcher, in its own window) on macOS/Linux.
It's not hard to configure OpenCode or Pi to route grunt work to cheaper models. E.g., is GLM-5.2 too expensive? Pair it with DeepSeek v4 Flash.
Doesn't matter how good closed tools feel, as they are defective by design and limit your professional growth.
#OpenSource
Jacob Wren