kowsheek

I work with him every day and pinch myself

Instead of figuring out how to adapt to a revolution & technology, we keep doing this.

You mean that iPhone advertisement?

Pandemic ⤵ Clubhouse ⤵ NFT ⤵

I call it the #Clubhouse Correlation.

I wanted to watch what they were upto, opened the stream and saw four PMs saying "Happy coding!!" while doing jazz hands... I noped out of there

How is Microsoft so out of touch!?

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That's fair. I don't mean that Windows should be replaced. I mean that Windows should do what Windows is good at.

Trying to introduce Linux into Windows isn't one of these things. Doing a UI refresh is fine but trying to make Windows UI conform to spatial computing isn't going to help it or the ecosystem in the long term.

If you look at their app building documentation, it's extremely disconcerting. This much compatibility overhead isn't helping the ecosystem grow.

Though in name it's not a new OS, Windows 8, 10 are new experiences for anyone who uses them since Windows 7.

I think you're right about momentum, MS isn't able to come out of it's momentum of the old into the new.

For example, Apple transitions to a new OS with confidence and takes the ecosystem with it in a blink of an eye because they are trying control their momentum instead of being driven by it.

Edit: Windows can maintain backward compatibility with its ecosystem if they did it well, like Apple has done.

Instead of trying to shoehorn Linux into Windows, they could have launched another product with some of the ideas here. Then Windows 10 would not be in limbo (in terms of UI and features).

I don't understand why Apple and Microsoft feel stuck to one OS.

This is the approach Windows 10 should have taken.

Same here. I want to like Windows but MS just makes it impossible.

The MBP M1 has blown me away, I don't think I'll try to go back any time soon.

We release a web-based ray tracer built with WASM that's integrated into our existing 3D/AR/VR platform: https://twitter.com/ksqio/status/1334962197324320768?s=20

I'm surprised the article doesn't mention Dr. Gabor Mate at all.

His work fully outlines how depression & stress can be a coping mechanism when we're not able to express needs or emotions.

I highly recommend everyone to read and apply his approach to managing stress and psychological wellbeing.

https://youtu.be/vMstO3U4sVw

Both "Scattered Minds" and "When the Body Says No" are great. I've found the content on Youtube from his talks very insightful as well. Particularly this series of videos in Scotland starting with https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tef5_HK5Zlc.

You might just be on the money.

Having come from a similar background, where the childhood abuse was real and looking back on my life I realize how much of my stress to succeed and achieve was really an attempt to appease/show up my parents. Addiction to work and "bad" habits was all a part of the response to that childhood abuse.

Like I wrote in one of my tweets [1], Gabor Mate's work has helped me to see and work towards reworking my relationship to stress.

It's unfortunate that Gabor Mate's work isn't part of our conversion around addiction, stress, crime and suicide.

[1] https://twitter.com/ksqio/status/1334978112703131651

I'm sorry you had to experience that, I know how you might feel :(

That data structures and algorithm book and course is the root of so much distasteful smugness in the tech world, it's really bizarre.

[Edit]: It's almost like it was the first course we found very difficult so we should that imprint of challenge on everyone else.

I think "caring" is probably the only one that separates the best from the rest. Reminds me of this: https://youtu.be/7EmboKQH8lM?t=2165

If we care as a developer, we write better code, learn things and listen to our team, customers.

Looks like Apple ripped off yet another Web spec... AppClips anyone?

Might look outlandish to everyday consumers but it's not unreasonable in my line of work (VFX, 3D, real-time graphics) to require this kind of specs.

Exactly, I wasn't quite sure why there was the original post on it too.

As for my own post, I intend to tie it in with posts on git flow - coming soon(tm).

I had similar thoughts: https://blog.kowsheek.com/git-branch-naming-conventions-for-...

The purpose of feature branches is agility and shouldnt be used to create more process.

I had to put a tissue in my nose while reading this: https://youtu.be/qbInsYok8x8

As an United fan, I relate and hope so too.

This is brilliant. I cannot wait for WASM to take over everything. It's going to (hopefully) bring about true cross platform development.

There's no need to play that game and it's far more rewarding to define and play your own game with a smaller audience. I had cut myself off of social media and blogging but got back into it recently because I felt there would be an audience I could benefit: https://blog.kowsheek.com/should-i-start-a-blog/

Having been in this situation more than once (I caught the startup bug), I can tell you that there is no good way to leave an unsuccessful startup.

What I learned is, my time is mine to protect and my skills are mine to dedicate where I see fit. Noone can oblige you to spend these things on what you don't want to.

People will always blame others for their lack of application. If they were true entrepreneurs, they will find a replacement for you.

But you are unique that you want to leave what is really a pet project (I've been in those too many times) and build a real business. You should!

Don't worry about what others will think, you can't control that.

I thought fintech companies had fluff until I worked at a HR tech company - boy it was overdue.

If any CEO of recent times deserves it, it's Satya. He's brought Microsoft back from the depths of unsexy!