Category: Rants
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Technical debt and vibe-coding
When looking at a system as-it-is, my perspective remains: tech debt is the state of a system that captured the understanding of the problem when it was created and doesn’t fully reflect today’s understanding. The (obsolete) understanding applies to both functional and non-functional requirements, so it might be about the business, technical, scaling, or another…
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Current stream of thought: revenues vs. market cap
The financials here make absolutely no sense to me, and this is only an example of the current state of (US) economy? Zoom market cap is currently close to $107 billion, and it announced on July 18. 2021 that it’s acquiring Five9 for $14.7 billion in stock. Meanwhile, Zoom reported net income of $7.6 million…
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New times, new words
What does it all mean – Smartphone face, BlackBerry prayer, Facebook facelift, Continuous partial attention, Attentional blink