Jerod

No, it's 2025 now, so officially as of two years ago.

No, it's 2025 now, so officially as of two years ago.

Well, there was that one time vortex that happened. Somewhere between 2020 and now, there was like a vortex.

Well, there was that one time vortex that happened. Somewhere between 2020 and now, there was like a vortex.

Nobody really knows what time it is as the song goes. So I'm with you maybe a couple years behind. I graduated from college, I think, in 06, 05 or 06. It's always very fuzzy. And went straight into industry pretty much from there. But I was already doing stuff on the web in college. Prior to college, my computer use was like basically Napster and video games.

Nobody really knows what time it is as the song goes. So I'm with you maybe a couple years behind. I graduated from college, I think, in 06, 05 or 06. It's always very fuzzy. And went straight into industry pretty much from there. But I was already doing stuff on the web in college. Prior to college, my computer use was like basically Napster and video games.

And Winamp and stuff, it wasn't really like productive creating things. I wouldn't say I was in the industry, but yeah, probably 20 years for me since it is 2025. And have you changed your mind at all?

And Winamp and stuff, it wasn't really like productive creating things. I wouldn't say I was in the industry, but yeah, probably 20 years for me since it is 2025. And have you changed your mind at all?

So yes and no.

So yes and no.

Yeah. Well, we went through a little exercise, the two of us. We thought of a few things we have changed our mind on, things we haven't changed our mind on, which I think is also powerful. And Chris did the same thing. So he starts off with a list of things he's changed his mind on, things he now believes, which in the past he would have squabbled with himself.

Yeah. Well, we went through a little exercise, the two of us. We thought of a few things we have changed our mind on, things we haven't changed our mind on, which I think is also powerful. And Chris did the same thing. So he starts off with a list of things he's changed his mind on, things he now believes, which in the past he would have squabbled with himself.

And then he also has a list of opinions he's picked up along the way, and then finally things he has not changed his opinion on. And so we've done similar, but I thought we'd talk through some of Chris's because many of these things are agreeable to me. Other things I would need clarification on what exactly he means. I mean, it's a bulleted list, right? So this is how you go viral on Twitter.

And then he also has a list of opinions he's picked up along the way, and then finally things he has not changed his opinion on. And so we've done similar, but I thought we'd talk through some of Chris's because many of these things are agreeable to me. Other things I would need clarification on what exactly he means. I mean, it's a bulleted list, right? So this is how you go viral on Twitter.

software keep it simple scannable you know digestible 10 minutes or less 30 minutes if you want to dig things i've learned after n years you know make the topic too long yeah and then just list it up and let the rest of us opine on it so we're going to start with a few of those And where should we go first? Here's one that I thought was interesting.

software keep it simple scannable you know digestible 10 minutes or less 30 minutes if you want to dig things i've learned after n years you know make the topic too long yeah and then just list it up and let the rest of us opine on it so we're going to start with a few of those And where should we go first? Here's one that I thought was interesting.

REPLs, this is tying now into our discovery coding conversation with Jimmy. Chris thinks REPLs are not useful design tools, though they are useful exploratory tools.

REPLs, this is tying now into our discovery coding conversation with Jimmy. Chris thinks REPLs are not useful design tools, though they are useful exploratory tools.

To that, I would say exploration is design, man. Let's go. Get your discovery coding hat on and explore your way to a design. I think REPLs are great design tools because you get to explore the space that you're trying to design for.

To that, I would say exploration is design, man. Let's go. Get your discovery coding hat on and explore your way to a design. I think REPLs are great design tools because you get to explore the space that you're trying to design for.