Stop Demanding Performance ยท Alex Gaynor
> Lots of situations in life are like this, where thereโs a loud way to accomplish very little and a quiet way to do some good. And far too often, we reward people for doing the loud ineffective thing.
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New blog post with video - Recursive project search in Emacs: lukeplant.me.uk/blog/posts/r...
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"Rules" that terminal programs follow
"rules" that terminal programs follow https://jvns.ca/blog/2024/11/26/terminal-rules/
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