Ask HN: As a developer what are your aha moments?

Re:Ask HN: As a developer what are your aha moments? by haroldegibbons on Tuesday September 08, 2020 @01:30AM (#24405462)

My "aha" moment was realizing most of my ideas and most apps out there are complete garbage. Not needed. Damaging, even. 99.9% of all of it.

For example, most "cutting edge" web apps are better off as PHP monoliths. Facebook was a PHP file for a long time. But most apps in general should never make it past being shell scripts, which are better off staying as spreadsheets or better - text files which are better off as pieces of paper whenever possible. And all paper is better off left as thoughts whenever possible, and most thoughts should be forsaken.

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Re:Ask HN: As a developer what are your aha moments? by ajb92 on Tuesday September 08, 2020 @12:37PM (#24410089)

Ha, nice. I’m reminded of that quote by Jenny Holzer:

> Disgust is the appropriate response to most situations.

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Re:Ask HN: As a developer what are your aha moments? by howlinbash on Tuesday September 08, 2020 @05:14AM (#24406614)

I've been a lurker for 5 years.

Congratulations you just wrote my favourite comment on hacker news.

Thanks for the laugh.

You certainly make a strong case.

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Re:Ask HN: As a developer what are your aha moments? by toto444 on Wednesday September 09, 2020 @12:21PM (#24422608)

I was really into learning new tech, new algo all in my free time and one day I got the ahah moment you describe and since then I have started reading fiction.

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Re:Ask HN: As a developer what are your aha moments? by tmaly on Tuesday September 08, 2020 @10:48PM (#24416408)

Truth! Low tech or no tech is much easier to deal with if you are forced to.

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Re:Ask HN: As a developer what are your aha moments? by runawaybottle on Tuesday September 08, 2020 @05:54AM (#24406851)

Where’s the fun in that?

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Re:Ask HN: As a developer what are your aha moments? by quickthrower2 on Tuesday September 08, 2020 @05:03AM (#24406557)

Very poetic! But true.

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