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Re:Ask HN: Software architects – what’s your typical day look like? on Thursday December 15, 2022 @07:27AM (#33998455)

almost invariably come to regret some of the choices that I, or our team, have made (which include, but are not limited to, React, Gatsby, Flow, Stylus, Enzyme, Jest, SCSS, single-page app architecture, possibly graphql, etc. etc...)

I have invested in some of these technologies. The biggest commonality is that they ALL have their faults and weaknesses. The key is ensuring everyone makes best use of whatever framework/package/tooling that you have invested in via a set of best practices and standardised processes. Over the last 20+ years, i've found you should only switch to something else if there are significant gains to be had. Otherwise it rarely offers more value.

Re:Ask HN: Am I getting older or did typing on the iPhone become unbea... on Wednesday October 26, 2022 @10:00AM (#33343818)

many versions of iOS ago - if you deleted the autocorrect word, it suggested above the keys the original word it replaced, which made it very easy to get back to where you originally were.

they then removed this a few years ago.

utterly baffling how over-engineered and regressive it has become

Re:Jony Ive to form independent design company with Apple as client on Monday July 01, 2019 @10:53AM (#20325839)

>Apple should have bought Dropbox

Apple did try to purchase Dropbox when Jobs was still around...

https://www.businessinsider.com/dropbox-ceo-drew-houston-on-...