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Re:As a solo developer, I decided to offer phone support on Thursday November 30, 2017 @05:02AM (#15814653)
I did my own support as a solo dev for 15 years for an app used by around 250 companies and as much as 1000 users. Then we got bought out and I moved into an open plan office. It's not the same at all. 5 years later I still struggle to deal with the open plan noise and interruptions.
Re:Ask HN: Why does visual programming suck? on Monday June 05, 2017 @04:37AM (#14486101)
Text doesn't interfere with a programmer's imagination or ability to visualize the system. Visual programming suppresses imagination and imposes a very limited and impoverished visualization.