Hacker Blogs
Work in progress: 181,232 of 181,233 sites checked so far, more every week · updated 2 Nov 2026Missing a blog? Tell us

Top all-time · #8344

E

Earth...Brains...Technology...Design

Personal blog · ventrellathing.wordpress.comprogramming

Earth...Brains...Technology...Design is a personal blog at ventrellathing.wordpress.com about programming. Since 2013, 9 different Hacker News readers have linked it 9 times, most often “The Case for Slow Programming”. The last post was in 2019, but the archive is still widely read.

Visit the blog
9mentions?
9HN people?
2013–2015first – last linked?
Links on Hacker News per year · peak 4 in 2013

Too few sampled comments (2) to say how often HN recommends it.?

Why HN links it

HN readers link this blog's posts on slowing down in software work and taking deliberate, documented shortcuts. The comments cite these ideas without explicitly praising or criticising the writing.

Summarised by Claude from a sample of 2 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.

Emergence Emerges

Most-linked posts?

  1. The Case for Slow Programming
    4 people · 4 mentions · first linked 2014-11-30
  2. Git: A Nightmare of Mixed Metaphors
    2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2013-01-29

What Hacker News says?

  1. proksoup · 2015-06-07
    Show them that you can get things done faster in the long run by slowing down. The emphasis on speed (getting things done) is always short sighted, and they know that. Help them see it. https://ventrellathing.wordpress.com/2013/06/18/the-case-for...

    Comment linking /2013/06/18/the-case-for-slow-programming/

    on “Ask HN: Are top developers just guessing?”
  2. bufo · 2014-12-01

    Submitted The Case for Slow Programming as a story · 865 points

    HN discussion
  3. hotBacteria · 2015-01-25
    Don't be stupid, be slow [1] We take shortcuts when we feel the proper solution takes too long to implement If you purposely take a shortcut, write why you take it, how you take it and how to turn back in case of troubles. Slowing down also allows you to share your problem with your team, your friends or your rubber duck Again, don't forget to write somewhere what your rubber duck told you, don't waste his time aski…

    Comment linking /2013/06/18/the-case-for-slow-programming/

    on “Be Purposefully Stupid”
  4. wslh · 2014-11-30

    Submitted The Case for Slow Programming as a story · 12 points

    HN discussion
  5. bellajara · 2013-01-29

    Submitted Git: A Nightmare of Mixed Metaphors as a story · 12 points

    HN discussion
  6. sotoseattle · 2015-01-18

    Submitted The Case for Slow Programming as a story · 8 points

    HN discussion
  7. robin_reala · 2013-03-26

    Submitted GIT: a Nightmare of Mixed Metaphors as a story · 3 points

    HN discussion
  8. jordigh · 2013-01-28

    Submitted Git: a nightmare of mixed metaphors as a story · 2 points

    HN discussion
  9. chanux · 2013-03-26

    Submitted GIT: a Nightmare of Mixed Metaphors as a story · 1 points

    HN discussion

Search all of HN for ventrellathing.wordpress.com