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Ed Weissman
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Ed Weissman writes ed weissman, a personal blog at edw519.posthaven.com about programming, career and business. Since 2016, 6 different Hacker News readers have linked it 15 times, most often “6 days to change 1 line of code (2012)”. The last post was in 2015, but the archive is still widely read.
Too few sampled comments (3) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
HN readers link Ed Weissman's blog for its essays on enterprise programming, code review and career advice. One commenter says it is therapeutic for programmers working in large companies.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 3 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
ed weissman
Most-linked posts?
- 6 days to change 1 line of code (2012)3 people · 3 mentions · first linked 2023-07-16
- It Takes 6 Days to Change 1 Line of Code (2015)2 people · 3 mentions · first linked 2016-12-06
What Hacker News says?
In all things moderation. Some code review is good, just don't let it get out of hand, or it takes 6 days to change one line of code [0]. [0] http://edw519.posthaven.com/it-takes-6-days-to-change-1-line...
Comment linking /it-takes-6-days-to-change-1-line-of-code
on “10 facts about code reviews and quality”- Mz · 2016-12-06
Submitted It Takes 6 Days to Change 1 Line of Code (2015) as a story · 568 points
HN discussion - Mz · 2017-11-21
I am reminded of this: http://edw519.posthaven.com/it-takes-6-days-to-change-1-line... But I also have the thought that in the military, the person issuing orders is also responsible for things if they go wrong. If his orders are bad, he takes the fall for them. I wonder if that is the case here. Or is it a case of "Do as you are told, and then take the fall when it breaks our system." If so, you have deeper problem…
Comment linking /it-takes-6-days-to-change-1-line-of-code
on “Dealing with insubordination” Submitted 6 days to change 1 line of code (2012) as a story · 18 points
HN discussion> Went on to do more "complex" things Have you considered moving in the other direction? There's lots of work -- and value -- in bog-standard software with no mathematical/statistical/computational cleverness. Occasionally you can see an opportunity to fruitfully apply a mildly clever quantitative technique and see it actually get used -- but >95% of the time there's usually necessary grunt work to do. How about try…
Comment linking /willie-sutton-would-be-an-enterprise-programmer
on “Software and burnout, how to get gratification?”- Mz · 2016-12-22
Submitted Famous Last Words by Bosses I've Had (2014) as a story · 5 points
HN discussion A lot of Ed's writing will resonate if you've served as a programmer in an enterprise environment for a tour of duty or two. I found reading Ed's writing therapeutic while going through culture shock of working in an enterprise non-tech megacorp for the first time. There's a lot of hard-won wisdom & business & career advice, as well as the humour. The classic: https://edw519.posthaven.com/it-takes-6-days-to-change-1…
Comment linking /willie-sutton-would-be-an-enterprise-programmer
on “Eddiots”Submitted It Takes 6 Days to Change 1 Line of Code as a story · 4 points
HN discussion- Mz · 2017-01-06
Submitted Insidious Bug or Comedy of Errors? as a story · 2 points
HN discussion - Mz · 2017-01-04
Submitted Why doesn’t anyone call me back? (2014) as a story · 2 points
HN discussion - Mz · 2016-12-23
Submitted How can a company blow a job interview? as a story · 2 points
HN discussion Submitted It Takes 6 Days to Change 1 Line of Code (2015) as a story · 1 points
HN discussion- Mz · 2017-07-21
Submitted How risky is free software? as a story · 1 points
HN discussion - Mz · 2017-07-21
Submitted Product/Market Strategies as a story · 1 points
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