Parker Software

Most-linked posts?

1. /blog/stop-using-simply-in-tech-instructions/
   2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2023-04-30

What Hacker News says?

1. sametmax · 2023-04-30

   It's a more and more popular opinion: - Why not tell people to "simply" use pyenv, poetry or anaconda ( https://bitecode.substack.com/p/why-not-tell-people-to-simpl... ) - Don’t use the word ‘simply’ ( https://jameshfisher.com/2017/02/22/dont-use-simply/ ) - Stop using ‘simply’ in tech instructions ( https://www.parkersoftware.com/blog/stop-using-simply-in-tec... ) - Don’t say “simply” in your documentation ( https:…

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   on “Just Simply – Stop saying how simple things are in our docs”
2. roxyabercrombie · 2019-09-13

   Submitted Should you hire a lazy developer? as a story · 28 points

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3. sah2ed · 2023-09-07

   I think parent is referring to the habit of technically inclined folks of using "trivially" similar to words like "simply" and "just" [0][1] in a way that assumes too much about what the reader already knows. [0] https://www.parkersoftware.com/blog/stop-using-simply-in-tec... [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35759449

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4. roxyabercrombie · 2019-07-15

   Submitted The benefits of being a boring developer as a story · 6 points

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5. roxanneonhacker · 2020-03-06

   Submitted Ageism in tech: the not-so-invisible age limit developers face as a story · 5 points

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6. roxyabercrombie · 2019-12-04

   Submitted Vapourware: The emperor’s new clothes of the software world as a story · 5 points

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7. roxyabercrombie · 2019-11-29

   Submitted Software maintenance categories and what they mean for your users as a story · 5 points

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8. roxyabercrombie · 2019-11-11

   Submitted A programmer’s work is never done as a story · 5 points

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9. roxyabercrombie · 2020-01-07

   Submitted The security risks of outdated software as a story · 4 points

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10. roxyabercrombie · 2019-12-11

    Submitted A universal tech code of conduct as a story · 4 points

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11. roxyabercrombie · 2019-11-14

    Submitted Combatting Climate Change with Code as a story · 4 points

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12. roxyabercrombie · 2019-10-09

    Submitted Sustainable UX design: saving the environment with smarter websites as a story · 4 points

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13. roxyabercrombie · 2019-09-25

    Submitted A universal tech code of conduct as a story · 4 points

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14. roxyabercrombie · 2019-07-12

    Submitted The Great Tech Stagnation – Finally Over, or Only Beginning? as a story · 4 points

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15. roxyabercrombie · 2019-07-09

    Submitted Tech assumptions make an ass of your users as a story · 4 points

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16. roxyabercrombie · 2019-07-04

    Submitted Racism in technology: how our tools acquire bias as a story · 4 points

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17. roxyabercrombie · 2019-12-05

    Submitted The Great Tech Stagnation – Finally Over, or Only Beginning? as a story · 3 points

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18. roxyabercrombie · 2019-10-03

    Submitted Why your users hate your flashy new design (and what to do about it) as a story · 3 points

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19. roxyabercrombie · 2019-08-22

    Submitted Software maintenance categories and what they mean for your users as a story · 3 points

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20. roxyabercrombie · 2019-07-30

    Submitted Beware the software snake oil salesman as a story · 3 points

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21. roxyabercrombie · 2019-07-23

    Submitted Software maintenance categories and what they mean for your users as a story · 3 points

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22. roxyabercrombie · 2019-07-11

    Submitted The death of the term 'tech industry' as a story · 3 points

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23. roxyabercrombie · 2019-07-10

    Submitted Shattering the myth of the lone tech genius as a story · 3 points

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24. roxyabercrombie · 2019-07-03

    Submitted When code kills: are we headed for a software apocalypse? as a story · 3 points

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25. roxyabercrombie · 2020-01-08

    Submitted Key considerations for making age-friendly software as a story · 2 points

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26. roxyabercrombie · 2019-12-12

    Submitted Beware the boring fallacy in web design as a story · 2 points

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27. roxyabercrombie · 2019-10-17

    Submitted The problem with long-term roadmaps as a story · 2 points

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28. roxyabercrombie · 2019-10-16

    Submitted Beware the long arm of Brooks’ law as a story · 2 points

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29. roxyabercrombie · 2019-09-19

    Submitted Front-end vs. back-end: are the lines blurring? as a story · 2 points

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30. roxyabercrombie · 2019-09-11

    Submitted The past (and future) of front-end development as a story · 2 points

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