"TypeSpec is an attempt to combine the design-first and code-first worlds into something that works across both methodologies and reduces cognitive load for designers. ... The TypeSpec approach also means a general decrease in complexity, which, for Microsoft, eases its use across the organization." -- #ChrisWood
@mamund a classic move, regulation will create a barrier entry for competition, while they'll have an easier time to adapt to, or even shape, the regulation they to benefit them.
"Our research and evaluation shows that there are currently few design-specific AI tools that meaningfully enhance UX design workflows." -- #CalebSponheim#MeganBrown
"After seeing the balance of power shift to large corporations and big tech companies, the founder of the World Wide Web is determined to give users control over their data again." -- #TimDanton
@mamund I'm on a working group at IKEA determined to bring in semantic web and data pods. Zero and first party strong signals are much better than weakly inferred ones.
Ini 1972, Bob Kahn was "arranging for a professional film crew to create a thirty-minute-long 16mm movie explaining the Arpanet, complete with an electronic-synthesizer soundtrack to set an appropriately futuristic mood." -- #MichaelWaldrop in "The Dream Machine (2001)
"An API should be easy to learn and write to, and hard to misuse. Your API will also need to evolve, and a good design takes this into account." -- #CharlesHumble
"If we see ‘lines of code’ as ‘lines spent’, then when we delete lines of code, we are lowering the cost of maintenance. Instead of building re-usable software, we should try to build disposable software." -- #tef
I had occasion to revisit one of the earliest presentations on REST (May 1998) by Roy Fielding. Seen from 25 years away, this material still strikes me as clear-headed and, in many cases, prescient.
For those who utter the word "REST", this is a bit of history i recommend you should check out.
"Imagine you’re teaching a dog to play fetch. You throw a ball, and your dog sprints after it, picks it up, and runs back. You then reward your panting pup with a treat. But now comes the real trick for your dog: figuring out which part of that sequence earned the treat." -- #PeterKim
"This post won’t convince anyone on the inside of the harms they are experiencing nor the harms they are causing. That’s not been my intent. You can’t remove someone from a cult if they’re not ready to leave" -- #Emily_F_Gorcenski