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Kinda obvious statement, but not for everyone.

I’ve just criticized people writing low-effort blog posts about minor issues, but I think I have to write another “minor issue article” myself.

For a long time I was wondering why worthless subjects get lots of attention, while something real stays in a shadow despite being visible.

There are so much noise about AI going on, and I would really like to clear out some confusion created by it.

My linkedin feed is full of posts like “we stopped hiring junior frontend devs”, “AI replaces juns”, “use AI smart”.

I used to look at Web Components like “what is this?

I was looking for some convenient solution for simple self-hosted commenting, but instead was welcomed with a mix of personal playgrounds and vibecoding stands which are called “full-stack development” nowadays.

I used to particupate in many discussions about microservices, but over time I began to notice one strange phenomena: when 10 people are talking about microservices every one of them has slightly different meaning of the word.

I used to call myself a Rust hater, but really I was doing it just to compensate for the perceivable fanboyism e.g.

Pretty much every person today by the age of 25 year has several teeth with fillings.

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(97)11096-0/fulltext — RETRACTED: Ileal-lymphoid-nodular hyperplasia, non-specific colitis, and pervasive developmental disorder in children Warning!

Modern CPU-s suck horribly.

There is a big project for TypeScript called Effect (https://effect.website/).

I’m a bit late with a reaction, but I quited frontend development right when the madness hit the peak and it’s worth taking a glance back.