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  • Who is funding the “AI Editor” wars?

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    People are excited for code completion powered by AI. Excited as in: they are willing to pay for it. A year ago, GitHub Copilot, a product launched in 2021, surpassed $100M ARR. It’s roughly 1M paying customers, given the lower tier is at $100 per year. For comparison, GitHub (+15 years old, launched in 2007)…

  • WordPress 6.2 performance: field data

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    Analysis of the impact of the performance improvements that came with WordPress 6.2 in some public datasets.

  • The value of Time To First Byte

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    For a holistic perspective on performance, we need to track user-perceived performance (LCP) and add client-side metrics to the mix (LCP-TTFB).

  • Evolution of WordPress TTFB: 5.6 to 6.2

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    How long does it take the server to process the homepage for each of the last 4 default WordPress themes?

  • The developer experience of WordPress presets

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    How using theme.json improves the developer experience of WordPress theme authors.

  • oandre.gal

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    https://nosolosoftware.com is no longer my home in the internet.

  • Recently: June 2021

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    Previous: May 2021. The second quarter of 2021 is over, and it was an intense one at work. I’ve been working on some features for WordPress 5.8. It’s a packed version by my standards and those of many others. It will be published in a few days, and I’m excited to see it in the…

  • Recently: May 2021

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    Previous: April 2021. Next: June 2021. LaretasGeek I streamed content in May. Twice. The first, hosted by Fran. We talked about how is it to work for Automattic or how does it feel to be involved in a free software project the scale of WordPress (40% of the web, 18 years old). We also touched…

  • Recently: April 2021

    Recently: April 2021

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    Previous: March 2021. Next: May 2021. Three queues for notes Lately, I’ve found joy in learning how other people organize their notes: Taxonomy of note types, the PARA system, and the Johnny Decimal are three of the most popular links on the note-taking internet sub-culture. Over the years, I’ve tried several things. The last iteration…

  • Recently: March 2021

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    Previous: February 2021. Next: April 2021. Mareas Vivas Galician noir: how a rainy corner of Spain spawned a new TV genre. The major streaming platforms have released tv-shows produced in Galiza and by Galicians: O Sabor das Margaridas / Bitter Daisies (Netflix), Auga Seca / Dry Water (HBO), La Unidad / The Unit (Movistar), 3…

  • Recently: February 2021

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    Previous: January 2021. Next: March 2021. January’s post re-connected me with some folks, which made me think this “recently” idea wasn’t that bad after all. Here’s February’s. 3 blogs of programmers I follow In a Twitter conversation with Óscar and Juan, Juan suggested we should share blogs of programmers we follow. It’s been a while…

  • Recently: January 2021

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    Next: February 2021. Inspired by Tom MacWright, I’m starting a “recently” series, where I’m going to branch out a bit from the usual topics of this site ― which weren’t very focused anyway. Aims to be monthly. Streamers The past year I’ve started to follow some streamers. It’s a lot of fun if you find…

  • Plans and planning

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    Plans are useless, but planning is indispensable. — Dwight Eisenhower.

  • Where to begin?

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    Begin anywhere. — John Cage.

  • Cunningham’s Law

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    The best way to get the right answer on the Internet is not to ask a question, but to post the wrong answer. — Cunningham’s Law.

  • Roots and fruits

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    The roots of education are bitter, but the fruits are sweet. — Attributed to Aristotle.

  • Catan

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    Review of “Catan”, the board game.

  • Routine things

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    High performing teams do routine things in an outstanding manner, routinely. — Ann Dunwoody, USA’s first female 4-star general. At A8C’s Grand Meetup, 2018.

  • Dare to know

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    Have the courage to use your own understanding. — Kant, What is enlightenment?

  • Azul

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    Review of “Azul”, the board game.

  • CuBirds

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    Review of “CuBirds”, the card game.

  • Sushi Go!

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    Review of “Sushi Go”, my goto party game.

  • Team and ideas

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    Give a good idea to a mediocre team, and they will screw it up. Give a mediocre idea to a great team, and they will either fix it or come up with something better. If you get the team right, chances are that they’ll get the ideas right. — Creativity, Ed Catmull.