Post #1733537
2026-04-27 19:15 UTC
Replies (16)
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@leonardom@mathstodon.xyz 2026-04-27 20:04
@byorgey >Have the courage to go slowly, especially when everyone else is telling you that you need to go fast and cut corners.Cultivate your ability to think deeply. Do whatever it takes to carve out distraction-free bubbles for yourself in both space and time. This might mean saying no to technologies or patterns of working that others say are critical or inevitable.< I believe in this. But sometimes it can be very hard to do.
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@MartinEscardo@mathstodon.xyz 2026-04-27 20:14
@byorgey writes "I wrote something". Well said. I will share it with my students. Fully agree.
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@JacquesC2@types.pl 2026-04-27 20:56
@byorgey Beautifully said, thank you. I shall share it too.
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@chrisamaphone@hci.social 2026-04-28 02:33
@byorgey 💜
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@talisyn@furry.engineer 2026-04-28 02:48
@byorgey beautifully said ♥️
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@janneke@todon.nl 2026-04-28 05:30
@byorgey Share; write free software.
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@theeclecticdyslexic@mstdn.social 2026-04-28 06:26
@byorgey Thanks, I needed to read that one today. Sometimes you need encouragement to stay course and "Rage, rage against the dying of the light".
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@lindsey@recurse.social 2026-04-28 09:53
@byorgey Thank you ❤️
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@GeoffWozniak@masto.hackers.town 2026-04-28 12:12
@byorgey This gives me hope that at least some people in CS don't want to be an arm of the business school.
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@cdrichards@mathstodon.xyz 2026-04-28 12:23
@byorgey well said, indeed. Thank you.
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@floralmess@mathstodon.xyz 2026-04-28 12:26
RE: https://mathstodon.xyz/@byorgey/116478269913704021 @byorgey “Above all, be motivated by love instead of fear.” ❤️❤️
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@pkdmva@mstdn.social 2026-04-28 19:12
@byorgey Other than the specific point about refactoring code, it feels like most of this advice / these reflections can and should apply well beyond computer scientists / software engineers. All very well put in my view, thanks for sharing it.
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@djspinmonkey@hachyderm.io 2026-04-28 19:21
@byorgey @lindsey That’s really beautiful. These are all things I’m feeling strongly myself, recently, but haven’t been able to express well. Thanks for writing this.
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@xankarn@mastodon.online 2026-05-06 10:30
@byorgey @RunRichRun I’m so glad I came across this. What you’ve written here is beautiful and urgently important. I hope it will be read and mulled over by young and old alike.
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@DonJon111@mastodon.social 2026-06-01 16:58
@byorgey@mathstodon.xyz Amen, brotha!! I've been homeless before because I refused to work for unethical companies. Still doing slave work, but trying to spread the Gospel!! Don't compromise your moral and ethical values over money and fame—all Glory be to God!!!
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@tschundler@leds.social 2026-06-07 20:24
@byorgey@mathstodon.xyz Thank you for this. I've been trying to figure out something to say to a nephew currently entering the field - I'm going to share this.