The Productivity Mirage / frantic.im

kept by eddie jul 28

The author learned that programming productivity stems from problem focus and intuition, not from elaborate editor setups, after observing a prolific engineer using minimal tools.

Fine, I’ll build my own text editor! – David Bushell – Web Dev (UK)
David Bushell experiments with canvas, contenteditable, and textarea for a DIY text editor, concluding that textarea offers the best performance and accessibility.
also on Sublime Text, #software-engineering, #developer-tools
Zed 1.0 | Hacker News
Zed 1.0 launches with mixed feedback: praised for performance but criticized for missing features, Linux issues, and lack of accessibility support.
also on Sublime Text, #developer-tools
Developers are attached to tools because tools encode trust - Stack Overflow
Developers trust tools they master through muscle memory, but AI coding agents erode that trust with unpredictable outputs, shifting bottlenecks to review and demanding new processes and cultural alignment.
also on Vim, #software-engineering, #productivity, #developer-tools
Meta Rolls Out A.I. Agent That Can Send Your Emails and Book Your Travel
Meta launches Muse, an AI agent that can send emails, book travel, and integrate with Facebook, Instagram, Spotify, and OpenTable.
also on Facebook, #software-engineering, #productivity
The Mature Optimization Handbook
Carlos Bueno’s Mature Optimization Handbook argues that performance work should be measured, deferred until systems mature, and focused on the small critical fraction where gains outweigh costs.
also on Facebook, #software-engineering, #developer-tools