[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":52},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$fpvc67zgbygoe":3,"recommended":21},{"title":4,"path":5,"date":6,"updated":7,"tags":8,"excerpt":10,"readingMinutes":11,"commentCount":12,"html":13,"comments":14,"next":15,"prev":18},"What's so great about software?","\u002F2019\u002F06\u002Fwhats-so-great-about-software\u002F","2019-06-11T07:26:00.006Z","2019-06-11T07:52:22.675Z",[9],"future-of-programming","[this is a work in progress] One of the things you should understand before reading this series of blog posts, is why I think software is so amazing. I also think it's terrible, but that's another post. Carving wooden…",1,0,"\u003Cp>[this is a work in progress]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of the things you should understand before reading this series of blog posts, is why I think software is so amazing. \u003Ca href=\"\u002F2019\u002F06\u002Fwhats-so-terrible-about-software\u002F\">I also think it's terrible, but that's another post.\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>1. It is ridiculously cheap to get started with software.\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>Carving wooden toys is probably cheaper because you only need wood and a knife, but for software, you need:\n- the ability to read and think somewhat logically\n- a second hand laptop, which you can buy for about $50 - $100\n- power\n- an internet connection (or a manual)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mind you, it will take lots of time and effort\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>2. It is practically free to copy digital resources.\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>All things that can be stored digitally can be copied for almost free. If you wanted to reach thousands of people before\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>3. It is ridiculously cheap to scale software.\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>WhatsApp famously scaled to a billion (?) users with a team of about 50 people. Their servers each connected millions of users at the same time. With clever engineering, anything is possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>4. The amount of abstraction involved in programming is staggering, and there is plenty of room at the top.\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>Someone created a calculator in Minecraft. I estimate it's about a trillion times slower than your computer would normally calculate things, and still, the Minecraft calculator is faster than most humans! Computers are very, very fast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>5. Since about 10 years, humans have gained the ability to connect to any person and any device at any time.\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>We have only started to scratch the surface of what we have made possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",[],{"title":16,"path":17},"What's so terrible about software?","\u002F2019\u002F06\u002Fwhats-so-terrible-about-software\u002F",{"title":19,"path":20},"The Future of Programming","\u002F2019\u002F05\u002Fthe-future-of-programming\u002F",[22,27,32,35,39,42,45,49],{"title":23,"path":24,"note":25,"series":26},"Mapping out Dark Code","\u002F2026\u002F03\u002Fmapping-out-dark-code\u002F","2026",false,{"title":28,"path":29,"note":30,"series":31},"The software that I love","\u002F2022\u002F10\u002Fthe-software-that-i-love\u002F","Series · 36 posts",true,{"title":33,"path":34,"note":25,"series":26},"Navigating the Fog of War: Age of Empires, AI Agents, and the Rise of Dark Code","\u002F2026\u002F05\u002Fnavigating-fog-of-war-age-of-empires-ai\u002F",{"title":36,"path":37,"note":38,"series":26},"The Future of Programming Systems - four thoughts","\u002F2024\u002F09\u002Fthe-future-of-programming-systems-four\u002F","2024",{"title":40,"path":41,"note":38,"series":26},"Always Optimize the Feedback Loop","\u002F2024\u002F07\u002Falways-optimize-feedback-loop\u002F",{"title":43,"path":44,"note":38,"series":26},"\"Security Is Our Top Priority\" is BS","\u002F2024\u002F07\u002Fsecurity-is-our-top-priority-is-bs\u002F",{"title":46,"path":47,"note":48,"series":26},"10x teams","\u002F2025\u002F02\u002F10x-teams\u002F","2025",{"title":50,"path":51,"note":48,"series":26},"Hiring, from the Other Side","\u002F2025\u002F10\u002Fhiring-from-other-side\u002F",1792876809072]