Sebastian Martinez

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Software engineering changed more in the last 3 months than the preceeding 30 years. Everything about running a software company needs to be rethought from first principles.

Personally, I’d rather have someone who executes a mediocre idea brilliantly than someone who talks about a brilliant idea forever. Execution beats perfection every time.

The ultimate life hack: Quiet progress. No announcement. No hype. No applause. Learn to work without validation. Build when nobody’s watching. Write when nobody’s reading. Train when nobody’s cheering. It doesn’t take talent, just courage. Quiet progress creates loud results.

New goals don't deliver new results. New lifestyles do. And a lifestyle is a process, not an outcome. For this reason, all of your energy should go into building better habits, not chasing better results.

After @obie 's talk last week at @sfrubyconf, we were inspired to write up this blog post

Spotted in Amsterdam, @josevalim converting people to #Elixir one developer at a time # MyElixirStatus

@michaelyared too bad you couldn’t make it this year! I’ll try to have twice as fun then to make it up for you

Rails World was a blast last year... Sad to be missing this one in Amsterdam, but already excited for next year.

Stay healthy, get wealthy, seek truth, give love, and create beauty.

How lucky are we? To belong to the generation that got the before and after for personal computing, internet, smart phones, social media, and now AI. Can you fully understand something without knowing what was there before? How will these decades be remembered?

Yup. Assignments should be like “use AI to do ___ complex project” and then have an oral component where the student explains each step of the process they used and their thought process behind it. Schools should prepare kids to accomplish things with the tools of their world.

When a news organization gets a meaningful percentage of its revenue from the government, it's not really a news organization anymore. It's a like a glorified PR firm with press credentials. And this happens in non-obvious ways: advertising, subscriptions, tax-breaks, grants—all framed as 'supporting journalism.' This kind of dependency corrupts subtly at first, then completely. Self-censorship becomes instinct.

@GigCityElixir Unfortunately I won’t be able to attend this time…but I *need* this shirt. Pretty sure @marpo60 will be kind enough to bring an M back home for me 🙄

Get the shirt. Join the community! We can't wait to see you in Chattanooga! Get tickets (and let us know your shirt size) at gigcityelixir.com #ElixirLang

“Unspoken expectations are premeditated resentments.” — Neil Strauss

Here are 35 of the most interesting facts and stats I came across this year! 🧵

Here’s how I would prepare for AGI: Work is going to become a lot less important. If you are the sort of person who ties your self-worth to what you do, I would start decoupling that. We might live for a very long time. You are going to want to be as healthy as possible. Get scanned, MRI, blood tests. Lift weights and build muscle. Work out for an hour every day. Your friendships and relationships are going to become even more crucial as you look outside your work for meaning. Invest in them. Have a large family. Develop hobbies. Learn how to cook, garden. Read books for pleasure. Study that subject you’ve always been fascinated with. Learn for the sheer joy of it. Spend more time doing your favorite sport. Skiing, kite-boarding, tennis, whatever it is. And marvel at your good fortune to be living through such a historical time.

Commitment starts when motivation stops.

Great article about the growing Tech Ecosystem in Uruguay bloomberg.com/news/features/…

We often fixate on the visible and exciting, overlooking that most success comes from consistently doing the mundane, unglamorous work that few notice. The 98/2 Rule: people spend 98% of their time talking about flashy things that contribute only 2% to the results, while overlooking the fact that 98% of the results come from consistently doing the boring basics that few notice. Ask yourself: Does the attention you give to something truly reflect its importance?

Dear software engineers: your 40s is mid career. Title inflation, ego and managers struggling to provide career path doesn’t change that fact.