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pgwhalen commented on Do the simplest thing that could possibly work   seangoedecke.com/the-simp... · Posted by u/dondraper36
sfpotter · 15 hours ago
Generally speaking, when I hear people say this, it's a huge red flag. Really, any time anyone puts forth any kind of broad proclamation about how software development should be done, my hackles go up. Either they don't know what they're talking about, they're full of shit, or both. The only reasonable thing to conclude after lots of experience with software development is that it's hard and requires care and deliberation. There is no one-size-fits-all advice. What I want to see is people who are open-minded and thoughtful.
pgwhalen · 12 hours ago
Did you read the article? It’s mostly about the nuance of how to apply this philosophy in practice, not a pithy one-size-fits-all statement about all software engineering.
pgwhalen commented on 95% of Companies See 'Zero Return' on $30B Generative AI Spend   thedailyadda.com/95-of-co... · Posted by u/speckx
highwaylights · 9 days ago
I wouldn’t be surprised if 95% of companies knew this was a money pit but felt obligated to burn a pile of money on it so as not to hurt the stock price.
pgwhalen · 9 days ago
It's hard to define what it means for a company to know something, but as a person inside a company spending on gen AI efforts, I'm pretty confident that we're not investing in it just to maintain an elevated valuation (we're a mature, privately owned company).
pgwhalen commented on Show HN: Typed-arrow – compile‑time Arrow schemas for Rust   github.com/tonbo-io/typed... · Posted by u/ethegwo
pgwhalen · 10 days ago
I'm pretty deep into the arrow ecosystem and have been dreaming about something like this for a while now. Nice to see!

I'm also imagining what this would look like in other languages (Java, Go, Python) - you can't do as much at compile time of course, but there are still marginal improvements to be made over the dynamism of the standard arrow libraries, when the use case benefits from it.

pgwhalen commented on It's the Housing, Stupid   ofdollarsanddata.com/its-... · Posted by u/throw0101c
LastTrain · 12 days ago
First off, you didn't say NIMBYism, you said NIMBY, and I'm pretty sure you understand the difference. If you really don't, I'll spell it out for you: the latter labels the person you are having the discussion with as motivated by greed, dismissing any valid points they may have. It is a lazy way to shut down an argument similar to the old internet standby "virtue signaling". Second, even if you did mean to say NIMBYism, historic preservation is not NIMBYism. By way of a simple example - I am for historic preservation in places I don't even live, not in my back yard. I hope that clarifies things.
pgwhalen · 12 days ago
I don’t understand the difference between NIMBYism and NIMBY other than the part of speech. I also don’t understand the level of vitriol in your responses, I do not intend to shut down arguments or virtue signal.

Your association with NIMBYism as strictly economically motivated is a popular and recent one but the term predates and is much broader than that, and being purely motivated by historical preservation on a local level definitely is NIMBYism.

pgwhalen commented on It's the Housing, Stupid   ofdollarsanddata.com/its-... · Posted by u/throw0101c
LastTrain · 12 days ago
Thanks. Zurich. I don’t think even the authors would call this a slam dunk, and they cite it as the best available example. I do appreciate that they rightly call out that upzoning will cause movements in the population and the potential benefits will take decades to materialize.
pgwhalen · 12 days ago
I’m not sure what “slam dunk” means in this context, but they do note how clear the effect is, even if it does unfortunately take 5-10 years before it shows.
pgwhalen commented on It's the Housing, Stupid   ofdollarsanddata.com/its-... · Posted by u/throw0101c
LastTrain · 12 days ago
Yep. Can't have a rational discussion of the merits we have to start with the NIMBY bullshit already. Because affordable housing is important doesn't mean that historic preservation is not. And vice versa. Have a good one.
pgwhalen · 12 days ago
I’m confused, what isn’t rational? NIMBYism in the form of historical preservation is perfectly rational, I don’t dispute that. Just noting that I favor housing affordability, which research suggests is at odds with this sort of NIMBYism.
pgwhalen commented on It's the Housing, Stupid   ofdollarsanddata.com/its-... · Posted by u/throw0101c
LastTrain · 12 days ago
Is there an example where upzoning has resulted in reduced housing prices?
pgwhalen · 12 days ago
Yes, here's an episode of a podcast with the authors of such a paper.

https://www.lewis.ucla.edu/2024/12/11/83-local-effects-of-up...

pgwhalen commented on It's the Housing, Stupid   ofdollarsanddata.com/its-... · Posted by u/throw0101c
LastTrain · 12 days ago
The umbrella of upzoning often includes relaxing historic review along with neutering enforcement of the same, resulting in the loss of historic structures to make way for new construction.
pgwhalen · 12 days ago
Ah yes, absolutely. I love historic architecture as much as anybody, but I am not a NIMBY and would prefer affordable housing for current and future members of my community more than I would preserving some particular moment in time for myself.
pgwhalen commented on It's the Housing, Stupid   ofdollarsanddata.com/its-... · Posted by u/throw0101c
LastTrain · 12 days ago
I didn’t really place a value judgement on it, just made an assertion. My personal opinion is that if controlling housing prices is a goal you have to do it outside the market, but that is highly controversial and a non-starter in today’s America. Meanwhile the current orthodoxy of ‘upzoning’ prevails causing real damage to historic areas and mainly benefitting developers as far as I can see.
pgwhalen · 12 days ago
What does “causing real damage to historic areas” mean? Causing damage in what sense?
pgwhalen commented on It's the Housing, Stupid   ofdollarsanddata.com/its-... · Posted by u/throw0101c
grafmax · 12 days ago
There are many factors contributing to the housing crisis, not just zoning regulations. That’s why upzoning often coincides with higher prices, rising homelessness, and increased investor ownership.

We are best served by implementing effective public housing policies.

pgwhalen · 12 days ago
The research on upzoning simply does not bear out this conclusion.

u/pgwhalen

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