Everybody loathes fast fashion but look at their revenue.
Readit Newszhaohan_dong commented on Vibe coding is the fast fashion industry of software engineering pdelboca.me/writings/2025... · Posted by u/pdelboca
zhaohan_dong commented on Checklists are hard, but still a good thing utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/spa... · Posted by u/zdw
I use checklist as a pilot, but trying to introduce the same habit to software engineers are hard.
The cost of reversing a decision is cheaper in software, than to say flying or doing hardware. Plus the spec requirements for flying and hardware design rarely changes as often as software.
Still swear by checklists and SOPs but have to be at peace that others don't see it the same way.
zhaohan_dong commented on China completes green belt around Taklamakan Desert sand-boarding.com/china-b... · Posted by u/uprootdev
> ”The initiative combines solar-powered sand-blocking technology with extensive vegetation planting to stabilize the desert’s edges.”
What sand-blocking tech is that? Does anyone know?
I think they put solar panels up and plant some bushes under the shade
zhaohan_dong commented on Y Combinator Traded Prestige for Growth unfashionable.blog/p/yc/... · Posted by u/SvenSchnieders
> How many times did the author apply and get rejected from YC?
Author is not wrong.
This “YC is actually a negative signal” sentiment started back in 2018-2019.
The “actual” good entrepreneurs (e.g., the folks you expect from Harvard, MIT, Stanford, Berkeley) stopped applying to YC a while back.
There are different signaling mechanisms in 2024, which I won’t reveal here, because the “plebs” will turn it into shit, just like they did to YC, leetcode interviews, and FANG ML jobs.
I think I've heard about the different signaling mechanisms. Those are easily exploitable so good to not reveal.
zhaohan_dong commented on Y Combinator Traded Prestige for Growth unfashionable.blog/p/yc/... · Posted by u/SvenSchnieders
This hits pretty dead center from what I've seen.
You really hit home for at #3, that's the type of companies I want to see.
If you start such a fund, I'd really enjoy working on that project.
I'm actually gauging interests. Crowding for immediate return -> Lowering return eventually. Case in point the OG geeks in the valley or quant funds doing those for hobby vs now people go straight to career. Same as Bitcoin was dope in 2012 and lame in 2020. New comers get in mostly for greed not passion.
But feels like LP are holding their $$$ for the fed rate to stabilize a bit.