March 29, 2021
An amazing technology that did not reach it's potential: GraphIQ
Below are some screenshots that are still available on the Internet about the company. - Ritvvij Parrikh (Li • Tw)
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March 29, 2021
On organization structures
HEY World, I first observed this in my first job at Amdocs, where we were building systems for AT&T. Inadvertently, the software would mimic how the organization was structured — who had decision rights over what, who reported to whom, how the teams were structured, etc. This unnecessarily made the software complex and ineffective but ...
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March 11, 2021
On categories of developers
HEY World, I had read this, possibly in Hackers and Painters, long ago... and it is still applicable today. When hiring, look out for the right mix of following categories of developers. • Engineers: They convert product specs into application code. • Computer Scientists: They go one level deeper and prefer solving fundamental issues l...
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March 6, 2021
On live blogs, newsletters, and notifications
HEY World, From an editorial workflow point of view, all of these editorial products — live blogs, newsletters, and notifications are aggregation and curation problems. All three have well-defined frequencies — daily, weekly, etc. All three require creative copy writing, over and above the article. All three ought to be measured for st...
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