
A portrait of the best worst programmer
09/05/23 • 8 min
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Dan North tells the tale of Tim, the worst programmer he’s worked with (who also is a heck of a programmer), Kevin Lin declares that OpenTelemetry delivers on its promise for open observability, Justin Garrison details Terraform vs GitOps vs System Initiative, Inc. writes how Apple beats burnout & Aline Lerner’s advice on how (not) to sabotage your salary negotiations before you even start.
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Dan North tells the tale of Tim, the worst programmer he’s worked with (who also is a heck of a programmer), Kevin Lin declares that OpenTelemetry delivers on its promise for open observability, Justin Garrison details Terraform vs GitOps vs System Initiative, Inc. writes how Apple beats burnout & Aline Lerner’s advice on how (not) to sabotage your salary negotiations before you even start.
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Transcript
What up, nerds? I'm Jerod and this is Changelog News for the week of Monday, September 4th 2023. But delivered a day late because of the Labor Day Holiday here in the States. Or maybe I was stuck at Burning Man and Labor Day is just a convenient excuse... you decide.
Jon Lovitz:Yeah, that's the ticket!
Jerod Santo:Ok, let's get into the news.
Break: Jerod Santo:Dan North
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