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Perfectionism. I first heard this word from my piano teacher when I was young. As I would struggle to play through a piece of music, starting and stopping every few seconds to make sure every note was correct, she’d chide me, “Kendra, you’re too much of a perfectionist. Just keep going — it doesn’t have to be perfec...

The topic of Git history, rebasing, squashing, and commit messaging often surfaces, igniting debates as fiery as those over Vim vs. Emacs, tabs vs. spaces, or pineapple on pizza. For some, Git history is the unsung hero of software teams; for others, it’s a persistent thorn in the side. Opinions vary widely, and tho...

The concept of “ask culture” and “guess culture” has fascinated me for years. Andrea Donderi named the phenomenon in a 2007 MetaFilter post. Many thought–provoking essays have explored the idea’s role in fouling up interpersonal relationships since. The concept is that there are two types of people in the world: gue...