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Shares rank 37 of 60 articles by recommenders

People recommend it for its funny, blunt essays against software complexity, written in grug-speak.

5 people gave an opinion

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Funny, entertaining writing
“Didn't find it particularly useful, but is funny!”
Comment from 4 Apr 2026 in “Caveman Mode Save Token?”
Authentic human brutalism
“Authentic human brutalism”
Comment from 17 Mar 2026 in “Stop Sloppypasta”
Warns against software complexity
“complexity very, very bad”
Comment from 29 Nov 2025 in “Just Use Postgres for Everything”

3 of the 5 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.

“Didn't find it particularly useful, but is funny!”

MixedComment from 4 Apr 2026 in “Caveman Mode Save Token?”

“Authentic human brutalism”

RecommendsComment from 17 Mar 2026 in “Stop Sloppypasta”

“complexity very, very bad”

RecommendsComment from 29 Nov 2025 in “Just Use Postgres for Everything”

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