Lots of wisdom in How To Build Stable Systems https://medium.com/@jlouis666/how-to-build-stable-systems-6fe9dcf32fc4 (also unapologetically opinionated)
miniblog.
Related Posts
It's funny how languages can offer multiple forms of syntax, but formatters standardise to a single form.
E.g. single vs double quotes in JS, optional semicolons in JS, different ways of grouping imports in Rust.
Should new languages be more syntactically opinionated?
An opinionated, unofficial alternative to https://crates.io/: https://crates.rs/
I like the understated design, and having multiple websites listing the packages available is a great sign of a healthy ecosystem!
Ivy 0.9.0 is out! https://oremacs.com/2017/04/09/ivy-0.9.0/ It's a wonderful package that makes many things better without ever being too opinionated.