miniblog.

Self hosting is really nifty, but it's an additional cognitive burden. For example, I can run difftastic on its own history. I use plain git-diff just as often. My best improvements have come from using it in other codebases. It lets me think about one thing at a time

Interesting article on the cognitive burden of programming language features, and how it incentivises designs that are similar to today's popular languages: https://tratt.net/laurie/blog/entries/programming_languages_and_the_speed_of_light.html

Cognitive technology, thought augmentation and reifying interfaces: