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Make the edge case possible and the common case easy.

2026-06-29 · Bits and Bobs 6/29/26
  • Make the edge case possible and the common case easy.

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← When you solve an open-ended problem that's never been solved, people can't even imagine the result.When you optimize a metric you can make the number go up without knowing why what you did makes it go up. →

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