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		CharlesW on May 26, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: That people produce HTML with string templates is ... > "One of my fundamental rules of system design is when people keep doing it wrong, the people are right and your system or idea is wrong." Digital desire paths? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desire_path

winrid on May 26, 2023 | [–]

I prefer digital cow paths.

cpeterso on May 26, 2023 | | [–]

For the desire/cow/elephant fans out there, this Instagram account shares satisfying photos of urban desire paths (and the attempts to block them): https://www.instagram.com/olifantenpaadjes/

Too on May 27, 2023 | [–]

Pit of success

https://blog.codinghorror.com/falling-into-the-pit-of-succes...

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