What ThePrimeagen thinks about design

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Michael Paulson, known online as ThePrimeagen, a programmer who spent ten years at Netflix and now streams and teaches programming full time on Twitch and YouTube.

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1. 22 Mar 2025

   Our readingTech's self-image as the smart people designing for dummies includes nobody, and it deserves to be destroyed.

   Their wordsAnd so when I started streaming tech, my goal became to destroy whatever that tech mentality was, because it includes nobody. Everyone thinks that they're the smart people and they design for the dummies.

   ↗ThePrimeagen: Programming, AI, ADHD, Productivity, Addiction, and God | Lex Fridman Podcast #461youtube.com 12th of 31 in this recording

3. 22 Mar 2025

   Our readingA project only shows you whether your design decisions were any good at around five to ten thousand lines, and that is where the most learning happens.

   Their wordsThere's a point in which all of your choices add up. And I typically find that right around 5 to 10,000 lines of code. The choices you've made either weigh you down or kind of free you up.

   ↗ThePrimeagen: Programming, AI, ADHD, Productivity, Addiction, and God | Lex Fridman Podcast #461youtube.com 17th of 31 in this recording