jest: tests running on stale code

2021-07-23

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From time to time, Jest’s test runner seems to be stuck on old code. In debugging it, I tried a number of different strategies, but…

evergreen notes should be concept-oriented

2021-07-23

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Notes should be concept-oriented (as opposed to organized by author, event, project, etc., collectively “linear” notes) because it makes…

evergreen notes should be densely linked

2021-07-23

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The thing about making notes that are densely linked is it’s a forcing function on ensuring that we continue to revisit our old notes to…

prefer associative ontologies to hierarchical taxonomies

2021-07-23

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The key point here is that structure emerges. Do not try to force it upfront. When we do so, we artificially constrain the paths our ideas…

notes are for yourself first

2021-07-23

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Evergreen notes are a tool for writing public works. They are not necessarily the public work themselves. As a result, the audience of a…

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