The Daily Index — Thursday, January 9, 2025 · TLDR Index

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STACKOVERFLOW DEC 2024 STATS

StackOverflow received 87,105 new questions in March 2023. This number was reduced to 58,792 by March 2024, and by December it was 25,566. The site is becoming more outdated and questions are being closed more than ever before. StackOverflow was already in decline before ChatGPT's launch. It was just so big that it took years to topple to the ground.

gist.github.com · 1 min

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brilliant.org

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RATCHET EFFECTS DETERMINE ENGINEER REPUTATION AT LARGE COMPANIES

This article looks at the factors that determine engineer status - who gets promoted, who doesn't, who gets assigned the exciting work, and who gets put on maintenance duty.

seangoedecke.com · 4 min

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OPERATING SYSTEM IN 1,000 LINES (BOOK)

This book guides readers on how to build a small operating system step-by-step from scratch.

operating-system-in-1000-lines.vercel.app

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TESLA APPEALS DECISION AGAINST CEO ELON MUSK'S $56BN PAY PACKAGE

Elon Musk was originally granted the pay package in 2018, but Delaware Chancery Court Judge Kathaleen McCormick denied the payment twice.

teslarati.com · 1 min

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WE TALKED TO THE GUY WHO WAS STUCK IN A WAYMO ROBOTAXI ON A DIZZYING LOOP

Mike Johns, founder and CEO of Digital Mind State, an AI consultancy, recently found himself stuck in a Waymo vehicle circling a parking lot, unable to get out.

techcrunch.com · 4 min

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MICROSOFT CONFIRMS PERFORMANCE-BASED JOB CUTS ACROSS DEPARTMENTS

The job cuts will affect less than 1% of employees.

cnbc.com · 2 min