concernedev's definitions

The Terminal Effect

The belief that productivity scales linearly with proximity to /usr/bin.
The tendency to equate lower-level tooling (e.g., CLI) with higher intelligence or competence, regardless of actual output or effectiveness.

“Are we doing this because it’s better, or because of the Terminal Effect?”
"He has a Terminal superiority complex"

by concernedev February 24, 2026

gumware

Software that is like the underside of an old school desk's, gum stalactites—layer upon layer of contributions, some fresh, some fossilized, all stuck together in a way that mostly holds but isn’t exactly clean or intentional

Our poor software engineers had to deal with using a lot of gumware third-part libraries to make the application functional.

by concernedev January 29, 2025