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In an age of infinite scroll and algorithmic feeds, there's something radical about writing for a small audience who genuinely cares. This is a love letter to the independent web...

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Sarah Chen
Published 3 days ago

The Case for Slow Technology

In our rush to build faster, we forgot how to build things that last. This is my framework for sustainable software development...

15 min read
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