Rui Ueyama

My expertise ranges from HTML/JavaScript to hard-core systems programming. I worked on search UI before. I'm now working on the LLVM project full-time.

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My story on “worse is better” (2018)

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“ The Rise of Worse is Better ” is a famous essay in the software industry. It says that lazily-looking code that does not provide a consistent interface is sometimes actually better than neatly layered, consistent one. I think I've experienced this paradoxical situation, so I'd like to share that story.