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johnfn • today at 4:58 PM • 2 replies • view on HN

Pretty sure Joel Spolsky said “we purchase the best machines money can buy for our developers” like 20 years ago. So it’s hardly a new concept.


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fantasizr • today at 5:43 PM

I personally recall hardware flexing going back to SGI, but nothing like "look at my salesforce spend".

ASalazarMX • today at 5:14 PM

I've seen the other side of that coin: "my program is blazing fast in my machine, I don't know why those naggy users are complaining!"