The Ideas Guys of Money

Everyone is an ideas guy when it comes to money. If you’re unfamiliar with the term, a loose definition might be that an ideas guy is someone who comes up with lots of things to do, but offers nothing towards their implementation. Creative industries attract more ideas guys than most, but there are programmers whose … Continue reading The Ideas Guys of Money →

The Unity We Asked For

Unity’s recent layoffs are the result of a shift in the company’s strategy. This strategy will mean fewer features and improvements to the engine than before, and, like the adjustments to the pricing change, it will favour large developers more. Unity has a product to sell, and that product has been fairly consistent throughout its … Continue reading The Unity We Asked For →

Use Designers in Data Analysis

The last time inflation was unusually high, the economist Robert Lucas wrote a paper criticizing policy evaluation by performing statistical analysis on historical aggregates. It is now known as the Lucas Critique (not to be confused with the more common Lucas Critique concerning the Star Wars prequels). The paper (“Econometric Policy Evaluation: A Critique”) does … Continue reading Use Designers in Data Analysis →