--- title: Best David Heinemeier Hansson posts — February 2025 description: The most upvoted David Heinemeier Hansson posts from February 2025, curated by the daily.dev community. canonical: https://daily.dev/sources/dhh/best-of/2025/02 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:url: https://daily.dev/sources/dhh/best-of/2025/02 og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Best David Heinemeier Hansson posts — February 2025 | daily.dev og:description: The most upvoted David Heinemeier Hansson posts from February 2025, curated by the daily.dev community. og:image: https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--VAY5ToZt--/f_auto/v1724209435/public/daily.dev%20-%20open%20graph --- # Best of David Heinemeier Hansson — February 2025 1. 1 [](https://daily.dev/posts/when-to-give-up-0htwj6yqk "When to give up") Article David Heinemeier Hansson · 2y When to give up Although perseverance is often celebrated, knowing when to fold and give up on a project is crucial. Distinguishing between a bad plan and insufficient effort is challenging since many disruptive ideas seem foolish at first. This concept applies not only to startups but also to individual projects, work methods, and broader societal policies. Using timeboxing can help provide a clear endpoint, preventing time and effort from being wasted on flawed designs or ideas that are not worth the investment. 165 15 2. 2 [](https://daily.dev/posts/amd-in-everything-mtjj7xm9n "AMD in everything") Article David Heinemeier Hansson · 2y AMD in everything The post shares an enthusiastic experience of using AMD processors across various devices, including a new fleet running dual EPYC 9454s, Framework laptops, desktops, and gaming PCs. It highlights AMD's impressive performance and TSMC's crucial role in chip manufacturing. The post also praises Framework's repairable and upgradeable laptops as a credible alternative to MacBooks and discusses the advancements in chip technology benefiting both Android and Linux users. 100 1 [See all David Heinemeier Hansson archives](/sources/dhh/best-of) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"CollectionPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/sources/dhh/best-of/2025/02#page","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/dhh/best-of/2025/02","name":"Best David Heinemeier Hansson Posts — February 2025","description":"The most upvoted David Heinemeier Hansson posts from February 2025, curated by the daily.dev community.","isPartOf":{"@type":"WebSite","url":"https://daily.dev"}},{"@type":"ItemList","@id":"https://daily.dev/sources/dhh/best-of/2025/02#items","numberOfItems":2,"itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"url":"https://daily.dev/posts/when-to-give-up-0htwj6yqk","name":"When to give up"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"url":"https://daily.dev/posts/amd-in-everything-mtjj7xm9n","name":"AMD in everything"}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Sources","item":"https://daily.dev/sources"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"David Heinemeier Hansson","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/dhh"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":4,"name":"Best of","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/dhh/best-of"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":5,"name":"February 2025"}]}]} ```