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Looking for the communities of software developers, guitar players, visual artists, audiophile vinyl collectors, hi fi and turntable gear, French baguette makers. Bason tuner by day.
Looking for the communities of software developers, guitar players, visual artists, audiophile vinyl collectors, hi fi and turntable gear, French baguette makers. Bason tuner by day.
Why is it that every time I get to experience any conversation with religious people, there is always this eery, creepy vibe, the accusations, the attacks, the threats? Meanwhile, any time I get into conversations with secular people, it is nice and relaxed and friendly and edifying.
November 16, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Why is it that every time I get to experience any conversation with religious people, there is always this eery, creepy vibe, the accusations, the attacks, the threats? Meanwhile, any time I get into conversations with secular people, it is nice and relaxed and friendly and edifying.
What value can be found in the code that cannot be found in the tests?
November 15, 2025 at 7:24 PM
What value can be found in the code that cannot be found in the tests?
Disruptive techno bros love to create experiences of the highest astonishment (that's how they disrupt). I remember the first time I called Uber and the driver arrived driving Tesla.
November 15, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Disruptive techno bros love to create experiences of the highest astonishment (that's how they disrupt). I remember the first time I called Uber and the driver arrived driving Tesla.
If we use something and it works as expected, there is no need to understand how it works. But if we use something and it doesn't work as expected/advertised, then we need to take a closer look.
November 15, 2025 at 5:31 PM
If we use something and it works as expected, there is no need to understand how it works. But if we use something and it doesn't work as expected/advertised, then we need to take a closer look.
Name your top 3 least favourite viola players.
November 15, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Name your top 3 least favourite viola players.
If, after reviewing the tests, the team still feel the need to review the code, that is an indication that those tests are of substandard quality.
November 15, 2025 at 5:01 PM
If, after reviewing the tests, the team still feel the need to review the code, that is an indication that those tests are of substandard quality.
How many people realize that it is possible to do anything wrong? I see people who call to complain how they used AI and it didn't work. and those people are similar to people who complain how they tried to drive the car but it didn't work.
November 15, 2025 at 4:45 PM
How many people realize that it is possible to do anything wrong? I see people who call to complain how they used AI and it didn't work. and those people are similar to people who complain how they tried to drive the car but it didn't work.
To know what the change was, we look into tests. There is no need to examine the code to be able to understand what the change was.
November 15, 2025 at 2:01 AM
To know what the change was, we look into tests. There is no need to examine the code to be able to understand what the change was.
Here is an interesting observation: a team works on building a system by taking small steps. One step at a time.
November 14, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Here is an interesting observation: a team works on building a system by taking small steps. One step at a time.
Communication is poor man's collaboration.
November 14, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Communication is poor man's collaboration.
It would appear that for many software professionals the process of creating functionality by making tiny changes and then interrupting the flow by testing those tiny changes is perceived as not a desirable way to work.
November 14, 2025 at 5:38 PM
It would appear that for many software professionals the process of creating functionality by making tiny changes and then interrupting the flow by testing those tiny changes is perceived as not a desirable way to work.
People tend to merely extrapolate their experiences. They often cannot envision how things could be done any differently from how they are accustomed doing them.
November 14, 2025 at 4:33 PM
People tend to merely extrapolate their experiences. They often cannot envision how things could be done any differently from how they are accustomed doing them.
High performing teams practice Trunk-Based Development, which means the delta between the code that's in production and the code that is in development is miniscule. There is no bloated inventory in high performing teams.
November 14, 2025 at 4:15 PM
High performing teams practice Trunk-Based Development, which means the delta between the code that's in production and the code that is in development is miniscule. There is no bloated inventory in high performing teams.
My favourite programming language? Claude Sonnet 4.5.
November 14, 2025 at 3:44 PM
My favourite programming language? Claude Sonnet 4.5.
Science is always circumspect. Science always doubts its own findings, and is always eager to be proven wrong. Despite the abundance of evidence, scientists continue doubting their conclusions and continue investigating. That is the very essence, the very code of science.
November 14, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Science is always circumspect. Science always doubts its own findings, and is always eager to be proven wrong. Despite the abundance of evidence, scientists continue doubting their conclusions and continue investigating. That is the very essence, the very code of science.
Faith and belief are not the same. It is possible to believe something without relying on faith. If not relying on faith, what do we rely on when believing something? We rely on evidence.
November 13, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Faith and belief are not the same. It is possible to believe something without relying on faith. If not relying on faith, what do we rely on when believing something? We rely on evidence.
There is a good and valid reason why we have abandoned the waterfall model. Big Plan Upfront and Big Design Upfront (which is basically a spec) are a good way to waste time, money, resources, and demoralize the teams.
November 13, 2025 at 5:44 PM
There is a good and valid reason why we have abandoned the waterfall model. Big Plan Upfront and Big Design Upfront (which is basically a spec) are a good way to waste time, money, resources, and demoralize the teams.
Software source code is, at best, a mere commodity. Many people seem to view their source code as something precious, something unique, something akin to "intellectual property". They jealously guard their code because they view it as their most valuable asset.
November 13, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Software source code is, at best, a mere commodity. Many people seem to view their source code as something precious, something unique, something akin to "intellectual property". They jealously guard their code because they view it as their most valuable asset.
As a hiring person interviewing a candidate for software development position, I am only interested in seeing how that candidate writes tests. I'm not interested in seeing how they write code that makes the tests pass.
November 13, 2025 at 5:27 PM
As a hiring person interviewing a candidate for software development position, I am only interested in seeing how that candidate writes tests. I'm not interested in seeing how they write code that makes the tests pass.
Some of my best ideas came from my interactive sessions with AI.
November 13, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Some of my best ideas came from my interactive sessions with AI.
I just completed a gruelling round of interviews with a high tech company. What I found striking is the fact that all the high fallutin' "experts" that interviewed me have never heard of ANY software engineering concepts I was mentioning during the interviews.
November 12, 2025 at 5:29 PM
I just completed a gruelling round of interviews with a high tech company. What I found striking is the fact that all the high fallutin' "experts" that interviewed me have never heard of ANY software engineering concepts I was mentioning during the interviews.
If someone is calling themselves a software professional and yet they are astonished when told that the best way to deal with defective behaviour of an automated system is to let it crash, they are discredited on the spot and do not deserve to be called a software professional.
November 12, 2025 at 4:49 PM
If someone is calling themselves a software professional and yet they are astonished when told that the best way to deal with defective behaviour of an automated system is to let it crash, they are discredited on the spot and do not deserve to be called a software professional.
If I had to review the code AI writes, I'd write the code myself. Easier, quicker, more reliable.
November 12, 2025 at 4:46 PM
If I had to review the code AI writes, I'd write the code myself. Easier, quicker, more reliable.