Bryan Cantrill
@bcantrill.bsky.social
Co-founder and CTO of Oxide Computer Company. According to Field of Schemes, "tech exec and Oakland A's fan" -- but more of an Oakland Ballers fan now.
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Bryan Cantrill
@bcantrill.bsky.social
· Dec 6
Your intellectual fly is open | The Observation Deck
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Your intellectual fly is open
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Latest Oxide and Friends is up on the pod. Great conversation with @booch.com!
Oxide and Friends | Software Engineering Past, Present, and Future with Grady Booch
Bryan and Adam were joined by Grady Booch, software engineering pioneer and living legend, to speak about the past present and future of software engineering. History doesn't repeat itself, but it ...
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February 8, 2026 at 3:03 AM
Latest Oxide and Friends is up on the pod. Great conversation with @booch.com!
I think "adopted it eagerly' is likely a bit of a misread of history (I think it's much more: "made to see the light"), but we would need to talk to Larry McVoy to be sure. Maybe a future Oxide and Friends guest?
But those tools like quilt were still rudimentary, so it's unsurprising that when true DVCS became available in the form of BitKeeper Linux adopted it eagerly, despit misgivings over it being proprietary software.
February 7, 2026 at 11:05 PM
I think "adopted it eagerly' is likely a bit of a misread of history (I think it's much more: "made to see the light"), but we would need to talk to Larry McVoy to be sure. Maybe a future Oxide and Friends guest?
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So fired up for this!!
Okay, listen up Oxide fam: on Monday, @ahl.bsky.social and I will be joined by @evrat.bsky.social and @matybohacek.bsky.social from the extraordinary Shell Game podcast -- which gives you the rest of the weekend to binge listen to it. Join us Monday, 5p Pacific!
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February 7, 2026 at 9:26 PM
So fired up for this!!
Okay, listen up Oxide fam: on Monday, @ahl.bsky.social and I will be joined by @evrat.bsky.social and @matybohacek.bsky.social from the extraordinary Shell Game podcast -- which gives you the rest of the weekend to binge listen to it. Join us Monday, 5p Pacific!
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Join the Oxide Computer Company & Friends Discord Server!
The Oxide Computer Company and friends; home of the Oxide and Friends podcast. | 4910 members
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February 7, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Okay, listen up Oxide fam: on Monday, @ahl.bsky.social and I will be joined by @evrat.bsky.social and @matybohacek.bsky.social from the extraordinary Shell Game podcast -- which gives you the rest of the weekend to binge listen to it. Join us Monday, 5p Pacific!
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On this week's Oxide and Friends, @booch.com joined @bcantrill.bsky.social and me to talk about the past, present, and future of software engineering. From hand-made computers and the software crisis of the late '60s to LLMs (of course) we covered a lot... with--as always--many dated references!
Oxide and Friends 2/2/2026 -- Software Engineering Past, Present, and Future with Grady Booch
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February 6, 2026 at 4:55 PM
On this week's Oxide and Friends, @booch.com joined @bcantrill.bsky.social and me to talk about the past, present, and future of software engineering. From hand-made computers and the software crisis of the late '60s to LLMs (of course) we covered a lot... with--as always--many dated references!
Oracle will thank you to note that these three raccoons are secured at market standard rates, progressing through final syndication on schedule, and consistent with investment‑grade deals!
February 4, 2026 at 1:24 AM
Oracle will thank you to note that these three raccoons are secured at market standard rates, progressing through final syndication on schedule, and consistent with investment‑grade deals!
Oracle's t-shirt about the quality of partner financing has people asking a lot of questions already answered by their shirt!
February 4, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Oracle's t-shirt about the quality of partner financing has people asking a lot of questions already answered by their shirt!
God, he is SUCH an asshole.
KAITLAN COLLINS: What would say to Epstein survivo---
TRUMP: You are so bad. You are the worst report. No wonder CNN has no ratings. She's a young woman. I don't think I've ever seen you smile. They should be ashamed of you.
TRUMP: You are so bad. You are the worst report. No wonder CNN has no ratings. She's a young woman. I don't think I've ever seen you smile. They should be ashamed of you.
February 3, 2026 at 11:17 PM
God, he is SUCH an asshole.
Reminder that this is today: join @booch.com, @ahl.bsky.social and me at 5p Pacific for what promises to be a lively and wide-ranging discussion!
No Oxide and Friends today, BUT...
Next week @ahl.bsky.social and I will be joined by software engineering pioneer @booch.com to talk about the past, present, and (especially!) future of software engineering. Join us, 5p Pacific next Monday!
discord.gg/QrcKGTTPrF?e...
Next week @ahl.bsky.social and I will be joined by software engineering pioneer @booch.com to talk about the past, present, and (especially!) future of software engineering. Join us, 5p Pacific next Monday!
discord.gg/QrcKGTTPrF?e...
Join the Oxide Computer Company & Friends Discord Server!
The Oxide Computer Company and friends; home of the Oxide and Friends podcast. | 4841 members
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February 2, 2026 at 4:40 PM
Reminder that this is today: join @booch.com, @ahl.bsky.social and me at 5p Pacific for what promises to be a lively and wide-ranging discussion!
(Much) more on Sky Station International here: lynceans.org/wp-content/u...
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January 31, 2026 at 8:00 PM
(Much) more on Sky Station International here: lynceans.org/wp-content/u...
That feeling when you're reading a book and something is mentioned casually in passing that you would gladly read another book on
January 31, 2026 at 7:59 PM
That feeling when you're reading a book and something is mentioned casually in passing that you would gladly read another book on
It's not too late to edit, @edzitron.com!
January 30, 2026 at 11:56 PM
It's not too late to edit, @edzitron.com!
brb updating my bio
January 30, 2026 at 10:36 PM
brb updating my bio
Look, it's been a long six months.
January 29, 2026 at 5:50 PM
Look, it's been a long six months.
Good on you for not letting MechaHitler be lost to the dustbin of internet history -- it is our responsibility to younger generations to bear witness!
January 29, 2026 at 5:43 PM
Good on you for not letting MechaHitler be lost to the dustbin of internet history -- it is our responsibility to younger generations to bear witness!
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Notorious child murderer and creator of pedophilic technology launches new threat against children everywhere
Capable of everything from factory work to... wait, what?!
January 29, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Notorious child murderer and creator of pedophilic technology launches new threat against children everywhere
Robotic help for caregivers, sure -- but robots AS caregivers?! I mean, especially from this guy of course, but honestly any guy. Feels like there's something tautological here in that any human broken enough to suggest this is not someone you would trust to look after your own kids?
January 29, 2026 at 5:28 PM
Robotic help for caregivers, sure -- but robots AS caregivers?! I mean, especially from this guy of course, but honestly any guy. Feels like there's something tautological here in that any human broken enough to suggest this is not someone you would trust to look after your own kids?
It is at once totally unhinged and yet deeply revealing.
January 29, 2026 at 5:22 PM
It is at once totally unhinged and yet deeply revealing.
Amazingly, he seems to have actually claimed this in 2024 -- and glad to see that some caught it and reacted appropriately www.techradar.com/computing/so...
Sorry, Elon, nobody wants your robot babysitting their kids
Elon Musk proposes the exact wrong job for his Optimus robot
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January 29, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Amazingly, he seems to have actually claimed this in 2024 -- and glad to see that some caught it and reacted appropriately www.techradar.com/computing/so...
Capable of everything from factory work to... wait, what?!
January 29, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Capable of everything from factory work to... wait, what?!
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The Oxide RFD on using LLMs is exceptionally well written (h/t @bcantrill.bsky.social). This is a more coherent idea of what writing/text/language *is* and what's it's for---and why its expedited manufacture won't invalidate all aspects of that ontology---than a good chunk of the humanist hysterics.
576 - Using LLMs at Oxide / RFD / Oxide
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January 28, 2026 at 2:41 PM
The Oxide RFD on using LLMs is exceptionally well written (h/t @bcantrill.bsky.social). This is a more coherent idea of what writing/text/language *is* and what's it's for---and why its expedited manufacture won't invalidate all aspects of that ontology---than a good chunk of the humanist hysterics.
In 2015, several years after that (in)famous talk, I revisited both the talk and some of Oracle's bad behavior in the intervening years www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zpnn...
Leaping the chasm from proprietary to open: A survivor's guide
YouTube video by Bryan Cantrill
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January 27, 2026 at 4:16 PM
In 2015, several years after that (in)famous talk, I revisited both the talk and some of Oracle's bad behavior in the intervening years www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zpnn...
Not Neil Patrick Harris?
January 27, 2026 at 4:58 AM
Not Neil Patrick Harris?
At the risk of being self-aggrandizing: if there is Hater's Guide to Oracle being written, it feels like I should at least be on the shortlist to write the foreword?
Currently working on one of my favorite pieces ever: The Hater’s Guide To Oracle. This company is so stupid and Larry Ellison has bet the farm on OpenAI having $300 billion to give it over five years. Larry Ellison is H.R. Geiger’s Jerry Stiller and he’s rigged his company to blow
January 27, 2026 at 3:57 AM
At the risk of being self-aggrandizing: if there is Hater's Guide to Oracle being written, it feels like I should at least be on the shortlist to write the foreword?
No Oxide and Friends today, BUT...
Next week @ahl.bsky.social and I will be joined by software engineering pioneer @booch.com to talk about the past, present, and (especially!) future of software engineering. Join us, 5p Pacific next Monday!
discord.gg/QrcKGTTPrF?e...
Next week @ahl.bsky.social and I will be joined by software engineering pioneer @booch.com to talk about the past, present, and (especially!) future of software engineering. Join us, 5p Pacific next Monday!
discord.gg/QrcKGTTPrF?e...
Join the Oxide Computer Company & Friends Discord Server!
The Oxide Computer Company and friends; home of the Oxide and Friends podcast. | 4841 members
discord.gg
January 27, 2026 at 12:24 AM
No Oxide and Friends today, BUT...
Next week @ahl.bsky.social and I will be joined by software engineering pioneer @booch.com to talk about the past, present, and (especially!) future of software engineering. Join us, 5p Pacific next Monday!
discord.gg/QrcKGTTPrF?e...
Next week @ahl.bsky.social and I will be joined by software engineering pioneer @booch.com to talk about the past, present, and (especially!) future of software engineering. Join us, 5p Pacific next Monday!
discord.gg/QrcKGTTPrF?e...