José Postiga
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José Postiga
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Lead Software Eng. @ procuros.io / Prev. Staff Software Eng. @ infraspeak.com / Speaker, mentor, writer.

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Disney+ from an email account of a Brazilian banking system is something I never expected to happen...
February 11, 2026 at 6:48 PM
Is Facebook dead? I can't even justify holding an account there, anymore...
February 11, 2026 at 9:27 AM
It's working Vodafone!
February 11, 2026 at 7:51 AM
How dificult should be the process of updating an email account? My bank seems to not be able to send a confirmation email to verify the new email I want to use is valid... I'm losing my mind...
February 9, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Ok, I'm probably stupid, but am unable to comment on a comment, in @notion.com , when the thread is resolved... What the hell?...
January 16, 2026 at 9:48 AM
Customers don't care about your dependency tree.

There is a hard truth in SaaS: You can outsource your infrastructure, your payments, and your CRM, but you cannot outsource your responsibility.
January 14, 2026 at 3:40 PM
The Internet used to be a place where we easily had access to "free" knowledge. It was an open digital world. As we scrolled and ingested such content, there was opportunity to learn about the authors and distributors of such knowledge.
January 8, 2026 at 10:09 AM
I honestly can't make changes to GitHub's actions' yaml files without Claude Code's assistance... 🤡
January 6, 2026 at 11:38 AM
"Tell me who you are without telling me what you do professionally." - What a powerful question... Answer this yourself, and see how it eventually shapes the environment you'll set yourself in, in this new year.
December 31, 2025 at 3:55 PM
I just deactivated the auto-renewal of several of domains I registered for side projects. Accepted the idea those will never see the light of day. It's liberating...
December 29, 2025 at 10:46 AM
"As software gets older, it gets bigger. As it gets bigger, it gets worst." - @t3.gg
So much truth in such simple phrase. As projects evolve, and as feature appetite grows, so does teams. And with that comes a lot of organizational problems. People forget to refactor and evolve.
December 11, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Having technical documentation in a different repository than where the code is, is a recipe for disaster. The docs and the code will evolve in different paces. There's a reason why we put tests alongside code, and the same should apply to your docs!
December 9, 2025 at 3:22 PM
"Don't just color the picture." - A powerfull message in such a simple sentence.

Credits to Jeffrey Way. Heard it on a Laracasts podcast episode "This is Why You Can't Get a Programming Job".
November 17, 2025 at 12:53 PM
I found that the best motivator to get shit done and succeed professionaly, for me, is having a family that's dependent on you to just do whatever you have to do to thrive.
In terms of dopamine injection, nothing beats ensuring I take care of my family.
November 10, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Somebody at @jetbrains.com is having a nice start of the week. To whomever is solving this: Don't worry, I also caused a small hiccup on our production environment, too, and on Sunday, of all the days!...

Raise your hand if you're the author of some prod disruption in the past week.
November 10, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Reminder that using a service-oriented architecture where all services access the same database engine/instance is not how you create a high-availability system...
October 20, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Hey! Can we stop talking about AI for a moment?
September 8, 2025 at 7:13 AM
When software development people aren't fighting about Vim vs Emac, or tabs vs spaces, they are arguing about keyboard layouts... We're a group apart, for sure! 😂
August 29, 2025 at 12:48 PM
🔥If you don't have a terminal, a project file explorer, a database explorer, a VCS GUI, and an out-of-the-box working LSP for your languages of choice, can you really call your code editor an IDE?
I'd argue that if you have to switch through multiple apps, it's not *integrated*.
August 20, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Fostering a strong documentation culture starts with individual initiative. If your team sees docs as a "waste of time," lead by example.
By consistently creating clear documentation, you demonstrate their value firsthand.
The most powerful way I've found to shift perspectives.
August 20, 2025 at 7:35 AM
The "location-based pay" for devs is a joke & a disservice. It's time companies realize talent delivers value, regardless of where they live. Stop penalizing skilled professionals for their address. Companies should be ashamed.
July 28, 2025 at 12:26 PM
@elixirlang.bsky.social looks really good.
July 28, 2025 at 7:53 AM
All the hype around @sumsung.bsky.social Galaxy Z fold 7 is real... The damn phone is so good!
July 23, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Slowly replacing legacy monoliths? 🌱 The Strangler Fig Pattern is your friend! Wrap old functionality with new APIs. Gradually migrate features, "strangling" the legacy system bit by bit.
Example: New checkout API calls old service, then eventually replaces it entirely.
July 12, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Async comms tip: Ditch the "Hi" 👋 and give full context upfront! Explain your query, what you've tried, and outcomes. Helps avoid back-and-forth & misinterpretations. Remember, it's not face-to-face chat!
July 4, 2025 at 6:42 AM