Brian Illand
@brianilland.com
Tech, Microsoft, Running, Belfast. Nothing too controversial.
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It was really valuable for me to stay at a single company long enough to live with the consequences of my own engineering decisions. To come face-to-face with my own technical debt.
It takes a few years for this to play out but IMO it's an important part of engineering growth.
It takes a few years for this to play out but IMO it's an important part of engineering growth.
January 11, 2025 at 2:08 PM
It was really valuable for me to stay at a single company long enough to live with the consequences of my own engineering decisions. To come face-to-face with my own technical debt.
It takes a few years for this to play out but IMO it's an important part of engineering growth.
It takes a few years for this to play out but IMO it's an important part of engineering growth.
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The business of software: matduggan.com/stop-trying-...
Stop Trying To Schedule A Call With Me
Stop Trying To Schedule A Call With Me - The harassment by SaaS
matduggan.com
January 10, 2025 at 6:04 PM
The business of software: matduggan.com/stop-trying-...
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Genuinely the most tense, gripping sporting contest I've seen all year. Great sportsmanship at the end too 👏🏾
December 25, 2024 at 12:49 PM
Genuinely the most tense, gripping sporting contest I've seen all year. Great sportsmanship at the end too 👏🏾
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I see so much FUD about the future of sw engineering, mostly from non-devs. Along the lines of “soon anyone can spin off AI agents in bulk that act as hundreds of devs.”
A false premise. Just open your airline app that is built by ~hundreds of devs over 10+ years
A false premise. Just open your airline app that is built by ~hundreds of devs over 10+ years
December 21, 2024 at 6:16 AM
I see so much FUD about the future of sw engineering, mostly from non-devs. Along the lines of “soon anyone can spin off AI agents in bulk that act as hundreds of devs.”
A false premise. Just open your airline app that is built by ~hundreds of devs over 10+ years
A false premise. Just open your airline app that is built by ~hundreds of devs over 10+ years
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Emma Eakin from Bangor has been very badly injured in an accident in Marrakech, Morocco. Her family could do with support. If you can help out in any way please do.
www.gofundme.com/f/emma-needs...
www.gofundme.com/f/emma-needs...
Donate to Emma Needs Your Urgent Help, organized by Juls Hanvey
On Thursday, November 28th, Emma Eakin's life took a devastating turn when she was involved in… Juls Hanvey needs your support for Emma Needs Your Urgent Help
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December 4, 2024 at 6:01 PM
Emma Eakin from Bangor has been very badly injured in an accident in Marrakech, Morocco. Her family could do with support. If you can help out in any way please do.
www.gofundme.com/f/emma-needs...
www.gofundme.com/f/emma-needs...
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This wrecks me—every single time.
November 29, 2024 at 12:49 PM
This wrecks me—every single time.
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Traffic from Bluesky to @bostonglobe.com is already 3x that of Threads, and we are seeing 4.5x the conversions to paying digital subscribers.
November 26, 2024 at 6:19 PM
Traffic from Bluesky to @bostonglobe.com is already 3x that of Threads, and we are seeing 4.5x the conversions to paying digital subscribers.
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I posted the exact same question on Threads, X and Bluesky, asking what IDEs devs liked the most.
Despite having 10x as many "followers" on X, Bluesky, and a similar one on Threads, Bluesky is most definitely where the most humans respond to a technical post.
I love it here!
Despite having 10x as many "followers" on X, Bluesky, and a similar one on Threads, Bluesky is most definitely where the most humans respond to a technical post.
I love it here!
My biggest takeaway: the plurality of your audience is on Bluesky
November 26, 2024 at 5:41 PM
I posted the exact same question on Threads, X and Bluesky, asking what IDEs devs liked the most.
Despite having 10x as many "followers" on X, Bluesky, and a similar one on Threads, Bluesky is most definitely where the most humans respond to a technical post.
I love it here!
Despite having 10x as many "followers" on X, Bluesky, and a similar one on Threads, Bluesky is most definitely where the most humans respond to a technical post.
I love it here!
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@skeetsapp.com is a 3rd-party iOS / iPad client for Bluesky
Key Features:
- Hold reading position when refreshing
- Edit posts
- Post notifications
- Thread Unroll
- Bookmarks
- Drafts
- Push Notifications filter
- Trends
- In-App Translations
- VoiceOver-friendly
- ...
www.skeetsapp.com
Key Features:
- Hold reading position when refreshing
- Edit posts
- Post notifications
- Thread Unroll
- Bookmarks
- Drafts
- Push Notifications filter
- Trends
- In-App Translations
- VoiceOver-friendly
- ...
www.skeetsapp.com
Skeets - a 3rd party iOS / iPad OS client for Bluesky
Skeets - a 3rd party iOS / iPad OS client for Bluesky
www.skeetsapp.com
November 13, 2024 at 8:24 AM
@skeetsapp.com is a 3rd-party iOS / iPad client for Bluesky
Key Features:
- Hold reading position when refreshing
- Edit posts
- Post notifications
- Thread Unroll
- Bookmarks
- Drafts
- Push Notifications filter
- Trends
- In-App Translations
- VoiceOver-friendly
- ...
www.skeetsapp.com
Key Features:
- Hold reading position when refreshing
- Edit posts
- Post notifications
- Thread Unroll
- Bookmarks
- Drafts
- Push Notifications filter
- Trends
- In-App Translations
- VoiceOver-friendly
- ...
www.skeetsapp.com
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Sometimes I miss #CRM. The raw energy of customer databases and sales funnels, with no AI in sight. Just living in the moment, with your IIS and SQL boxes. Rocking your Internet Explorer, waiting for the next Update Rollup to deploy. Wondering whether Outlook will disable your add-ins today or not.
November 16, 2024 at 8:10 AM
Sometimes I miss #CRM. The raw energy of customer databases and sales funnels, with no AI in sight. Just living in the moment, with your IIS and SQL boxes. Rocking your Internet Explorer, waiting for the next Update Rollup to deploy. Wondering whether Outlook will disable your add-ins today or not.
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Want to move all your stuff from twitter to Bluesky but don’t code? Give these folks a few dollars and DONE blueark.app
November 16, 2024 at 12:31 AM
Want to move all your stuff from twitter to Bluesky but don’t code? Give these folks a few dollars and DONE blueark.app
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Current status - Importing 17 years of Tweets into BlueSky github.com/marcomaroni-... (minus replies and RT's and dumb stuff)
November 15, 2024 at 4:23 AM
Current status - Importing 17 years of Tweets into BlueSky github.com/marcomaroni-... (minus replies and RT's and dumb stuff)
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Bluesky's CTO @pfrazee.com and COO @rose.bsky.team will be doing a live Q&A about Bluesky today at 5pm PT / 8pm ET!
Come hangout: www.twitch.tv/blueskysocial
Come hangout: www.twitch.tv/blueskysocial
BlueskySocial - Twitch
Bluesky is a new OPEN SOURCE social network! https://bsky.app
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November 14, 2024 at 8:58 PM
Bluesky's CTO @pfrazee.com and COO @rose.bsky.team will be doing a live Q&A about Bluesky today at 5pm PT / 8pm ET!
Come hangout: www.twitch.tv/blueskysocial
Come hangout: www.twitch.tv/blueskysocial
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The evolving role of AI in tech
Hey friends...check out my new podcast "Scott and Mark Learn To" where @markrussinovich.bsky.social and I learn something new each week! www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Scott and Mark Learn To... - YouTube
Scott and Mark Learn To...
www.youtube.com
November 12, 2024 at 8:48 AM
The evolving role of AI in tech
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Bluesky is built to make social more like the Web again, so we will never suppress links. Link to your writing, your art, your personal site — this is the social internet, designed from the ground up to be open and interoperable.
Hard to describe as a journalist how grateful I am to have a text-based app that does not suppress hyperlinks. I don’t know if people realize exactly how hostile the corporate internet has gotten toward news.
November 12, 2024 at 5:16 AM
Bluesky is built to make social more like the Web again, so we will never suppress links. Link to your writing, your art, your personal site — this is the social internet, designed from the ground up to be open and interoperable.
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A quick social experiment.
The same tweet, posted at the same time on here and on Twitter, commenting on @joannahs.bsky.social’s brilliant piece on the exodus of criminal barristers.
Bluesky replies on the left.
Twitter on the right.
The same tweet, posted at the same time on here and on Twitter, commenting on @joannahs.bsky.social’s brilliant piece on the exodus of criminal barristers.
Bluesky replies on the left.
Twitter on the right.
November 12, 2024 at 8:41 AM
A quick social experiment.
The same tweet, posted at the same time on here and on Twitter, commenting on @joannahs.bsky.social’s brilliant piece on the exodus of criminal barristers.
Bluesky replies on the left.
Twitter on the right.
The same tweet, posted at the same time on here and on Twitter, commenting on @joannahs.bsky.social’s brilliant piece on the exodus of criminal barristers.
Bluesky replies on the left.
Twitter on the right.