Tyler Finethy
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Tyler Finethy
@coder.bsky.social
Engineering Manager at Datadog | MSc CS | Former Posit/RStudio
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Sanitize user input 😱
August 18, 2025 at 7:21 PM
save 5 minutes coding to spend 2 extra hours fixing it
April 8, 2025 at 4:11 PM
design empty containers to stay upright with a spoon inside
February 20, 2025 at 1:52 PM
First week at Datadog, couldn’t be more excited
January 14, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Musicians aren’t using AI to generate album covers, right? Are they delusonal? Delusonial?
November 21, 2024 at 3:07 PM
AI keeps getting better, but I think I debunked this one
November 20, 2024 at 11:26 PM
another caturday more than a year later, she’s grown up
November 16, 2024 at 2:26 PM
happy caturday
May 6, 2023 at 3:30 PM
I'll be presenting on Package Management for Data Scientists at posit::conf(2023)

I'll explain how software dependencies work and why they matter, share practical lessons to solve problems quickly, and explain how we can help improve accessibility for new learners.

Register at pos.it/conf
May 4, 2023 at 1:13 AM
earth day at the botanical garden 🌎
April 22, 2023 at 5:35 PM
art show in nyc
April 21, 2023 at 11:43 AM
following the art trend here’s the start to a procedurally generated game map
April 19, 2023 at 11:27 AM
everyone is a winner on marathon monday
April 17, 2023 at 11:58 AM
plane dropped 35,000 feet in 10 minutes but at least it was bluesky
April 16, 2023 at 1:27 PM
rise & shine orangesky
April 10, 2023 at 10:42 AM
bluesky on the atlantic with starlink
April 3, 2023 at 5:17 PM