Jeremy Davis
@jermdavis.dev
Herder of cats: Professionally as a Sitecore MVP and architect for https://unrvld.com/. Parentally as a father. Literally as a cat owner.
How have I managed to miss that LinqPad can diff arbitrary objects?
Every day a school day...
(and a tool that's well worth paying for - V9 out now)
Every day a school day...
(and a tool that's well worth paying for - V9 out now)
November 28, 2025 at 6:06 PM
How have I managed to miss that LinqPad can diff arbitrary objects?
Every day a school day...
(and a tool that's well worth paying for - V9 out now)
Every day a school day...
(and a tool that's well worth paying for - V9 out now)
The text-adventure nerd in me is very much looking forward to reading about the history of text games, having acquired:
if50.textories.com
Between this and the open-sourcing of Zork, it's good nerd times right now ;-)
opensource.microsoft.com/blog/2025/11...
Future goal: Learn to read MDL...
if50.textories.com
Between this and the open-sourcing of Zork, it's good nerd times right now ;-)
opensource.microsoft.com/blog/2025/11...
Future goal: Learn to read MDL...
November 28, 2025 at 10:52 AM
The text-adventure nerd in me is very much looking forward to reading about the history of text games, having acquired:
if50.textories.com
Between this and the open-sourcing of Zork, it's good nerd times right now ;-)
opensource.microsoft.com/blog/2025/11...
Future goal: Learn to read MDL...
if50.textories.com
Between this and the open-sourcing of Zork, it's good nerd times right now ;-)
opensource.microsoft.com/blog/2025/11...
Future goal: Learn to read MDL...
Things distracting me from useful work this week:
#1: store.steampowered.com/app/1532200/...
#2: store.steampowered.com/app/2885870/...
Very different games, but keeping me amused...
#1: store.steampowered.com/app/1532200/...
#2: store.steampowered.com/app/2885870/...
Very different games, but keeping me amused...
September 26, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Things distracting me from useful work this week:
#1: store.steampowered.com/app/1532200/...
#2: store.steampowered.com/app/2885870/...
Very different games, but keeping me amused...
#1: store.steampowered.com/app/1532200/...
#2: store.steampowered.com/app/2885870/...
Very different games, but keeping me amused...
The folks at #Sitecore are bringing back their developer survey this year, after a bit of an absence.
If you work with their tech, can you take five mins to fill it out and help them understand what you're doing and what you need?
forms.office.com/e/xt2d7u9j3V
If you work with their tech, can you take five mins to fill it out and help them understand what you're doing and what you need?
forms.office.com/e/xt2d7u9j3V
September 16, 2025 at 7:27 AM
The folks at #Sitecore are bringing back their developer survey this year, after a bit of an absence.
If you work with their tech, can you take five mins to fill it out and help them understand what you're doing and what you need?
forms.office.com/e/xt2d7u9j3V
If you work with their tech, can you take five mins to fill it out and help them understand what you're doing and what you need?
forms.office.com/e/xt2d7u9j3V
The #Sitecore user groups in London are like red buses. You wait for one, but two come along at once...
We have 2 events in September and November. Agendas will come later, but get dates in your diaries now to hear the news and what people are working on.
Info and sign-up links:
scug.co.uk/events
We have 2 events in September and November. Agendas will come later, but get dates in your diaries now to hear the news and what people are working on.
Info and sign-up links:
scug.co.uk/events
August 8, 2025 at 10:56 AM
The #Sitecore user groups in London are like red buses. You wait for one, but two come along at once...
We have 2 events in September and November. Agendas will come later, but get dates in your diaries now to hear the news and what people are working on.
Info and sign-up links:
scug.co.uk/events
We have 2 events in September and November. Agendas will come later, but get dates in your diaries now to hear the news and what people are working on.
Info and sign-up links:
scug.co.uk/events
Carries it, like trucks carry JCVD...
May 30, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Carries it, like trucks carry JCVD...
It's a sad reflection on the history of cinema that the first thing I think of is the Street Fighter film ;-)
May 30, 2025 at 8:31 AM
It's a sad reflection on the history of cinema that the first thing I think of is the Street Fighter film ;-)
TFW you actually did find a bug in .Net, and MS are fixing it for you:
April 8, 2025 at 7:11 AM
TFW you actually did find a bug in .Net, and MS are fixing it for you:
This is the face of a furry idiot who forced himself into the washing machine, managed to make the drum rotate with his weight and so buried himself under the washing as it turned.
Given the speed he left the room and the distance he spread the clothes over, he seems surprisingly unbothered now...
Given the speed he left the room and the distance he spread the clothes over, he seems surprisingly unbothered now...
March 9, 2025 at 12:25 PM
This is the face of a furry idiot who forced himself into the washing machine, managed to make the drum rotate with his weight and so buried himself under the washing as it turned.
Given the speed he left the room and the distance he spread the clothes over, he seems surprisingly unbothered now...
Given the speed he left the room and the distance he spread the clothes over, he seems surprisingly unbothered now...
It may be ~15 years old and very much the obvious joke, but this remains my favourite quip about the history of programming languages.
Which probably tells you something about my sense of humour...
(From james-iry.blogspot.com/2009/05/brie... )
Which probably tells you something about my sense of humour...
(From james-iry.blogspot.com/2009/05/brie... )
March 1, 2025 at 2:29 PM
It may be ~15 years old and very much the obvious joke, but this remains my favourite quip about the history of programming languages.
Which probably tells you something about my sense of humour...
(From james-iry.blogspot.com/2009/05/brie... )
Which probably tells you something about my sense of humour...
(From james-iry.blogspot.com/2009/05/brie... )
While I do not really care for the Sportsball that I believe is on later, this owl I saw a few years back at a falconry show is indeed superb.
February 9, 2025 at 7:15 PM
While I do not really care for the Sportsball that I believe is on later, this owl I saw a few years back at a falconry show is indeed superb.
What is this "oven to table ware" of which you speak? I see only a convenient seat?
#ReallyHelpfulSousChef
#ReallyHelpfulSousChef
January 24, 2025 at 7:05 PM
What is this "oven to table ware" of which you speak? I see only a convenient seat?
#ReallyHelpfulSousChef
#ReallyHelpfulSousChef
Me and my furry familiar are learning how to use a different sort of power tool today.
Also, why did I not realise before I started that sewing tiny magnets into cloth on a steel sewing machine would be challenging? ;-)
Also, why did I not realise before I started that sewing tiny magnets into cloth on a steel sewing machine would be challenging? ;-)
January 18, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Me and my furry familiar are learning how to use a different sort of power tool today.
Also, why did I not realise before I started that sewing tiny magnets into cloth on a steel sewing machine would be challenging? ;-)
Also, why did I not realise before I started that sewing tiny magnets into cloth on a steel sewing machine would be challenging? ;-)
Frosty cronch here today. Figured you would approve.
November 28, 2024 at 9:31 AM
Frosty cronch here today. Figured you would approve.
Thanks Mastodon. Making me laugh again...
![A post from Mastodon by "Santa Claus" which reads:
A valiant effort has been made by Little Tim this year, who for some reason has decided to change his name to Tim'); INSERT INTO [NiceList] SELECT * FROM [NaughtyList];--
HO HO HO! Nice try Tim. I don't use SQL, I use several dozen interconnected Excel spreadsheets, like a professional.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:423vwbxykazyvxihspa7vk7u/bafkreiegs3zx7whyssyfcqknt4hbmm5lqcykwqrwil5fmpilzzo23ugwb4@jpeg)
November 25, 2024 at 1:34 PM
Thanks Mastodon. Making me laugh again...
Shamelessly stolen from a Mastodon thread about strange clothing found on AliExpress, but I approve this message.
November 24, 2024 at 7:07 PM
Shamelessly stolen from a Mastodon thread about strange clothing found on AliExpress, but I approve this message.
A fun evening of wine and ray tracing experiments tonight. Investigating transparent textured materials casting shadows which match the form of their surface textures...
Have both the back surface of the transparent material and the shadow cast behind displaying the shadow of the texture now...
Have both the back surface of the transparent material and the shadow cast behind displaying the shadow of the texture now...
November 23, 2024 at 9:24 PM
A fun evening of wine and ray tracing experiments tonight. Investigating transparent textured materials casting shadows which match the form of their surface textures...
Have both the back surface of the transparent material and the shadow cast behind displaying the shadow of the texture now...
Have both the back surface of the transparent material and the shadow cast behind displaying the shadow of the texture now...
Some of my household have grown bored of the TV and found an exciting new form of entertainment.
#ProofOfCat but sadly not proof of brains.
#ProofOfCat but sadly not proof of brains.
November 22, 2024 at 8:09 PM
Some of my household have grown bored of the TV and found an exciting new form of entertainment.
#ProofOfCat but sadly not proof of brains.
#ProofOfCat but sadly not proof of brains.
Despite having been here for some time now, I'm taking a moment to show my appreciation of Dilbert Stark and his works.
The nerd at the back of my head is berating me because that screenshot would have been more nerdy if I'd tweeted three fewer times...
The nerd at the back of my head is berating me because that screenshot would have been more nerdy if I'd tweeted three fewer times...
November 18, 2024 at 8:18 PM
Despite having been here for some time now, I'm taking a moment to show my appreciation of Dilbert Stark and his works.
The nerd at the back of my head is berating me because that screenshot would have been more nerdy if I'd tweeted three fewer times...
The nerd at the back of my head is berating me because that screenshot would have been more nerdy if I'd tweeted three fewer times...
They look like butter wouldn't melt, but The Brothers Dim here were all determinedly and energetically having a fight while all trying to chew my ear at about 4am...
*yawn*
*yawn*
November 16, 2024 at 9:28 AM
They look like butter wouldn't melt, but The Brothers Dim here were all determinedly and energetically having a fight while all trying to chew my ear at about 4am...
*yawn*
*yawn*
Falling further down the "code optimisation" rabbit hole as I sit on an intercity train home today...
When you're casting 394361965 rays into your scene, even using for() rather than foreach() has an noticeable impact on memory churn and perf.
Knocked 1/3 off a test render time with that change.
When you're casting 394361965 rays into your scene, even using for() rather than foreach() has an noticeable impact on memory churn and perf.
Knocked 1/3 off a test render time with that change.
November 15, 2024 at 1:04 PM
Falling further down the "code optimisation" rabbit hole as I sit on an intercity train home today...
When you're casting 394361965 rays into your scene, even using for() rather than foreach() has an noticeable impact on memory churn and perf.
Knocked 1/3 off a test render time with that change.
When you're casting 394361965 rays into your scene, even using for() rather than foreach() has an noticeable impact on memory churn and perf.
Knocked 1/3 off a test render time with that change.
Thanks to everyone who came out for last night's London #Sitecore user group. Great to see you all and talk through the news from Symposium. Fun to have so much stuff to talk about in the sessions and pub after.
Cheers to Dan and the Sitecore folks for hosting and to @kasaku.co.uk for organising.
Cheers to Dan and the Sitecore folks for hosting and to @kasaku.co.uk for organising.
November 15, 2024 at 11:55 AM
Thanks to everyone who came out for last night's London #Sitecore user group. Great to see you all and talk through the news from Symposium. Fun to have so much stuff to talk about in the sessions and pub after.
Cheers to Dan and the Sitecore folks for hosting and to @kasaku.co.uk for organising.
Cheers to Dan and the Sitecore folks for hosting and to @kasaku.co.uk for organising.
This is your fault @coreysmith.co - spent my evening nerding out over raytracing code in the VS profiler...
A few 1-line changes and one slightly trickier method rewrite reduces allocations by nearly 10x, and speeds up this test scene loads.
Those low-hanging fruit were pretty low, it turns out...
A few 1-line changes and one slightly trickier method rewrite reduces allocations by nearly 10x, and speeds up this test scene loads.
Those low-hanging fruit were pretty low, it turns out...
November 13, 2024 at 9:38 PM
This is your fault @coreysmith.co - spent my evening nerding out over raytracing code in the VS profiler...
A few 1-line changes and one slightly trickier method rewrite reduces allocations by nearly 10x, and speeds up this test scene loads.
Those low-hanging fruit were pretty low, it turns out...
A few 1-line changes and one slightly trickier method rewrite reduces allocations by nearly 10x, and speeds up this test scene loads.
Those low-hanging fruit were pretty low, it turns out...
I have quite a lot of spares, if you want some backups?
Free to a good home...
Free to a good home...
November 13, 2024 at 1:09 PM
I have quite a lot of spares, if you want some backups?
Free to a good home...
Free to a good home...