Luke Aitk
@lukeaitk.bsky.social
Developer, CTO, Tech Enthusiast 🇬🇧
Find a way of doing something high reward with less risk than usual, and do it.
March 8, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Find a way of doing something high reward with less risk than usual, and do it.
I also volunteer teaching entrepreneurship at a school.
It becomes very clear how non-obvious certain principles are.
It also certainly helps keep you grounded especially in your ability to communicate difficult concepts.
It becomes very clear how non-obvious certain principles are.
It also certainly helps keep you grounded especially in your ability to communicate difficult concepts.
Working with junior developers is the best way of progressing your understanding when you’re more senior.
The best way of learning is always to teach, and it’s a great checker to make sure you’re not over engineering.
The best way of learning is always to teach, and it’s a great checker to make sure you’re not over engineering.
March 7, 2025 at 3:12 PM
I also volunteer teaching entrepreneurship at a school.
It becomes very clear how non-obvious certain principles are.
It also certainly helps keep you grounded especially in your ability to communicate difficult concepts.
It becomes very clear how non-obvious certain principles are.
It also certainly helps keep you grounded especially in your ability to communicate difficult concepts.
I don’t know if people in general tend to be very short sighted, or if the media stories that trend just tend to cater to it.
Much easier to sell on the short term than the long term.
Much easier to sell on the short term than the long term.
March 7, 2025 at 3:02 PM
I don’t know if people in general tend to be very short sighted, or if the media stories that trend just tend to cater to it.
Much easier to sell on the short term than the long term.
Much easier to sell on the short term than the long term.
Finding the balance between conformity and non-conformity to ‘the‘ way of doing things is one of the hardest things as an entrepreneur.
It leans a lot further to the latter than most people think, but is influenced by a heck of a lot of factors.
It leans a lot further to the latter than most people think, but is influenced by a heck of a lot of factors.
March 7, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Finding the balance between conformity and non-conformity to ‘the‘ way of doing things is one of the hardest things as an entrepreneur.
It leans a lot further to the latter than most people think, but is influenced by a heck of a lot of factors.
It leans a lot further to the latter than most people think, but is influenced by a heck of a lot of factors.
I used to be super cautious about my appearance on LinkedIn.
With the tide of paid copywriters and then ai crap that has ensued since, having a presence now almost feels like a negative thing.
With the tide of paid copywriters and then ai crap that has ensued since, having a presence now almost feels like a negative thing.
March 7, 2025 at 2:27 PM
I used to be super cautious about my appearance on LinkedIn.
With the tide of paid copywriters and then ai crap that has ensued since, having a presence now almost feels like a negative thing.
With the tide of paid copywriters and then ai crap that has ensued since, having a presence now almost feels like a negative thing.
Working with junior developers is the best way of progressing your understanding when you’re more senior.
The best way of learning is always to teach, and it’s a great checker to make sure you’re not over engineering.
The best way of learning is always to teach, and it’s a great checker to make sure you’re not over engineering.
March 7, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Working with junior developers is the best way of progressing your understanding when you’re more senior.
The best way of learning is always to teach, and it’s a great checker to make sure you’re not over engineering.
The best way of learning is always to teach, and it’s a great checker to make sure you’re not over engineering.
Following tech founders feels a lot like following football teams these days.
March 6, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Following tech founders feels a lot like following football teams these days.
You should always be quick to change a long held opinion with new evidence.
Having said, considering changing my mind on this whilst typing..
Having said, considering changing my mind on this whilst typing..
March 6, 2025 at 7:31 PM
You should always be quick to change a long held opinion with new evidence.
Having said, considering changing my mind on this whilst typing..
Having said, considering changing my mind on this whilst typing..
Been thinking about how many areas you can revolutionise in one go.
I’ve always said one thing at a time, but this isn’t true - a revolutionary product often comes with a unique price. (iPhone, Dyson etc)
2 external facing macro areas seems reasonable.
Will return to this thought soon.
I’ve always said one thing at a time, but this isn’t true - a revolutionary product often comes with a unique price. (iPhone, Dyson etc)
2 external facing macro areas seems reasonable.
Will return to this thought soon.
March 6, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Been thinking about how many areas you can revolutionise in one go.
I’ve always said one thing at a time, but this isn’t true - a revolutionary product often comes with a unique price. (iPhone, Dyson etc)
2 external facing macro areas seems reasonable.
Will return to this thought soon.
I’ve always said one thing at a time, but this isn’t true - a revolutionary product often comes with a unique price. (iPhone, Dyson etc)
2 external facing macro areas seems reasonable.
Will return to this thought soon.
Well didn’t hit my 100 tweet target even close. But yesterday was productive, so I’ll forgive myself.
March 6, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Well didn’t hit my 100 tweet target even close. But yesterday was productive, so I’ll forgive myself.
One of the things I love about the world is how so many small improvements stack on top of each other over years
Things we take for granted would have been entirely inconceivable 20, 40, 60 or 100 years ago
These are from millions of small and large innovations worldwide allowing this to happen
Things we take for granted would have been entirely inconceivable 20, 40, 60 or 100 years ago
These are from millions of small and large innovations worldwide allowing this to happen
March 5, 2025 at 12:29 PM
One of the things I love about the world is how so many small improvements stack on top of each other over years
Things we take for granted would have been entirely inconceivable 20, 40, 60 or 100 years ago
These are from millions of small and large innovations worldwide allowing this to happen
Things we take for granted would have been entirely inconceivable 20, 40, 60 or 100 years ago
These are from millions of small and large innovations worldwide allowing this to happen
The existence of open source software has such a huge impact on the world in its current state
So many innovations have at least partial reliance on it, or reliance on something that relies on it and so on
So many innovations have at least partial reliance on it, or reliance on something that relies on it and so on
March 5, 2025 at 12:25 PM
The existence of open source software has such a huge impact on the world in its current state
So many innovations have at least partial reliance on it, or reliance on something that relies on it and so on
So many innovations have at least partial reliance on it, or reliance on something that relies on it and so on
And back to my code I go…
March 5, 2025 at 11:04 AM
And back to my code I go…
Do people default to political content because everything else is so damn boring at the moment?
Even celebrity gossip seems to be at an all time low by my radar.
Cause and effect always on the mind.
They should have never cancelled the Kardashians.
Even celebrity gossip seems to be at an all time low by my radar.
Cause and effect always on the mind.
They should have never cancelled the Kardashians.
March 5, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Do people default to political content because everything else is so damn boring at the moment?
Even celebrity gossip seems to be at an all time low by my radar.
Cause and effect always on the mind.
They should have never cancelled the Kardashians.
Even celebrity gossip seems to be at an all time low by my radar.
Cause and effect always on the mind.
They should have never cancelled the Kardashians.
Tech/programming news is a lot more dull now than it seemed 5-6 years ago.
I guess everyone got bored of something new every day?
Admittedly, the whole blockchain/nft thing wiped off a lot of credibility.
I guess everyone got bored of something new every day?
Admittedly, the whole blockchain/nft thing wiped off a lot of credibility.
March 5, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Tech/programming news is a lot more dull now than it seemed 5-6 years ago.
I guess everyone got bored of something new every day?
Admittedly, the whole blockchain/nft thing wiped off a lot of credibility.
I guess everyone got bored of something new every day?
Admittedly, the whole blockchain/nft thing wiped off a lot of credibility.
Reposted one moon video and now entire feed is full of moon photos 🙄
Algo is super sensitive here eh
Algo is super sensitive here eh
March 5, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Reposted one moon video and now entire feed is full of moon photos 🙄
Algo is super sensitive here eh
Algo is super sensitive here eh
Yeah this is pretty insanely cinematic
this
is
*INCREDIBLE*
It's what landing on the Moon looks like, 2025 edition
is
*INCREDIBLE*
It's what landing on the Moon looks like, 2025 edition
March 5, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Yeah this is pretty insanely cinematic
Making your app keyboard navigable should be a default in SaaS.
Your power users are often your biggest proponents - don’t let them down.
Your power users are often your biggest proponents - don’t let them down.
I swapped between gmail and slack a little too quickly and wound up trying to push 'j/k' to move up and down between channels which didn't work
help, I am too keyboard shortcut pilled
help, I am too keyboard shortcut pilled
March 5, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Making your app keyboard navigable should be a default in SaaS.
Your power users are often your biggest proponents - don’t let them down.
Your power users are often your biggest proponents - don’t let them down.
Bezos’ one way / two way door decisions apply so much to programming.
If you have two easily interchangeable solutions simply build one and change it when needed.
If the logic is core / structural to your application and takes a lot of effort to update, you better be sure it’s well thought out.
If you have two easily interchangeable solutions simply build one and change it when needed.
If the logic is core / structural to your application and takes a lot of effort to update, you better be sure it’s well thought out.
March 5, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Bezos’ one way / two way door decisions apply so much to programming.
If you have two easily interchangeable solutions simply build one and change it when needed.
If the logic is core / structural to your application and takes a lot of effort to update, you better be sure it’s well thought out.
If you have two easily interchangeable solutions simply build one and change it when needed.
If the logic is core / structural to your application and takes a lot of effort to update, you better be sure it’s well thought out.
I always think it’s crazy how little code is needed to achieve such crazy features these days, but then remember I push 10k+ lines on a daily basis.
I think this is be cause I get used to tempting. Most code is CRUD(L), and should just be templates copy and pasted with small adjustments.
I think this is be cause I get used to tempting. Most code is CRUD(L), and should just be templates copy and pasted with small adjustments.
March 5, 2025 at 10:35 AM
I always think it’s crazy how little code is needed to achieve such crazy features these days, but then remember I push 10k+ lines on a daily basis.
I think this is be cause I get used to tempting. Most code is CRUD(L), and should just be templates copy and pasted with small adjustments.
I think this is be cause I get used to tempting. Most code is CRUD(L), and should just be templates copy and pasted with small adjustments.
I wouldn’t do this on threads because I’ve got my actual real life friends are all on there.
Twitter I had a go and got bored a few years ago. I feel like it also seems to public even though everything I do here is public as well.
Twitter I had a go and got bored a few years ago. I feel like it also seems to public even though everything I do here is public as well.
March 5, 2025 at 10:14 AM
I wouldn’t do this on threads because I’ve got my actual real life friends are all on there.
Twitter I had a go and got bored a few years ago. I feel like it also seems to public even though everything I do here is public as well.
Twitter I had a go and got bored a few years ago. I feel like it also seems to public even though everything I do here is public as well.
Aim is to get my post count to 100+ by the end of the day, cause why not.
March 5, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Aim is to get my post count to 100+ by the end of the day, cause why not.
Just going to post my random thoughts for the day methinks. Bring back the feeling of early 2010s social media.
March 5, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Just going to post my random thoughts for the day methinks. Bring back the feeling of early 2010s social media.
Only 1-5% of users typically generate public content on social networks,
I wonder how much more valuable these users are on a platform like this.
I normally try to play into the algorithm on new platforms. Categorising yourself as highly worth on day 1 sometimes plays into your favour.
I wonder how much more valuable these users are on a platform like this.
I normally try to play into the algorithm on new platforms. Categorising yourself as highly worth on day 1 sometimes plays into your favour.
March 5, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Only 1-5% of users typically generate public content on social networks,
I wonder how much more valuable these users are on a platform like this.
I normally try to play into the algorithm on new platforms. Categorising yourself as highly worth on day 1 sometimes plays into your favour.
I wonder how much more valuable these users are on a platform like this.
I normally try to play into the algorithm on new platforms. Categorising yourself as highly worth on day 1 sometimes plays into your favour.
Happy to have a new platform with no followers to tweet into the void to. Always find it surprisingly refreshing and relieving.
March 5, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Happy to have a new platform with no followers to tweet into the void to. Always find it surprisingly refreshing and relieving.