Matt Lake
@mattlake.codes
Software Developer in telecoms in the UK, using mostly .NET and PHP.
It's always DNS.
The DNS is at Cloudflare but DNS all the same
The DNS is at Cloudflare but DNS all the same
November 18, 2025 at 1:55 PM
It's always DNS.
The DNS is at Cloudflare but DNS all the same
The DNS is at Cloudflare but DNS all the same
My employer has added a role that I now report into, which is based offshore.
Does this give an indication of the progression opportunities available for UK based staff working for this UK based company with a customer base that is 100% UK based?
Maybe I am reading too much into it though.
Does this give an indication of the progression opportunities available for UK based staff working for this UK based company with a customer base that is 100% UK based?
Maybe I am reading too much into it though.
November 12, 2025 at 4:52 AM
My employer has added a role that I now report into, which is based offshore.
Does this give an indication of the progression opportunities available for UK based staff working for this UK based company with a customer base that is 100% UK based?
Maybe I am reading too much into it though.
Does this give an indication of the progression opportunities available for UK based staff working for this UK based company with a customer base that is 100% UK based?
Maybe I am reading too much into it though.
How has software got so bad that 8gb ram is barely enough to web browse.
You used to be able to be productive ok these machines not that long ago.
You used to be able to be productive ok these machines not that long ago.
November 3, 2025 at 8:12 PM
How has software got so bad that 8gb ram is barely enough to web browse.
You used to be able to be productive ok these machines not that long ago.
You used to be able to be productive ok these machines not that long ago.
Why are Sonos products such a royal PITA to get set up. I won't make the mistake of buying another one
October 1, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Why are Sonos products such a royal PITA to get set up. I won't make the mistake of buying another one
Each video seems to be a revelation to me, for example how did I not know this method to get the next square number?
Today's date, 9/25/2025, is probably the last date of our lifetime where the month, day, and year are all square numbers 😱 The next time this will happen is on 1/1/2116.
September 25, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Each video seems to be a revelation to me, for example how did I not know this method to get the next square number?
Just updated the android version on my phone and instantly regret it. Why is everything now in comic sans?
September 6, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Just updated the android version on my phone and instantly regret it. Why is everything now in comic sans?
Is there a version without AI?
August 27, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Is there a version without AI?
Fellow parents, can we all please unite and agree on the rate the tooth fairy pays?
My daughter has asked why she gets different amounts than some of her friends, and I am not sure how I am going to explain it tbh.
I may have to rectify this with a tooth fairy audit that corrects underpayment.
My daughter has asked why she gets different amounts than some of her friends, and I am not sure how I am going to explain it tbh.
I may have to rectify this with a tooth fairy audit that corrects underpayment.
August 22, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Fellow parents, can we all please unite and agree on the rate the tooth fairy pays?
My daughter has asked why she gets different amounts than some of her friends, and I am not sure how I am going to explain it tbh.
I may have to rectify this with a tooth fairy audit that corrects underpayment.
My daughter has asked why she gets different amounts than some of her friends, and I am not sure how I am going to explain it tbh.
I may have to rectify this with a tooth fairy audit that corrects underpayment.
Something about a terminal in light mode makes me unreasonably uncomfortable.
August 20, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Something about a terminal in light mode makes me unreasonably uncomfortable.
Not sure if my son is a genius or idiot but he has just wrapped spaghetti and mashed potatoes around a fork and cracked on.
August 10, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Not sure if my son is a genius or idiot but he has just wrapped spaghetti and mashed potatoes around a fork and cracked on.
I'm guessing that I shouldn't see this screen then?
August 6, 2025 at 6:39 AM
I'm guessing that I shouldn't see this screen then?
SOLID principles are a guide not a ruleset.
That is all
That is all
August 5, 2025 at 11:21 PM
SOLID principles are a guide not a ruleset.
That is all
That is all
How much solution detail do you like to see in a dev ticket?
I find detailed solutions frustrating as this is often not the best way of solving the problem.
Solutions at a distance are ok but with "create table x with columns y,z" I wonder why I am involved at all.
Thoughts?
I find detailed solutions frustrating as this is often not the best way of solving the problem.
Solutions at a distance are ok but with "create table x with columns y,z" I wonder why I am involved at all.
Thoughts?
August 2, 2025 at 4:55 AM
How much solution detail do you like to see in a dev ticket?
I find detailed solutions frustrating as this is often not the best way of solving the problem.
Solutions at a distance are ok but with "create table x with columns y,z" I wonder why I am involved at all.
Thoughts?
I find detailed solutions frustrating as this is often not the best way of solving the problem.
Solutions at a distance are ok but with "create table x with columns y,z" I wonder why I am involved at all.
Thoughts?
Battlefield 6 is looking really good.
Spent lot of time in BF3, by far my favourite of the series. I found the more recent games lost something, if anything they had too much of what I didn't want.
Similar thing between halo 3 and the later games.
So far BF6 looks to be what I like.
#battlefield6
Spent lot of time in BF3, by far my favourite of the series. I found the more recent games lost something, if anything they had too much of what I didn't want.
Similar thing between halo 3 and the later games.
So far BF6 looks to be what I like.
#battlefield6
July 31, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Battlefield 6 is looking really good.
Spent lot of time in BF3, by far my favourite of the series. I found the more recent games lost something, if anything they had too much of what I didn't want.
Similar thing between halo 3 and the later games.
So far BF6 looks to be what I like.
#battlefield6
Spent lot of time in BF3, by far my favourite of the series. I found the more recent games lost something, if anything they had too much of what I didn't want.
Similar thing between halo 3 and the later games.
So far BF6 looks to be what I like.
#battlefield6
The fear some reviewers can have of repeating code.
"We have a package that does that in our nuget feed, why re-implement it?"
I need 6 lines, not an added dep, the dep usage doesn't fit this current code so would need to rework the project to fit, etc etc
DRY is poor advice if taken literally
"We have a package that does that in our nuget feed, why re-implement it?"
I need 6 lines, not an added dep, the dep usage doesn't fit this current code so would need to rework the project to fit, etc etc
DRY is poor advice if taken literally
July 29, 2025 at 3:43 PM
The fear some reviewers can have of repeating code.
"We have a package that does that in our nuget feed, why re-implement it?"
I need 6 lines, not an added dep, the dep usage doesn't fit this current code so would need to rework the project to fit, etc etc
DRY is poor advice if taken literally
"We have a package that does that in our nuget feed, why re-implement it?"
I need 6 lines, not an added dep, the dep usage doesn't fit this current code so would need to rework the project to fit, etc etc
DRY is poor advice if taken literally
When I was young girls didn't have the opportunity to play football. Now my daughter has seen our country become back to back European champions.
Congratulations Lionesses, great job.
#lionesses #england #weuros2025
Congratulations Lionesses, great job.
#lionesses #england #weuros2025
July 27, 2025 at 6:57 PM
When I was young girls didn't have the opportunity to play football. Now my daughter has seen our country become back to back European champions.
Congratulations Lionesses, great job.
#lionesses #england #weuros2025
Congratulations Lionesses, great job.
#lionesses #england #weuros2025
Getting c# to work nicely in neovim is proving to be a pain. I am using the csharp-language-server and it struggles finding definitions and implementations.
I am pretty sure it is a skill issue on my part when setting up my config.
I am pretty sure it is a skill issue on my part when setting up my config.
July 24, 2025 at 6:35 AM
Getting c# to work nicely in neovim is proving to be a pain. I am using the csharp-language-server and it struggles finding definitions and implementations.
I am pretty sure it is a skill issue on my part when setting up my config.
I am pretty sure it is a skill issue on my part when setting up my config.
Pretty sure that this cookie banner attempting to meet GDPR is actually in clear breach of it by linking cookie consent to service provision when not required.
July 23, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Pretty sure that this cookie banner attempting to meet GDPR is actually in clear breach of it by linking cookie consent to service provision when not required.
I saw this last night and couldn't believe it. It must be one of the greatest saves the sport has seen. Absolutely incredible
Ann-Katrin Berger, take a bow.
Ann-Katrin Berger, take a bow.
July 20, 2025 at 4:18 PM
I saw this last night and couldn't believe it. It must be one of the greatest saves the sport has seen. Absolutely incredible
Ann-Katrin Berger, take a bow.
Ann-Katrin Berger, take a bow.
I am finding that working with macros in Rider and IdeaVim to be painful.
It is usually things like the auto complete getting in the way, or closing braces being automatically added but that action is not replicated in the macro as there was no keypress involved.
It is usually things like the auto complete getting in the way, or closing braces being automatically added but that action is not replicated in the macro as there was no keypress involved.
June 25, 2025 at 1:15 PM
I am finding that working with macros in Rider and IdeaVim to be painful.
It is usually things like the auto complete getting in the way, or closing braces being automatically added but that action is not replicated in the macro as there was no keypress involved.
It is usually things like the auto complete getting in the way, or closing braces being automatically added but that action is not replicated in the macro as there was no keypress involved.
I have come downstairs this morning to find my 8yo daughter watching "My Neighbor Totoro".
This parenting lark is easy.
This parenting lark is easy.
June 13, 2025 at 6:38 AM
I have come downstairs this morning to find my 8yo daughter watching "My Neighbor Totoro".
This parenting lark is easy.
This parenting lark is easy.
Is it me or is Powershell really slow?
June 5, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Is it me or is Powershell really slow?
Roadcraft really is very good.
June 3, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Roadcraft really is very good.
8yo daughter: "Dad, can I play Tony Hawk Pro Skater?"
Maybe I am doing something right after all!
Maybe I am doing something right after all!
May 29, 2025 at 5:39 PM
8yo daughter: "Dad, can I play Tony Hawk Pro Skater?"
Maybe I am doing something right after all!
Maybe I am doing something right after all!