Dylan Bernard
@theproductstaffeng.com
Staff Engineer / Marketplace Group Engineering Lead at Rover 🐾 Backyard astronomer 🔭 Movie geek 📽️
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Dylan Bernard
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· Dec 1
Hey! Looking to fill my feed with the following:
- Software Engineering leadership
- Staff Engineers / Staff+ engineering
- Film / movie discussion
- Science Fiction
- Fantasy
- Astronomy
- Astrophotography
- Stellaris
- Elite Dangerous
Add a like or reply if you share any of these!
#promosky
- Software Engineering leadership
- Staff Engineers / Staff+ engineering
- Film / movie discussion
- Science Fiction
- Fantasy
- Astronomy
- Astrophotography
- Stellaris
- Elite Dangerous
Add a like or reply if you share any of these!
#promosky
I finally pulled the trigger on a Niche Zero grinder as part of my "endgame" espresso set up and holy cow this thing is awesome.
November 25, 2025 at 3:44 PM
I finally pulled the trigger on a Niche Zero grinder as part of my "endgame" espresso set up and holy cow this thing is awesome.
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Are we still doing starter packs?
Put this one together because I love seeing things that lovely folks write on the internet, and I'm sure there are more people to meet and add to this list.
go.bsky.app/AnM2t7r
Put this one together because I love seeing things that lovely folks write on the internet, and I'm sure there are more people to meet and add to this list.
go.bsky.app/AnM2t7r
November 15, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Are we still doing starter packs?
Put this one together because I love seeing things that lovely folks write on the internet, and I'm sure there are more people to meet and add to this list.
go.bsky.app/AnM2t7r
Put this one together because I love seeing things that lovely folks write on the internet, and I'm sure there are more people to meet and add to this list.
go.bsky.app/AnM2t7r
Basically everyone is running some sort of AI adoption / advocacy programs within their tech organizations.
Is anyone also running some sort of "AI Responsibility" or "ethics" programs? How's that going? What's working for you?
Is anyone also running some sort of "AI Responsibility" or "ethics" programs? How's that going? What's working for you?
August 22, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Basically everyone is running some sort of AI adoption / advocacy programs within their tech organizations.
Is anyone also running some sort of "AI Responsibility" or "ethics" programs? How's that going? What's working for you?
Is anyone also running some sort of "AI Responsibility" or "ethics" programs? How's that going? What's working for you?
I'm always looking for ways in which my "Personal AI Principles" are pressure-tested by reality.
Recently, for example, I've found that I'm willing to bend on my, "Plan and edit, but do not write using AI" principle specifically for technical documentation.
theproductstaffeng.com/ai,/personal...
Recently, for example, I've found that I'm willing to bend on my, "Plan and edit, but do not write using AI" principle specifically for technical documentation.
theproductstaffeng.com/ai,/personal...
My Personal AI Principles
My Personal AI Principles AI use in the Tech world has already become commonplace (with mixed feelings from the community). As I have explored the usage of these tools in my own day to day life both p...
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August 20, 2025 at 4:10 PM
I'm always looking for ways in which my "Personal AI Principles" are pressure-tested by reality.
Recently, for example, I've found that I'm willing to bend on my, "Plan and edit, but do not write using AI" principle specifically for technical documentation.
theproductstaffeng.com/ai,/personal...
Recently, for example, I've found that I'm willing to bend on my, "Plan and edit, but do not write using AI" principle specifically for technical documentation.
theproductstaffeng.com/ai,/personal...
Finally committing to scheduling my sabbatical. Going to spend 8 glorious weeks gardening and pointing my camera at the stars next spring.
August 20, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Finally committing to scheduling my sabbatical. Going to spend 8 glorious weeks gardening and pointing my camera at the stars next spring.
First 24 hours away from the kid this weekend.
Excited? Yes.
Will I be scrolling through baby pictures on my phone after a cocktail tonight? Also yes.
Excited? Yes.
Will I be scrolling through baby pictures on my phone after a cocktail tonight? Also yes.
August 16, 2025 at 2:24 PM
First 24 hours away from the kid this weekend.
Excited? Yes.
Will I be scrolling through baby pictures on my phone after a cocktail tonight? Also yes.
Excited? Yes.
Will I be scrolling through baby pictures on my phone after a cocktail tonight? Also yes.
As I use AI tools more in both my personal and professional lives, I've felt the need to commit my *personal* AI principles to writing.
I've shared with a few coworkers and have been surprised by the positive reactions.
Let me know if you have thoughts!
theproductstaffeng.com/ai,/personal...
I've shared with a few coworkers and have been surprised by the positive reactions.
Let me know if you have thoughts!
theproductstaffeng.com/ai,/personal...
My Personal AI Principles
My Personal AI Principles AI use in the Tech world has already become commonplace (with mixed feelings from the community). As I have explored the usage of these tools in my own day to day life both p...
theproductstaffeng.com
August 13, 2025 at 11:35 PM
As I use AI tools more in both my personal and professional lives, I've felt the need to commit my *personal* AI principles to writing.
I've shared with a few coworkers and have been surprised by the positive reactions.
Let me know if you have thoughts!
theproductstaffeng.com/ai,/personal...
I've shared with a few coworkers and have been surprised by the positive reactions.
Let me know if you have thoughts!
theproductstaffeng.com/ai,/personal...
So it turns out having a kid really takes over your free time.
So, 8 months later, here is part two of my Technical Experimentation series focused on building and maintaining trust.
Trust is a core tenet of healthy technical experimentation. It is hard earned and easily lost. Read more below!
So, 8 months later, here is part two of my Technical Experimentation series focused on building and maintaining trust.
Trust is a core tenet of healthy technical experimentation. It is hard earned and easily lost. Read more below!
Building Trust: The Cornerstone of Healthy Experimentation
In the last post, we discussed how a healthy experimentation culture drives healthy innovation within your product.
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August 11, 2025 at 3:27 PM
So it turns out having a kid really takes over your free time.
So, 8 months later, here is part two of my Technical Experimentation series focused on building and maintaining trust.
Trust is a core tenet of healthy technical experimentation. It is hard earned and easily lost. Read more below!
So, 8 months later, here is part two of my Technical Experimentation series focused on building and maintaining trust.
Trust is a core tenet of healthy technical experimentation. It is hard earned and easily lost. Read more below!
The Twilight Zone is one of those things I've always known I would probably enjoy, but never actually got around to.
So anyways, I'm like 4 episodes in and (shocking, I know) turns out it's really good.
So anyways, I'm like 4 episodes in and (shocking, I know) turns out it's really good.
August 9, 2025 at 12:48 AM
The Twilight Zone is one of those things I've always known I would probably enjoy, but never actually got around to.
So anyways, I'm like 4 episodes in and (shocking, I know) turns out it's really good.
So anyways, I'm like 4 episodes in and (shocking, I know) turns out it's really good.
The Vast of Night is such a solid little flick.
August 3, 2025 at 4:59 AM
The Vast of Night is such a solid little flick.
Turns out that choosing astronomy-based hobbies in a geography where the sun sets at like 9pm all summer, and the other 3/4 of the year is calling for rain is not the best idea.
Anyways, let's buy that new telescope I've had on my wishlist for a year...
Anyways, let's buy that new telescope I've had on my wishlist for a year...
August 1, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Turns out that choosing astronomy-based hobbies in a geography where the sun sets at like 9pm all summer, and the other 3/4 of the year is calling for rain is not the best idea.
Anyways, let's buy that new telescope I've had on my wishlist for a year...
Anyways, let's buy that new telescope I've had on my wishlist for a year...
It's really easy to "forget" to allocate time to cleaning up feature flags after wrapping up product work.
Three years and 800 stale flags rotting in your codebase later, you'll really appreciate the hour or two that you saved (/s).
Three years and 800 stale flags rotting in your codebase later, you'll really appreciate the hour or two that you saved (/s).
July 31, 2025 at 4:25 PM
It's really easy to "forget" to allocate time to cleaning up feature flags after wrapping up product work.
Three years and 800 stale flags rotting in your codebase later, you'll really appreciate the hour or two that you saved (/s).
Three years and 800 stale flags rotting in your codebase later, you'll really appreciate the hour or two that you saved (/s).
I spent a couple hours last weekend using Claude Code to refresh and modernize my Neovim config and dotfiles. Super happy with the results.
This falls pretty squarely in that bucket of work that I absolutely needed to do, but just didn't have the hours or mental bandwidth to do myself.
This falls pretty squarely in that bucket of work that I absolutely needed to do, but just didn't have the hours or mental bandwidth to do myself.
July 31, 2025 at 4:31 AM
I spent a couple hours last weekend using Claude Code to refresh and modernize my Neovim config and dotfiles. Super happy with the results.
This falls pretty squarely in that bucket of work that I absolutely needed to do, but just didn't have the hours or mental bandwidth to do myself.
This falls pretty squarely in that bucket of work that I absolutely needed to do, but just didn't have the hours or mental bandwidth to do myself.
Actually got a solid ~5ish hour of integration time over the weekend with these clear nights.
Now it's just a matter of finding time around work and parenting to stack and process the images 😅
Now it's just a matter of finding time around work and parenting to stack and process the images 😅
January 21, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Actually got a solid ~5ish hour of integration time over the weekend with these clear nights.
Now it's just a matter of finding time around work and parenting to stack and process the images 😅
Now it's just a matter of finding time around work and parenting to stack and process the images 😅
Finally, a clear night! The astrophotography rig is set up and ready to roll! 🔭
January 19, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Finally, a clear night! The astrophotography rig is set up and ready to roll! 🔭
We had some work done in the house yesterday and my cat, 18 hours later, is convinced that strange men are still here every time he hears a noise.
January 15, 2025 at 1:30 AM
We had some work done in the house yesterday and my cat, 18 hours later, is convinced that strange men are still here every time he hears a noise.
The BEST way to enjoy movies is going in completely blind.
No trailers. No reviews. MAYBE a short synopsis (but I hardly do that anymore).
I will die on this hill.
No trailers. No reviews. MAYBE a short synopsis (but I hardly do that anymore).
I will die on this hill.
January 9, 2025 at 4:18 AM
The BEST way to enjoy movies is going in completely blind.
No trailers. No reviews. MAYBE a short synopsis (but I hardly do that anymore).
I will die on this hill.
No trailers. No reviews. MAYBE a short synopsis (but I hardly do that anymore).
I will die on this hill.
There is something so liberating about admitting when you are wrong.
Of course nobody strives to be wrong, but nobody is right about everything all of the time either. The only irredeemable part about being wrong is clinging to an indefensible position for the sake of your ego.
Of course nobody strives to be wrong, but nobody is right about everything all of the time either. The only irredeemable part about being wrong is clinging to an indefensible position for the sake of your ego.
December 30, 2024 at 5:27 AM
There is something so liberating about admitting when you are wrong.
Of course nobody strives to be wrong, but nobody is right about everything all of the time either. The only irredeemable part about being wrong is clinging to an indefensible position for the sake of your ego.
Of course nobody strives to be wrong, but nobody is right about everything all of the time either. The only irredeemable part about being wrong is clinging to an indefensible position for the sake of your ego.
If your organization runs experiments like A/B tests to drive product decisions: is your experimentation HEALTHY?
Healthy experimentation isn't just about data - it's about trusting that data to unlock faster, smarter growth.
This is my first post in a series exploring technical experimentation 🧪
Healthy experimentation isn't just about data - it's about trusting that data to unlock faster, smarter growth.
This is my first post in a series exploring technical experimentation 🧪
Laying the Foundation: What is Healthy Experimentation?
If you’re supporting a technical product that has achieved some level of market fit and success, you are likely running “experiments” (like A/B tests) to ensure that the product iterates in the right ...
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December 27, 2024 at 6:57 PM
If your organization runs experiments like A/B tests to drive product decisions: is your experimentation HEALTHY?
Healthy experimentation isn't just about data - it's about trusting that data to unlock faster, smarter growth.
This is my first post in a series exploring technical experimentation 🧪
Healthy experimentation isn't just about data - it's about trusting that data to unlock faster, smarter growth.
This is my first post in a series exploring technical experimentation 🧪
A hippopotamus is a wildly dangerous and impractical Christmas gift for a child.
December 20, 2024 at 3:29 PM
A hippopotamus is a wildly dangerous and impractical Christmas gift for a child.
Fireplace running hot, cat snoozing under the Christmas tree, "Cozy Christmas Jazz" Spotify playlist in the background... I am going to play this vibe on repeat until mid January.
December 16, 2024 at 3:55 AM
Fireplace running hot, cat snoozing under the Christmas tree, "Cozy Christmas Jazz" Spotify playlist in the background... I am going to play this vibe on repeat until mid January.
SaaS sales people - when someone is asking very specific performance and scalability questions, PLEASE never use, "[BIG NAME DROP] hasn't had any issues" as any part of your response.
It tells me almost nothing without intimate knowledge about their infrastructure and use cases.
It tells me almost nothing without intimate knowledge about their infrastructure and use cases.
December 14, 2024 at 3:38 AM
SaaS sales people - when someone is asking very specific performance and scalability questions, PLEASE never use, "[BIG NAME DROP] hasn't had any issues" as any part of your response.
It tells me almost nothing without intimate knowledge about their infrastructure and use cases.
It tells me almost nothing without intimate knowledge about their infrastructure and use cases.
Note to future me: no more self imposed end-of-year deadlines, rookie.
December 12, 2024 at 1:33 AM
Note to future me: no more self imposed end-of-year deadlines, rookie.
The idea that improving Core Web Vitals can increase conversion just feels right, but now you have to figure out what's more valuable - spending time on CWV or feature work.
December 7, 2024 at 12:08 AM
The idea that improving Core Web Vitals can increase conversion just feels right, but now you have to figure out what's more valuable - spending time on CWV or feature work.