tim
@timteezee.bsky.social
being an underachieving, overly fussy pedant since 2013. dumb, but stubborn, so end up winning. views don't represent the employer I'm employed at
500K words, 8 days, and way more emotions
Tom's Crossing.
Great yarn.
Tom's Crossing.
Great yarn.
November 16, 2025 at 5:34 AM
500K words, 8 days, and way more emotions
Tom's Crossing.
Great yarn.
Tom's Crossing.
Great yarn.
web dev is where programmers go to die
the amount of inane discussion over color and text...
the amount of inane discussion over color and text...
November 5, 2025 at 3:57 PM
web dev is where programmers go to die
the amount of inane discussion over color and text...
the amount of inane discussion over color and text...
fucking yoshi
what a goddamn pitcher.
way to shatter our dreams
what a goddamn pitcher.
way to shatter our dreams
November 2, 2025 at 4:28 AM
fucking yoshi
what a goddamn pitcher.
way to shatter our dreams
what a goddamn pitcher.
way to shatter our dreams
my God gradle is so f***ing annoying to work with in a big java codebase
how the hell do people get anything done without a dedicated build team or living in their own service
how the hell do people get anything done without a dedicated build team or living in their own service
September 8, 2025 at 2:38 AM
my God gradle is so f***ing annoying to work with in a big java codebase
how the hell do people get anything done without a dedicated build team or living in their own service
how the hell do people get anything done without a dedicated build team or living in their own service
you only live long enough to realize tech orgs are mostly filled with middle managers and overly complex architectures that last 3 months before the effort is scrapped for another shiny new feature
September 6, 2025 at 9:19 PM
you only live long enough to realize tech orgs are mostly filled with middle managers and overly complex architectures that last 3 months before the effort is scrapped for another shiny new feature
I'm deep in the rabbit hole now - starting to suspect the JSON Unicode CLDR version is using fallbacks slightly wrong for standard currency formats
August 31, 2025 at 10:11 PM
I'm deep in the rabbit hole now - starting to suspect the JSON Unicode CLDR version is using fallbacks slightly wrong for standard currency formats
just realized I was wearing my white t shirt inside out the whole day
my kid has been up sick all night for three days, for context
AMA
my kid has been up sick all night for three days, for context
AMA
August 27, 2025 at 11:31 PM
just realized I was wearing my white t shirt inside out the whole day
my kid has been up sick all night for three days, for context
AMA
my kid has been up sick all night for three days, for context
AMA
Just spent 30 minutes debugging why my Golang script to print localized numbers in arabic right to left, even though I clearly construct it correctly as left to right.
turns out kitty terminal seems to reverse it automatically at render. if I use ghostty, things print as expected.
unreal. wow.
turns out kitty terminal seems to reverse it automatically at render. if I use ghostty, things print as expected.
unreal. wow.
August 25, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Just spent 30 minutes debugging why my Golang script to print localized numbers in arabic right to left, even though I clearly construct it correctly as left to right.
turns out kitty terminal seems to reverse it automatically at render. if I use ghostty, things print as expected.
unreal. wow.
turns out kitty terminal seems to reverse it automatically at render. if I use ghostty, things print as expected.
unreal. wow.
Spent way too much time trying to figure out the golang x Unicode CLDR library
ended up just writing type assertions and a shit ton of JSON unmarshaling into map[string]any with the JSON version of CLDR
it's wild how arcane this cornerstone of the internet is
ended up just writing type assertions and a shit ton of JSON unmarshaling into map[string]any with the JSON version of CLDR
it's wild how arcane this cornerstone of the internet is
August 18, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Spent way too much time trying to figure out the golang x Unicode CLDR library
ended up just writing type assertions and a shit ton of JSON unmarshaling into map[string]any with the JSON version of CLDR
it's wild how arcane this cornerstone of the internet is
ended up just writing type assertions and a shit ton of JSON unmarshaling into map[string]any with the JSON version of CLDR
it's wild how arcane this cornerstone of the internet is
kinda wish golang x currency package was more fleshed out
I like the number package, but currency feels unfinished, eg lacking symbol positioning customization, etc.
I like the number package, but currency feels unfinished, eg lacking symbol positioning customization, etc.
August 4, 2025 at 4:00 PM
kinda wish golang x currency package was more fleshed out
I like the number package, but currency feels unfinished, eg lacking symbol positioning customization, etc.
I like the number package, but currency feels unfinished, eg lacking symbol positioning customization, etc.
Metaphor for AI
So much potential. Directed straight into the ground.
So much potential. Directed straight into the ground.
July 28, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Metaphor for AI
So much potential. Directed straight into the ground.
So much potential. Directed straight into the ground.
Usyk has got to be in GOAT discussions
What a great boxer
What a great boxer
July 19, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Usyk has got to be in GOAT discussions
What a great boxer
What a great boxer
coffee is a far better productivity booster than AI
July 4, 2025 at 8:02 PM
coffee is a far better productivity booster than AI
the superstore garden center is playing my grade 5 playlist
Linkin park
system of a down
Godsmack
lit
Linkin park
system of a down
Godsmack
lit
June 29, 2025 at 2:20 PM
the superstore garden center is playing my grade 5 playlist
Linkin park
system of a down
Godsmack
lit
Linkin park
system of a down
Godsmack
lit
the titles are getting out of hand
MBA Intern
Senior staff operations research specialist
There should just be
Intern
Analyst, Jr, no suffix, Sr
Developer, Jr, no suffix, Sr
Manager
What is happening to the world
MBA Intern
Senior staff operations research specialist
There should just be
Intern
Analyst, Jr, no suffix, Sr
Developer, Jr, no suffix, Sr
Manager
What is happening to the world
June 20, 2025 at 8:02 PM
the titles are getting out of hand
MBA Intern
Senior staff operations research specialist
There should just be
Intern
Analyst, Jr, no suffix, Sr
Developer, Jr, no suffix, Sr
Manager
What is happening to the world
MBA Intern
Senior staff operations research specialist
There should just be
Intern
Analyst, Jr, no suffix, Sr
Developer, Jr, no suffix, Sr
Manager
What is happening to the world
trying to put a code smell into words.
if A is affected by B, you should be able to know this simply from reading A or B. You should not have to read some other obscure class C to know this, unless A or B indicates C in some way.
In other words, f*** frameworks that sugarcoat dependency injection
if A is affected by B, you should be able to know this simply from reading A or B. You should not have to read some other obscure class C to know this, unless A or B indicates C in some way.
In other words, f*** frameworks that sugarcoat dependency injection
June 20, 2025 at 12:38 AM
trying to put a code smell into words.
if A is affected by B, you should be able to know this simply from reading A or B. You should not have to read some other obscure class C to know this, unless A or B indicates C in some way.
In other words, f*** frameworks that sugarcoat dependency injection
if A is affected by B, you should be able to know this simply from reading A or B. You should not have to read some other obscure class C to know this, unless A or B indicates C in some way.
In other words, f*** frameworks that sugarcoat dependency injection
there's nothing as exhausting as working with people who half ass and try to do the minimal amount possible for their high paying job
June 17, 2025 at 12:34 AM
there's nothing as exhausting as working with people who half ass and try to do the minimal amount possible for their high paying job
Hot take: there should only be junior, no prefix, and senior roles
the hell is a senior staff
the hell is a senior staff
June 12, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Hot take: there should only be junior, no prefix, and senior roles
the hell is a senior staff
the hell is a senior staff
Your solution is simple to implement.
And completely wrong.
And completely wrong.
June 7, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Your solution is simple to implement.
And completely wrong.
And completely wrong.
pet peeve is "personally, I feel we shouldn't do this" on code reviews
Just say yes or no
Just say yes or no
June 7, 2025 at 4:08 AM
pet peeve is "personally, I feel we shouldn't do this" on code reviews
Just say yes or no
Just say yes or no
more and more I ascribe to the school of "the best test is the one you write after the bug"
June 6, 2025 at 12:37 AM
more and more I ascribe to the school of "the best test is the one you write after the bug"