Jimmy
@voidmainstatic.bsky.social
I write software, complain about software, nerd out about space, and occasionally do something funny.
For some reason I can just code better and faster in the JVM than go, even if go concurrency is exactly how I think. I’ve thought a lot about this and I think it comes down to the libraries and their ease of use
May 19, 2025 at 11:55 PM
For some reason I can just code better and faster in the JVM than go, even if go concurrency is exactly how I think. I’ve thought a lot about this and I think it comes down to the libraries and their ease of use
It is pretty strange to me stuff like tanstack, supabase, and other “batteries” exist in the web ecosystem but a good golang framework for WASM workers to the frontend doesn’t
May 17, 2025 at 10:43 PM
It is pretty strange to me stuff like tanstack, supabase, and other “batteries” exist in the web ecosystem but a good golang framework for WASM workers to the frontend doesn’t
Reposted by Jimmy
Reposted by Jimmy
By far the best thing Google Cloud did here is “everything in a project can talk to the rest of the project’s resources” by default.
AWS: “Everything must be explicitly configured” which means after the third attempt we say screw it and leave it way too open.
AWS: “Everything must be explicitly configured” which means after the third attempt we say screw it and leave it way too open.
March 18, 2025 at 5:18 PM
By far the best thing Google Cloud did here is “everything in a project can talk to the rest of the project’s resources” by default.
AWS: “Everything must be explicitly configured” which means after the third attempt we say screw it and leave it way too open.
AWS: “Everything must be explicitly configured” which means after the third attempt we say screw it and leave it way too open.
Xfinity Series starts now
a baby is crying in a crowd of people while a woman holds it .
ALT: a baby is crying in a crowd of people while a woman holds it .
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February 15, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Xfinity Series starts now
All time great right here
February 14, 2025 at 9:29 PM
All time great right here
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Most of my promotions were based on my ability to attach my work to the metrics below. Working at a major cloud provider made this a lot easier because we tracked everything. It largely comes down to earning and sharing the credit across different teams including engineering, product, and sales.
1. Impact. How much revenue does my work protect or generate?
2. Quality. Does my work meet or exceed customer expectations?
3. Efficiency. Reward making the right buy versus build decision.
4. Reusability. How do others leverage my work?
5. Supportability. How much work do I create for others?
2. Quality. Does my work meet or exceed customer expectations?
3. Efficiency. Reward making the right buy versus build decision.
4. Reusability. How do others leverage my work?
5. Supportability. How much work do I create for others?
a question for the people who write code for money:
if you could wave a magic wand and have your performance/promotability measured on any 5 metrics of your choice, what would those metrics be?
if you could wave a magic wand and have your performance/promotability measured on any 5 metrics of your choice, what would those metrics be?
January 23, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Most of my promotions were based on my ability to attach my work to the metrics below. Working at a major cloud provider made this a lot easier because we tracked everything. It largely comes down to earning and sharing the credit across different teams including engineering, product, and sales.
Worth every moment youtu.be/3xSUwgg1L4g?...
The $21,000,000,000 hole in Texas
YouTube video by BobbyBroccoli
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January 17, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Worth every moment youtu.be/3xSUwgg1L4g?...
I really wish the GitHub extension for VS Code was also available from GitHub for neovim. VS Code is the best GitHub IU for code review
January 2, 2025 at 6:20 PM
I really wish the GitHub extension for VS Code was also available from GitHub for neovim. VS Code is the best GitHub IU for code review
usgraphics.com is one of the top fonts in my library, everywhere I can use it, I do
U.S. Graphics Company
Engineering graphics.
usgraphics.com
December 28, 2024 at 1:27 PM
usgraphics.com is one of the top fonts in my library, everywhere I can use it, I do
Rust is such a good language that I can’t use without a library, I wish there was a standard lib for HTTP and serialization without cargo
December 28, 2024 at 4:35 AM
Rust is such a good language that I can’t use without a library, I wish there was a standard lib for HTTP and serialization without cargo
A core experience of Minnesota is being stuck at church because you’re triple row’d with a car at your bumper and fender but it looks like a totally normal parking lot
December 15, 2024 at 4:16 PM
A core experience of Minnesota is being stuck at church because you’re triple row’d with a car at your bumper and fender but it looks like a totally normal parking lot
What started today:I have a great UX idea
Where I finished today: CSS is so cool and also WTH
Where I finished today: CSS is so cool and also WTH
December 12, 2024 at 5:35 PM
What started today:I have a great UX idea
Where I finished today: CSS is so cool and also WTH
Where I finished today: CSS is so cool and also WTH
The crisp pop of a 24oz monster cap opening for the first time can fix me
December 11, 2024 at 2:54 PM
The crisp pop of a 24oz monster cap opening for the first time can fix me
Oso security’s logo now makes sense
December 11, 2024 at 1:16 AM
Oso security’s logo now makes sense
Often I wonder whether protobuf is helping me scale API development or just promising me a clean workflow now for a dirty migration later
December 10, 2024 at 5:10 PM
Often I wonder whether protobuf is helping me scale API development or just promising me a clean workflow now for a dirty migration later
Maybe chrome crashing out of Google will finally encourage the browser market to add support for a scripting language other than JavaScript. Definitely won’t be as capable but with LadyBird coming along maybe we’re in for a renaissance of browser tech development
November 28, 2024 at 6:32 PM
Maybe chrome crashing out of Google will finally encourage the browser market to add support for a scripting language other than JavaScript. Definitely won’t be as capable but with LadyBird coming along maybe we’re in for a renaissance of browser tech development
One of the best things I ever started doing was wrapping my laptops in vinyl, then applying gratuitous amounts of stickers from events/meetups/etc.
When the machine retires or returned (work owned machines) I just peel off the wrap, stick it on paper, and frame it. It’s like a visual history of me
When the machine retires or returned (work owned machines) I just peel off the wrap, stick it on paper, and frame it. It’s like a visual history of me
November 28, 2024 at 3:22 PM
One of the best things I ever started doing was wrapping my laptops in vinyl, then applying gratuitous amounts of stickers from events/meetups/etc.
When the machine retires or returned (work owned machines) I just peel off the wrap, stick it on paper, and frame it. It’s like a visual history of me
When the machine retires or returned (work owned machines) I just peel off the wrap, stick it on paper, and frame it. It’s like a visual history of me
It’s really wild anything actually works. Once you have the smallest understanding of hardware you simultaneously optimize for every instruction and also feel like “well we’re already 7-8 levels away from micro-code, so what’s another nested for-loop?”
a woman is sitting in a living room talking to someone and says " i mean it 's one banana "
Alt: a woman is sitting in a living room talking to someone and says " i mean it 's one banana " from arrested development
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November 28, 2024 at 4:57 AM
It’s really wild anything actually works. Once you have the smallest understanding of hardware you simultaneously optimize for every instruction and also feel like “well we’re already 7-8 levels away from micro-code, so what’s another nested for-loop?”
Dropping PRs at 10PM is a sign of quality. If the PR is opened during business hours it’s highly suspect the code was written during a meeting
November 28, 2024 at 4:47 AM
Dropping PRs at 10PM is a sign of quality. If the PR is opened during business hours it’s highly suspect the code was written during a meeting