Zack Owens
@zowens.xyz
Principal Software Engineer 🧑🏻💻
(Distributed systems, storage engines, cloud)
(Distributed systems, storage engines, cloud)
Update: she resigned. But also, an investigation is still needed. Julia Brim-Edwards, once again, being the voice of reason in the @multco.bsky.social government www.wweek.com/news/schools...
Leslee Barnes Resigns as Preschool for All Director
The resignation comes shortly after a WW story revealed that a preschool Barnes owns collected hundreds of thousands of dollars to serve just a handful of children.
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August 2, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Update: she resigned. But also, an investigation is still needed. Julia Brim-Edwards, once again, being the voice of reason in the @multco.bsky.social government www.wweek.com/news/schools...
Also trialing Zed instead of VScode!
July 20, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Also trialing Zed instead of VScode!
Although, I do have to wonder if we see market convergence at some point on the interface side. Like if CoPilot gets its act together or Cursor can come back from their current pricing issues.
July 15, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Although, I do have to wonder if we see market convergence at some point on the interface side. Like if CoPilot gets its act together or Cursor can come back from their current pricing issues.
There are plenty of effective ways to support the goals of universal preschool rather than over collect on this tax by $600M. This is very clearly bad tax policy.
July 8, 2025 at 6:25 AM
There are plenty of effective ways to support the goals of universal preschool rather than over collect on this tax by $600M. This is very clearly bad tax policy.
Show me where I made that claim. I said there are economic consequences to this beyond the program itself. The data shows more people paying in my number because of a fixed threshold that doesn’t adjust for inflation. Cost of living is increasing, yet the PFA tax threshold remains the same.
July 8, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Show me where I made that claim. I said there are economic consequences to this beyond the program itself. The data shows more people paying in my number because of a fixed threshold that doesn’t adjust for inflation. Cost of living is increasing, yet the PFA tax threshold remains the same.
5. Rust *feels* stable.
I’ve used Rust for quite a few years, even before 1.0. There were rough times where compilation would break between nightlies. Now the language and compiler seem far more predictable and stable.
I’ve used Rust for quite a few years, even before 1.0. There were rough times where compilation would break between nightlies. Now the language and compiler seem far more predictable and stable.
July 1, 2025 at 4:07 AM
5. Rust *feels* stable.
I’ve used Rust for quite a few years, even before 1.0. There were rough times where compilation would break between nightlies. Now the language and compiler seem far more predictable and stable.
I’ve used Rust for quite a few years, even before 1.0. There were rough times where compilation would break between nightlies. Now the language and compiler seem far more predictable and stable.
4. The AI tooling for code completions, suggestions, etc. are top notch for Rust.
It turns out, type systems are pretty useful. I prototyped a new script that one would likely reach for python (“data analysis”) and found Rust to be a way better fit because of compile time type checking
It turns out, type systems are pretty useful. I prototyped a new script that one would likely reach for python (“data analysis”) and found Rust to be a way better fit because of compile time type checking
July 1, 2025 at 4:05 AM
4. The AI tooling for code completions, suggestions, etc. are top notch for Rust.
It turns out, type systems are pretty useful. I prototyped a new script that one would likely reach for python (“data analysis”) and found Rust to be a way better fit because of compile time type checking
It turns out, type systems are pretty useful. I prototyped a new script that one would likely reach for python (“data analysis”) and found Rust to be a way better fit because of compile time type checking
3. The quantity of crates is increasing with more lower quality
I’ve done a little JavaScript and know that the NPM registry can be… sketchy at times. You have to know what you’re pulling down. I worry this is going to be a pain for the Rust ecosystem
I’ve done a little JavaScript and know that the NPM registry can be… sketchy at times. You have to know what you’re pulling down. I worry this is going to be a pain for the Rust ecosystem
July 1, 2025 at 4:03 AM
3. The quantity of crates is increasing with more lower quality
I’ve done a little JavaScript and know that the NPM registry can be… sketchy at times. You have to know what you’re pulling down. I worry this is going to be a pain for the Rust ecosystem
I’ve done a little JavaScript and know that the NPM registry can be… sketchy at times. You have to know what you’re pulling down. I worry this is going to be a pain for the Rust ecosystem
2. That language has far less sharp corners
Even after about a year away, I find myself writing easy-to-read code that doesn’t feel like it’s littered with lifetimes or clones. Or maybe I’m just better at Rust now 🤷
Even after about a year away, I find myself writing easy-to-read code that doesn’t feel like it’s littered with lifetimes or clones. Or maybe I’m just better at Rust now 🤷
July 1, 2025 at 4:02 AM
2. That language has far less sharp corners
Even after about a year away, I find myself writing easy-to-read code that doesn’t feel like it’s littered with lifetimes or clones. Or maybe I’m just better at Rust now 🤷
Even after about a year away, I find myself writing easy-to-read code that doesn’t feel like it’s littered with lifetimes or clones. Or maybe I’m just better at Rust now 🤷
1. async is far more mature
Async traits, impl Trait, and a mature library ecosystem are some really big improvements. I used Futures back in the day when I had to hand roll these things… those days are likely behind me :)
Async traits, impl Trait, and a mature library ecosystem are some really big improvements. I used Futures back in the day when I had to hand roll these things… those days are likely behind me :)
July 1, 2025 at 4:00 AM
1. async is far more mature
Async traits, impl Trait, and a mature library ecosystem are some really big improvements. I used Futures back in the day when I had to hand roll these things… those days are likely behind me :)
Async traits, impl Trait, and a mature library ecosystem are some really big improvements. I used Futures back in the day when I had to hand roll these things… those days are likely behind me :)
Woah, phenomenal move @tinakotek.bsky.social www.wweek.com/news/schools...
Eleventh-Hour Amendment to Senate Bill Seeks to End Preschool for All Tax
An amendment posted late Monday night to an Oregon Senate bill seeks to end Multnomah County’s Preschool for All program.
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June 24, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Woah, phenomenal move @tinakotek.bsky.social www.wweek.com/news/schools...