Liam Blizard

Are there any rules at your Software Company that slow down delivery? I'm thinking of things like No deploy Fridays, Changes must be manually tested, Changes must go via a change Advisory board, that sort of thing? Interested to see what whacky org constraints devs live with

@yomexzo At my current client i have four month old branches that are un merged because there aren't enough QA opeople to test what the developers are building. one of these branches is literally a one line CSS fix.

I have had my fair share of experiences with a QA team slowing down development in the name of tests that create unnecessary toil due to a lack of context. Sometimes, I've felt like they just need to figure out a way to justify their job and relevance. As a result, I have actively avoided companies with a traditional QA team. I strongly believe that quality is a culture problem which a small, dedicated team focused on paving the path and consulting can help advance. @mipsytipsy sums up my thoughts on this all too well in this piece. See - charity.wtf/2023/03/09/arc…

@davedisasterman @htmx_org I like it! :)

@LiamBlizard @htmx_org I hope. They were GD insufferable.

the @htmx_org hype bubble has burst

@sleathing2n @carbdiem They didn't say the models earn that much, note the word 'generate'. Wonder who keeps the lions share of the income?

@carbdiem Major alarm bells with them suggesting you can make that much without using social media to promote yourself as well is it not?

@Malcolm_Ocean You're through the worst part for a dad i think, when the baby just stares at you and doesn't give you much feedback. But they will begin to smile, and then laugh, and then talk, and it gets so much better. Hang in there.

(there have been good moments and I'm sure it'll get better but) ...4mo into parenthood... I mostly hate it so far. I've been afraid to think/say this but I figure if I just tweet it then I might feel more free to have my real thoughts whatever they are.

@davedisasterman @Aaronontheweb I should point out that out that these are all based in 🇮🇳

@davedisasterman @Aaronontheweb And if you think they're a pain to deal with, then imagine what it's like guiding manual testers through visual studio

.NET developers who've added Linux / bash / dotnet CLI into their workflow are in a totally different league than the peeps stuck in pure "whatever I can see in the Visual Studio UI" land

Just got the bad news that my client is cutting budgets and all contracts are not being renewed, so I'll be available to start work in the New Year I'm a Senior Contract .NET C#/F# Engineer with 15 years experience, comfortable working across AWS and Azure. RT's appreciated!

@GergelyOrosz I once had a conversation with a female Delivery Manager, and she was talking about adding engineers to hit a rapidly approaching deadline. So i said 9 women can't make a baby in the month" and she said, "well that depends on the woman."

This book (The Mythical Man Month) is an example of why books can be so important and influential even decades later. Written in 1975, in a very different time, about software engineering: some parts are still relevant today. The parts that don’t change that much.

@Psythor Is he one of the "I haven't moved, it's the left that's shiftet' people?

Me, a normal person: Phew, some of these ideas that people call "woke" are a bit weird and out-there, maybe we should scrutinise them. Guy who has made his entire personality being anti-woke: I'm going to act like an absolute maniac towards something completely inoffensive.

@TwinPeaksEnjoy @maxtempers Too many people, not enough masts.

@maxtempers Oddly I find it is worse in the cities than smaller towns and villages. Commuting to London there are large swathes of SE London where you just can't get a decent signal on the train.

Britain has the worst mobile phone coverage in the rich world.

I've created a feed for #fsharp posts over at the other place. Plenty of F# Content showing up there now.

@therealhostman @thomasforth Does it need to correct it's position? There's thousands of satellites it can connect to.

@thomasforth They put the terminal itself on the train I assume? It then corrects its position automatically as required?

"Finally, Wifi on trains that works! Scottish connectivity firm in ‘first’ for train travel – bringing Starlink system to rail network" > if you want to build, if you want to accelerate, devolved. Big win for Scotland this. Well done all involved. #amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=17316036072152&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&share=https%3A%2F%2Ffuturescot.com%2Ffinally-wifi-on-trains-that-works-scottish-connectivity-firm-in-first-for-train-travel-bringing-starlink-system-to-rail-network%2F" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">futurescot.com/finally-wifi-o…

@Aaronontheweb Very difficult to get product managers to agree on that.

I've been working on this legacy app for 1.5 weeks and 100% has been spent on trying to get the configuration / local dev / CI CD story to a sane place. Well worth it IMHO - gotta slow down in order to go fast sometimes

F# Online will be moving to Bluesky (as well as Mastodon, YouTube), and will no longer amplify content posted here. Here's an F# starter pack on Bluesky go.bsky.app/SZQgDn8

@SchlenkR What is this screen?

Powered by #dotnet - programmed with #fsharp - let’s make something amazing together! ✨ Whether you’ve been eagerly waiting, just discovering this, or looking to reignite your passion for programming—this is for you. Unleash your creativity with #pxl and start building apps, animations, clocks, short stories, algoritmic PXLs, or anything else your imagination dreams up! 👉 Get started by cloning our pxl-playground repo (github.com/CuminAndPotato…). ✨ Dive into the tutorials, explore the demos, and embark on your coding journey with the PXL Simulator. And here’s the exciting part: 📅 On December 1st, visit @sergey_tihon’s #FSharp Advent Calendar for a special challenge, an unexpected surprise, and a little present—just for you! 🎁

@ShowerAbsolute I used to work with a British Guy who had infowars on all day long, who stormed into the office on Nov 10th 2016, and screamed. "YES! YES! YES! NOW LET'S HANG THAT FUCKING BITCH." I wonder what he treated his colleagues to on wednesday morning.