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Using GitHub copilot agent mode today. Even let it write a regular expression. That's my thing as I learnt PERL and regex in 1996. But I...

Using GitHub copilot agent mode today. Even let it write a regular expression. That's my thing as I learnt PERL and regex in 1996. But I was happy with the AI's first attempt. While I feel AI is often over hyped I think it's also an amazing time to be a programmer.

Who are managing scrum masters? Wrong answers only. #scrum #agile

Who are managing scrum masters?

Wrong answers only.

#scrum #agile

I find it weird that experienced and seemingly disciplined programmers will throw out all their rules in some scripting or testing code....

I find it weird that experienced and seemingly disciplined programmers will throw out all their rules in some scripting or testing code. Globals, large classes, no comments, cryptic names and more 🤦

Another refactoring day. Very happy to have dealt with a global and deleting some code. Hopefully the tests don't betray me....

Another refactoring day. Very happy to have dealt with a global and deleting some code. Hopefully the tests don't betray me. #refactoring

Paraphrasing Larry Wali Great Software engineers have 3 key attributes- laziness- impatience- hubrisPushing to get the computer to do all...

Paraphrasing Larry Wali

Great Software engineers have 3 key attributes
- laziness
- impatience
- hubris

Pushing to get the computer to do all the work, using whatever available, sharing widely

Sharing software #jokes today as ice breaker before training. What's your favourite? I started with the classicHow many sw engineers...

Sharing software #jokes today as ice breaker before training. What's your favourite?

I started with the classic

How many sw engineers does it take to change a lightbulb?
None. It's a hardware problem.

Now the illusion of #AI being expensive and exclusive had been shattered. I'm waiting for the "AI will replace programmers" to...

Now the illusion of #AI being expensive and exclusive had been shattered. I'm waiting for the "AI will replace programmers" to die. Or at least go back on ice for another 40 years.

Predictions for #ai in 2025There will be no big leaps forward. The hype will start to die. Some useful tools will pop up with some well...

Predictions for #ai in 2025

There will be no big leaps forward. The hype will start to die. Some useful tools will pop up with some well written guard rails (imagine it asking for clarification rather than guessing or "I found some answers on the web")

Most AI tools today are rubbish

How to get the most out of the "doing well" column in your #retrospective ?- can this win be made even bigger? - who do we thank...

How to get the most out of the "doing well" column in your #retrospective ?
- can this win be made even bigger?
- who do we thank for supporting the team?
- what can we learn that will create wins elsewhere?
- can we show other teams how to repeat our success?

What would you add?

The team has unanimously voted the new version is easier to understand. I push on! No regrets if I deleted it.

The team has unanimously voted the new version is easier to understand. I push on!

No regrets if I deleted it.

Once again I've refactored 500 lines of code but I'm not sure if it's better than before. I'll decide on Monday if I just...

Once again I've refactored 500 lines of code but I'm not sure if it's better than before. I'll decide on Monday if I just bin it 😅

Sign up on #bluesky. Get 10 pig butchering followers in 6 hours. I think I'll stay on #Mastodon. It's nice and quiet.

Sign up on #bluesky. Get 10 pig butchering followers in 6 hours. I think I'll stay on #Mastodon. It's nice and quiet.

I love it when coding something and it ends up easier than expected. It's often a sign yesterday's code is accelerating today's...

I love it when coding something and it ends up easier than expected. It's often a sign yesterday's code is accelerating today's goals.

Content warning:Auspol AGL fineEnergy regulator hands out it's largest ever fine. AGL: we don't expect this to impact our profits...

Content warning:Auspol AGL fine

Energy regulator hands out it's largest ever fine.
AGL: we don't expect this to impact our profits this qtr. 😡
#auspol #agl #25million

Is there a #Wordle that is just swear words? 🤔 I want to improve my vocabulary for 2025.

Is there a #Wordle that is just swear words? 🤔 I want to improve my vocabulary for 2025.

Watching @hankgreen discover the enshitification of X and Threads. But kind of disappointed that he misses that Bluesky has the same...

Watching @hankgreen discover the enshitification of X and Threads. But kind of disappointed that he misses that Bluesky has the same business model and will match them in time.

Copilot is better at writing typescript than i am. I'm okay with this. I mostly tell it to write tests. #copilotedit

Copilot is better at writing typescript than i am. I'm okay with this. I mostly tell it to write tests. #copilotedit

I love that all these years TDD still sometimes surprises me. A solution I didn't expect. Or, like today, an outcome quicker than I...

I love that all these years TDD still sometimes surprises me. A solution I didn't expect. Or, like today, an outcome quicker than I expected.

I'm only just realising flipboard.com is on the fediverse. When did this happen? There's a few legacy broadcasters on there I can...

I'm only just realising flipboard.com is on the fediverse. When did this happen? There's a few legacy broadcasters on there I can follow instead of bots that copy their X posts.

Trying to apply a process at a portfolio scale seems to always highlight there's to many things going on at one. Kanban, OKR or...

Trying to apply a process at a portfolio scale seems to always highlight there's to many things going on at one. Kanban, OKR or whatever. And it's really hard to focus. It also highlights many priorities never get DONE so live forever stretching that focus.