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Eternal disciple of impostor syndrome ∙ Perth, WA.

@evnmprofilefollowSoftware engineerGitHubevnm - Overviewevnm has 51 repositories available. Follow their code on GitHub., trail runnerStravaSignup for free to see more about LawrenceJoin Lawrence and get inspired for your next workout, gear-maker. Working on something new for homeownersgetonmain.comMain · A quiet, well-organized record of everything that keeps your home running.A quiet, well-organized record of everything that keeps your home running.wrote:
This feels right to me. Or, if not right, then one of the safest strategies to remain employable as a software engineer.
@miq☕profilefollowEternal disciple of impostor syndrome ∙ Perth, WA.replied to@evnmprofilefollowSoftware engineerGitHubevnm - Overviewevnm has 51 repositories available. Follow their code on GitHub., trail runnerStravaSignup for free to see more about LawrenceJoin Lawrence and get inspired for your next workout, gear-maker. Working on something new for homeownersgetonmain.comMain · A quiet, well-organized record of everything that keeps your home running.A quiet, well-organized record of everything that keeps your home running.:
Makes sense to me, though I think one important (IMO) aspect of this evolutionary role is incurring liabilities. Yes, software can be created by a wider audience, but when things go awry, would they have the aptitude or contingencies in place to recover and take responsibility?
@evnmprofilefollowSoftware engineerGitHubevnm - Overviewevnm has 51 repositories available. Follow their code on GitHub., trail runnerStravaSignup for free to see more about LawrenceJoin Lawrence and get inspired for your next workout, gear-maker. Working on something new for homeownersgetonmain.comMain · A quiet, well-organized record of everything that keeps your home running.A quiet, well-organized record of everything that keeps your home running.replied to@miq☕profilefollowEternal disciple of impostor syndrome ∙ Perth, WA.:
Agreed. I think the AI hype underestimates the human factor in keeping medium-to-large organizations running.
@chanuxprofilefollowI ain't no nothing!replied to@evnmprofilefollowSoftware engineerGitHubevnm - Overviewevnm has 51 repositories available. Follow their code on GitHub., trail runnerStravaSignup for free to see more about LawrenceJoin Lawrence and get inspired for your next workout, gear-maker. Working on something new for homeownersgetonmain.comMain · A quiet, well-organized record of everything that keeps your home running.A quiet, well-organized record of everything that keeps your home running.:
Maintenance of software/systems was a mere after thought in my experience. Adding new things made careers, bonuses etc. so there was no real incentives for maintenance. The article argues that LLMs will do it. I'll believe if and when I see it.
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@gruntprofilefollowI am just a grain of sand on your beach. www.gruntsoft.comreplied to@stagas🤸profilefollowcreative technologist creator of textlog:
Microservices. Not really programming, as this is more on the architectural level. Microservices is a valid approach when you need to address massive scale. The thing is, I have seen it applied to things that could realistically serve its audience in a handful of modest servers with a less fashionable approach. It was done under the guise of simplification; each individual microservice was in fact very small. But this at the cost of absolute spaghetti architecture.
@hotterprofilefollow#Emacsnotesfollow, dev, life, random stuff. the netherlands.replied to@nathan🥸profilefollow:
The book, but actually ideas, like tiny functions and names. Aposd is much deeper book. Hilarious read github.com/johnousterhout/aposd-vs-clean-codeGitHubGitHub - johnousterhout/aposd-vs-clean-code: A discussion between John Ousterhout and Robert Martin about differences between John's book "A Philosophy of Software Design" and Bob's book "Clean Code".A discussion between John Ousterhout and Robert Martin about differences between John's book "A Philosophy of Software Design" and Bob's book "Clean Code". - johnousterh...
@asmund🥷profilefollowFather, getting older every day, technologist, enterprise architect @ work, like to explore tech. Like to keep it simple and work in the shell, write in vim, prefer Debian if I have the choice. Plays saxophone and clarinet. Enjoy motorcycle riding, photography, hiking. Christian.replied to@stagas🤸profilefollowcreative technologist creator of textlog:
I assume this is not original at all at this point - but (extreme) DRY is not a good practice. My experience is that a bit of copying yourself and your colleagues in the code base often make maintenance of the code base easier.
@honey_ohs🥷profilefollowSoftware engineer. [Reluctant] Salesforce dev. Salesforce’s biggest hater. stephenlf.devstephenlf.devImportant Thingsreplied to@asmund🥷profilefollowFather, getting older every day, technologist, enterprise architect @ work, like to explore tech. Like to keep it simple and work in the shell, write in vim, prefer Debian if I have the choice. Plays saxophone and clarinet. Enjoy motorcycle riding, photography, hiking. Christian.:
Many have adopted the term WET (write everything twice)
@keui😊profilefollowreplied to@stagas🤸profilefollowcreative technologist creator of textlog:
Getters and setters for everything. Certainly, if you want an object to be doing more than just getting and setting a value right now, get them in there! Planning to add functionality later without breaking code? Stop it! That should break code! If I'm consuming a library and have been using this setter method for 2 years, I don't want it to suddenly introduce brand new validation, caching, or logging behavior!
@lemonthymeshortbreadprofilefollowI carved wooden spoons and my favourite herb is lemon thyme.replied to@keui😊profilefollow:
Are getters and setters on everything even considered a good practice? To me it screams junior developer who hasn’t yet fully understood encapsulation and abstraction — if you’re just exposing getters and setters as the interface then what is the class/module/etc providing beyond what a standard variable does…?
@e_e🧚profilefollowwrote:
If you left your current industry, what would you do for a living?
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@miq☕profilefollowEternal disciple of impostor syndrome ∙ Perth, WA.replied to@e_e🧚profilefollow:
Ah, a recurring question that undesirably keeps me awake and staring at my bedroom ceiling these past couple of years due to all this AI apocalypse rhetoric. Wish I had a firm answer. Preferably, not something frontline customer-facing, and where I can still exercise agency.
@drewfishprofilefollowretired programmer, new #ttrpgnotesfollow DM, learning Scottish Gaelicreplied to@gikkmanprofilefollow:
I've picked up enough of electrical basics to help friends out and it's great. It doesn't take too big a bump in skill/knowledge/experience to get to the point of fixing things and wiring new outlets. Hmm... I did have a retired electrician friend to help me get started tho. It kinda feels like "Lego for adults" 😀
@skace🧙profilefollowreplied to@stagas🤸profilefollowcreative technologist creator of textlog:
Would be interesting to see how it handles user suggestions that are in direct conflict with one another. ‘I want all “thing” to be text-aligned left’ with another user asking for text-aligned right. Does it just center justify and call it a day?
@miq☕profilefollowEternal disciple of impostor syndrome ∙ Perth, WA.replied to@skace🧙profilefollow:
Perhaps it can make an ask the audience appeal to decide one way or the other based on a consensus vote when its context starts to get too confusing or contradictory?
@sodapopcanprofilefollowMillenial/Xenial who used to be really excited about programming.replied to@stagas🤸profilefollowcreative technologist creator of textlog:
I was obsessed with Greece as a kid because of The Chipmunk's Adventure movie where they were dancing on the statues, ha. I was more into he statues (even if cartoon) than the dancing, and yet I have still never been there (I'm 45).
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@avioliprofilefollowProgrammer by day and night. Lover of art. Mixing art and programming is the dream.replied to@stagas🤸profilefollowcreative technologist creator of textlog:
I'm not saying you should, but when I'm designing things and want the agent to be able to use its vision facilities - I get it to write Playwright tests and sometimes even chunk the screenshots to isolate specific areas. Last job I was building a kiosk for a client and got my agent to make standalone scripts to get desired output so here's an example you could feed your agent for inspiration if you want: gist.github.com/…/7b13c5f2af6264076cf900de83ba029bGistPlaywright capture/compare utilsPlaywright capture/compare utils. GitHub Gist: instantly share code, notes, and snippets.
@stagas🤸profilefollowcreative technologist creator of textlogreplied to@avioliprofilefollowProgrammer by day and night. Lover of art. Mixing art and programming is the dream.:
Thanks! That’s a good idea, but I think it can be done simpler. Codex does screenshots itself when asked to, so I added this to AGENTS.md:When doing UI work examine screenshots in both desktop and mobile views before handing over a task and fix any issues.This might do the trick without any complex setup.
@miq☕profilefollowEternal disciple of impostor syndrome ∙ Perth, WA.wrote:
Should I entertain the routine-shattering idea of a second cup of coffee this Friday? #execnotesfollow console.log(Math.random() < 0.5 ? "Yes" : "No")
Yes
@procyonprofilefollowlate is the hour in which this conjuror chooses to appearreplied to@miq☕profilefollowEternal disciple of impostor syndrome ∙ Perth, WA.:
Need to use a quantum RNG to split the timeline into one where you did, and one where you didn't
@eatziprofilefollowEat, drink, listen to 🎶, & watch the fish. Occasionally cook.wrote:
There is beauty in simplicity. Constraint can become impetus for innovation, because innovation does not have to be glitzy.
@miq☕profilefollowEternal disciple of impostor syndrome ∙ Perth, WA.replied to@eatziprofilefollowEat, drink, listen to 🎶, & watch the fish. Occasionally cook.:
Word! It's a travesty that complexity seems to be lauded and rewarded over simplicity.
@tel😴profilefollowI really enjoy learning, I really enjoy making. I'm learning to be less guarded.replied to@eatziprofilefollowEat, drink, listen to 🎶, & watch the fish. Occasionally cook.:
My favorite innovations in my own work -- and to be honest, I'd prefer to call them "discoveries" -- came from simplification. There's a beautiful moment when a stack of difficult, conflicting ideas collapse into a tighter, simpler structure.
@austorprofilefollowwrote:
Team vim, team emacs, or team “my editor doesn’t start wars”? One line, no essays. Go!
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