Is "I prefer returning error codes to raising exceptions, and I'm going to block this PR until you conform to my preferences" a hard-won instinct? bsky.app/profile/euge...

me, walking down a busy street: Mmmmm, oh yeah. Look at the rear end on that one. *licks lips* wife: Excuse me?!? me: Uh….. it’s not what it sounds like! wife: It sounds like you’re ogling another one of those older, compact pickup trucks. me: I…. wife: …… me: *hangs head* It was a ‘98 Ford Ranger.

Shout out to the front yard DJ we see out every Halloween, playing on theme but still good music every year. I find something endearing about tricking families into dancing to KMFDM.

JFC, there’s got to be a better way to transport these than having monkeys carry them onto a truck bsky.app/profile/the-...

TLDR; The PSF has made the decision to put our community and our shared diversity, equity, and inclusion values ahead of seeking $1.5M in new revenue. Please read and share. pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/NSF-... 🧵

One of the great things about Cursor is it's lowered the bar for me starting half baked projects that are never going to get anywhere.

I hope they do the right thing here and rename the combined company Sixtran. www.reuters.com/business/a16...

How do we still not have “Turn off Retweets“ over here?

I was not prepared for the volume of email newsletters and texts I’d be getting when enrolling a 5yo in kindergarten.

@dcrainmaker.com Looking forward to reading your hands on review of this one...

Trying to send a message to my doctor via MyChart, and it blocked my use of emojis. I'm now concerned about the state of my care.

Looking forward to seeing how a hosted container runtime will help teams from the sideline.

I’ve had a Google Search Alert for my name for years, and all it’s shown me is what other people with my name have been up to. Eg: there was a small town police chief in NY with my name who was fired after a city gov scandal. Pretty sure he was just a scapegoat. The mayor did him dirty.

Confession: I’ve never played Settlers of Catan. Which feels like saying I haven’t watched Star Wars, but maybe I’m overblowing it.

Changing of the guard.

Undiagnosed ADHD bsky.app/profile/gith...

RIP Prince of Darkness

The part about the Cold Play / Astronomer CEO fracas that has me most caught off guard is that hosted Airflow is apparently worth a billion dollars?

When you run a real company, but you're the only one that works there.

That thing where you’re wearing a band t-shirt and someone on the street stops you to say they love that band too? Always makes my day.

The worst thing that ever happened to code review was adding any notion of "approval". It's taken the whole idea from "innate desire for feedback, even if you disagree with it" to "what do I have to do to appease this person so I can get my work done".

Immediately suspicious of anyone who puts "expert" in their LinkedIn byline.

I can't be the only one who wants private notes for Google Calendar entries, can I?

Every time. > pip install requirements.txt pip install requirements.txt ERROR: Could not find a version that satisfies the requirement requirements.txt

Me anytime there's Python discourse on type annotations.

me to my lawyer: Could put a contract together for me? lawyer: sorry it took me 36 hours to respond. I had covid and was taking care of a toddler. I wrote the contract and caught a several issues you hadn't anticipated. Also, I'm going on maternity in 3 weeks so I may be slow to respond after then.

Technology can eliminate a job (eg - elevator operators), or it can accelerate a job class, in the process changing how it’s done (eg - building shrink wrapped software vs SaaS). Lots of claims that AI is gonna do the former, when really it’s the later. bsky.app/profile/timk...

Turns out ChatGPT does not love inflight wifi.

I love getting an annual reminder of this joke. /cc @spite.vc

I have a line item on my todo list that is just: Note for <person> I have no idea what this is about. The worst part is I wrote it like an hour ago.

Did anyone else read this description of Vibe Coding and think, “Oh yeah, I’ve been doing that for years”. This how I’ve always built prototypes. The AI just made the loop a lot tighter.

Most smoothie recipes are so carb heavy. I think it’s important to integrate a source of fat. Both for satiation and to slow digestion which helps prevent a later drop in blood sugar. Thing I said to myself this afternoon as I dropped a half a pint of ice cream into the blender.

them: What types of startup do you work with? me: Well, you know...

Protip: ask stupid questions

Protip: make friends with someone on the sales team

I started using Python 20 years ago, but left and come back to it repeatedly. Every time I picked it back up, the dev experience had swung wildly. Getting caught up, even as an experienced user, was a huge PITA. I think that's finally going to change with what @tdhopper.com just launched.

Universal advice is inherently mid.

I was sick recently so finally got around to watching Severance. Y’all, I was under the impression it was a comedy about Adam Scott firing people. What the actually fuck was that?

I have no immediate plans to delete my Twitter account, but it might be time to delete it from my phone.

This is effectively how I organize todo’s except: 1. I use a physical notebook rather than something digital, and 2. Every week I turn a page in the notebook and copy each list to the new page. bsky.app/profile/chri...

When I tell people I’m a Fractional VP of Engineering, they often think Fractional CTO. It’s an easy mix-up, but they’re pretty different roles! If you’re not sure what sets them apart, I wrote a blog post to I break down their differences. Check it out! launchit.ai/blog/fractio...

Two of my biggest clients had successful exits last year! 🎉 I’m thrilled for them—but my 4yo CTO (Chief Toddler Officer) has reviewed the budget and determined we need new clients.

Cache rules everything around me, Keep a copy Saves ya on compute, now.

I got @‘d in a private slack by someone was asking if Heroku was a reasonable option for hosting an early stage startup’s SaaS app. My friend, you might as well have asked me “is skiing fun?”. Yes. Yes it is. And you’re about to get an earful about why I think so.

My first time as a podcast guest! I talked with Isabel Rasmussen about the inherent chaos of working at a startup, and how, despite the chaos, some engineers actually thrive in them. I talked about why—and then went deeper in a blog post. Check it out! www.launchit.ai/blog/who-suc...

Did my first podcast recently, discussing hiring at early stage startups. Was a lot of fun and feels like a medium where my best self comes through. So... Would love intros to any podcast hosts you know. I'm a Factional VP of Engineering working with AI and Data startups. So any shows in that area!

In honor of yesterday’s Super Bowl victory, I’ll be spending the week over using Philadelphia vernacular. If you have any questions, feel free to leave those jawns below.

I just heard someone say “unit tests are for boomers”, and now I am triggered.

I also know that I will never take it for granted when an engineer is willing to wear our swag or advocate for our products. There are only a few companies in the world I will do this for. My bar is really fucking high, and I assume yours is too. 🙏💕

Pet Peeve: Google Photos lets you search for people by name, but doesn’t understand what I mean when I search for the string “me”.