Listen to Your Inner Lizard #ThePragmaticProgrammer

Effortlessly manage SSL certs with Let's Encrypt & Cert Manager in Kubernetes! 🌐🔒 https://www.funkysi1701.com/posts/2025/kubernetes-and-letsencrypt/ #Kubernetes #LetsEncrypt #SSL #CertManager #Helm #Cloudflare #DevOps #Security #Automation

Use Blackboards to Coordinate Workflow #ThePragmaticProgrammer

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Use Actors for Concurrency Without Shared State #ThePragmaticProgrammer

Random Failures Are Often Concurrency Issues #ThePragmaticProgrammer

Shared State is Incorrect State #ThePragmaticProgrammer

We are all thinking this at the moment with the growth of AI, what will coding be like? Is there still value in learning the skills? I still think learning to code is useful and valuable

Analyze Workflow to Improve Concurrency #ThePragmaticProgrammer

Hey #StarTrek fans, this www.youtube.com/watch?v=80_H... is one of my favourite videos featuring clips from all the shows. But it is 20 years old now, what are some more modern videos, which include clips from the 13 tv shows we have had now #StarTrek60

Parameterize Your App Using External Configuration #ThePragmaticProgrammer

Use Mixins to Share Functionality #ThePragmaticProgrammer

Delegate to Services: Has-A Trumps Is-A #ThePragmaticProgrammer

🔓 Embrace curiosity and innovation with Hacker Ethic—a force for change! https://www.funkysi1701.com/posts/2025/the-hacker-ethic/ #hacking #ethics #hackerculture #technology #innovation #curiosity #security #digitalrights #opensource #mindset

Prefer Interfaces to Express Polymorphism #ThePragmaticProgrammer

Don't Pay Inheritance Tax #ThePragmaticProgrammer

Don't Hoard State; Pass It Around #ThePragmaticProgrammer

I love #StarTrek and #dotnet so naturally my side project would involve both. It is very much a work in progress but www.episodeatlas.com/Episodes/ #EpisodeAtlas is a tool to help keep track of what episodes you watched when

Programming is About Code, But Programs Are About Data #ThePragmaticProgrammer

“Well, let me guess—you’re either lost or desperately searching for a good tailor.” Garak- The Way of the Warrior, Stardate: 49011.4

If it's Important Enough to be Global, Wrap It in an API #ThePragmaticProgrammer

Avoid Global Data #ThePragmaticProgrammer

Don't Chain Method Calls #ThePragmaticProgrammer

Discover beauty in chaos with the mesmerizing Mandelbrot Set! https://www.funkysi1701.com/posts/2025/mandelbrot-set/ #mandelbrotset #fractals #mathematics #chaostheory #complexnumbers #art #visualization #mathart #self-similarity #complexdynamics

Tell, Don't Ask #ThePragmaticProgrammer

Decoupled Code is Easy to Change #ThePragmaticProgrammer

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Avoid Fortune Telling #ThePragmaticProgrammer

Take Small Steps - Always #ThePragmaticProgrammer

Act Locally #ThePragmaticProgrammer

Todays #StarfleetAcademy episode was great. The unique setting of this show is allowing stories that wouldn't really work on any other #StarTrek show.

Finish What You Start #ThePragmaticProgrammer

Use Assertions to Prevent the Impossible #ThePragmaticProgrammer

Crash Early #ThePragmaticProgrammer

Last week I Volunteered @NDC_London 2026! Unforgettable insights and community! 🚀 https://www.funkysi1701.com/posts/2026/ndc-london-2026/ #NDCLondon #Conference #DotNet #AI #Accessibility #WCAG #Playwright #Testing #Azure #OpenTelemetry #UX #Volunteering #2026

Design with Contracts #ThePragmaticProgrammer

I need to talk about Klingon Teeth! From memory Klingons have always had alien looking teeth, In Enterprise it is even mentioned that they sharpen their teeth before going into battle. However the 32nd Century Klingons we saw this week, looked to have some very human teeth, was this deliberate?

You Can't Write Perfect Software #ThePragmaticProgrammer

Learn a Text Manipulation Language #ThePragmaticProgrammer

Don't Assume It - Prove it #ThePragmaticProgrammer

I am building a side project but I don't know where to put my data, I tried serverless SQL Azure, then I tried CosmosDB. A quick GitHub Copilot prompt gave me a way to shift my data and update my project. No longer tied to a data solution, I can keep trying different options

It is so cool to hear a bit about the internal workings of old consoles. #ndclondon All chips should have names like suzy or mikey

I love this quote about the role of AI in software development, from a paper in 2025. Interesting to see what happens in the years to come #ndclondon

I am enjoying being on the #ndclondon volunteer team. I am not great at networking with people, but wearing the purple t-shirt gives me that extra confidence to chat with people and vendors and even one or two speakers.

"select" Isn't Broken #ThePragmaticProgrammer

Watching the great @damovisa.me give the opening keynote at #NDCLondon on the dangers of mostly working software.

DevOps tools evolve; Git endures! 🚀 https://www.funkysi1701.com/posts/2025/periodic-table-devops-2025/ #DevOps #tools #cloud #containerization #sourcecontrol #automation #2025 #2016 #comparison #trends #softwaredevelopment #periodictable

Read the Damn Error Message #ThePragmaticProgrammer

Join Microsoft at NDC London 2026 – Let’s Build the Future of .NET Together

Failing Test Before Fixing Code #ThePragmaticProgrammer