Toots from 2023-08-04#
Mean time to yard debris from squirrel feeding activity in trees: 60 seconds.#
Mean time to yard debris from squirrel feeding activity in trees: 60 seconds.
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“Some things just worked, others failed miserably, and sometimes I was truly surprised. Overall…#
“Some things just worked, others failed miserably, and sometimes I was truly surprised. Overall, though, even for a not-so-common programming language like Rust, with a codebase that uses more complicated data structures I found Copilot helpful.”
https://erik.doernenburg.com/2023/06/taking-copilot-to-difficult-terrain/
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“For example, if in fact, as this tweet suggests, OKR completion rates are now part of performa…#
“For example, if in fact, as this tweet suggests, OKR completion rates are now part of performance ratings, well, that is a very different framing. The theory says you shouldn’t do it, because then the incentives become about hiding, safety, and so on.”
https://blog.relyabilit.ie/on-okrs/
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“Usually when we code, our flow is much more about actively writing code, and implementing the …#
“Usually when we code, our flow is much more about actively writing code, and implementing the solution plan in our head. This is now sprinkled with reading and reviewing code, which is cognitively different, and also something most of us enjoy less than actively producing code. This can lead to review fatigue…”
https://martinfowler.com/articles/exploring-gen-ai.html
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“What hasn’t changed year after year is that communication and leadership are the two most im…#
“What hasn’t changed year after year is that communication and leadership are the two most important factors holding organizations back from achieving agility.”
https://leaddev.com/process/if-agile-isnt-dead-why-it-still-not-working
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“If you ever find yourself in an intractable debate on tech debt investments, I encourage you t…#
“If you ever find yourself in an intractable debate on tech debt investments, I encourage you to try one of the more precise labels for the work you’d like to do. Sometimes, using a label that speaks directly to the business value of a type of work can do wonders to help both sides find a way to move forward.“
https://www.honeycomb.io/anything-but-tech-debt