Dave Aronson
@davearonson.bsky.social
Semi-retired software engineer, international keynote speaker, and mead-brewer, available for talks, lessons, and remote part-time contracts. Next speaking engagement: mwmrg.org. More details at www.Codosaur.us (Codosaurus). Moving to Portugal in 2026!
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Dave Aronson
@davearonson.bsky.social
· Jul 23
Very senior software engineer, seeking part-time remote development #contracts, mainly in #Elixir, #Ruby, #Python, or #C, maybe with sprinkles of JS but not front-end-heavy.
Also will speak at tech conferences for expenses, and at corporate events for fees.
Details at www.Codosaur.us
Also will speak at tech conferences for expenses, and at corporate events for fees.
Details at www.Codosaur.us
CfPs (Calls for Papers) closing in 30 days include:
- A Python conf in Philippines
- A Ruby conf in Austria
- JavaScript confs in UK and USA
- Lots of stack-agnostic confs, including in Australia, South Africa, and several European countries
Details in 1st comment (blame algorithm). Pls spread.
- A Python conf in Philippines
- A Ruby conf in Austria
- JavaScript confs in UK and USA
- Lots of stack-agnostic confs, including in Australia, South Africa, and several European countries
Details in 1st comment (blame algorithm). Pls spread.
November 1, 2025 at 3:42 PM
CfPs (Calls for Papers) closing in 30 days include:
- A Python conf in Philippines
- A Ruby conf in Austria
- JavaScript confs in UK and USA
- Lots of stack-agnostic confs, including in Australia, South Africa, and several European countries
Details in 1st comment (blame algorithm). Pls spread.
- A Python conf in Philippines
- A Ruby conf in Austria
- JavaScript confs in UK and USA
- Lots of stack-agnostic confs, including in Australia, South Africa, and several European countries
Details in 1st comment (blame algorithm). Pls spread.
Reposted by Dave Aronson
Awesome talent :
Guillermo Galetti
Guillermo Galetti
October 5, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Awesome talent :
Guillermo Galetti
Guillermo Galetti
I have uploaded the version of my "Kill All Mutants! (Intro to Mutation Testing)" talk that I gave at the September 2025 meetup of PyDistrict (the Washington DC #Python group), at: www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTMO...
#mutationtesting #testing #softwaretesting #publicspeaking
#mutationtesting #testing #softwaretesting #publicspeaking
"Kill All Mutants! (Intro to Mutation Testing)" PyDistrict September 2025
YouTube video by Dave Aronson
www.youtube.com
October 4, 2025 at 9:15 PM
I have uploaded the version of my "Kill All Mutants! (Intro to Mutation Testing)" talk that I gave at the September 2025 meetup of PyDistrict (the Washington DC #Python group), at: www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTMO...
#mutationtesting #testing #softwaretesting #publicspeaking
#mutationtesting #testing #softwaretesting #publicspeaking
S/W dev conf CfPs ending w/in 30 days:
- Python confs in Poland, Brazil, and Canada
- JS confs in India and USA
- Stack-agnostic confs, in Brazil, Australia, Nigeria, USA, and Europe
For details, see:
www.codosaur.us/speaking/cfp...
Details at link in 1st comment cuz algorithm. Pls spread.
- Python confs in Poland, Brazil, and Canada
- JS confs in India and USA
- Stack-agnostic confs, in Brazil, Australia, Nigeria, USA, and Europe
For details, see:
www.codosaur.us/speaking/cfp...
Details at link in 1st comment cuz algorithm. Pls spread.
October 4, 2025 at 4:15 PM
S/W dev conf CfPs ending w/in 30 days:
- Python confs in Poland, Brazil, and Canada
- JS confs in India and USA
- Stack-agnostic confs, in Brazil, Australia, Nigeria, USA, and Europe
For details, see:
www.codosaur.us/speaking/cfp...
Details at link in 1st comment cuz algorithm. Pls spread.
- Python confs in Poland, Brazil, and Canada
- JS confs in India and USA
- Stack-agnostic confs, in Brazil, Australia, Nigeria, USA, and Europe
For details, see:
www.codosaur.us/speaking/cfp...
Details at link in 1st comment cuz algorithm. Pls spread.
Hmmm . . . Moses, Moai, it all makes sense now! It's really Passover Island! (Just like how Die Hard is really a Chanukah movie!)
October 4, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Hmmm . . . Moses, Moai, it all makes sense now! It's really Passover Island! (Just like how Die Hard is really a Chanukah movie!)
Reposted by Dave Aronson
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Today’s #Mead Adventures: Sweetened the cyser with another 6 fl oz of apple concentrate, re-stabilized, and bottled. Racked the wildflower from primary onto stabilizers and 12ozA clover honey. (When clear, will combine that with the grape ones to make them less grapey.) DID NOT start a new batch.
September 23, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Today’s #Mead Adventures: Sweetened the cyser with another 6 fl oz of apple concentrate, re-stabilized, and bottled. Racked the wildflower from primary onto stabilizers and 12ozA clover honey. (When clear, will combine that with the grape ones to make them less grapey.) DID NOT start a new batch.
Go not to the LLMs for counsel, for they will say both no and yes -- when the answer is really 42.
September 19, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Go not to the LLMs for counsel, for they will say both no and yes -- when the answer is really 42.
Today’s #Mead Adventures: racked the cyser from the bucket to a jug for cold-crashing, and started a new batch, 2.5 lbs wildflower plus water to a gallon, to dilute the pyment and the other grape mead to make it all not so intensely grape-y. Good thing I have a 3-gallon Fermonster to blend them in!
September 6, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Today’s #Mead Adventures: racked the cyser from the bucket to a jug for cold-crashing, and started a new batch, 2.5 lbs wildflower plus water to a gallon, to dilute the pyment and the other grape mead to make it all not so intensely grape-y. Good thing I have a 3-gallon Fermonster to blend them in!
Software conference CfPs (Calls for Papers, Presentations, etc.) closing in the next 30 days include:
- Ruby confs in USA
- Python confs in Indonesia, Poland, and Brazil
- Stack-agnostic conferences in UK, Canada, and Malaysia
and more. For details, see link in first comment (*&^%$#@ algorithm!).
- Ruby confs in USA
- Python confs in Indonesia, Poland, and Brazil
- Stack-agnostic conferences in UK, Canada, and Malaysia
and more. For details, see link in first comment (*&^%$#@ algorithm!).
September 6, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Software conference CfPs (Calls for Papers, Presentations, etc.) closing in the next 30 days include:
- Ruby confs in USA
- Python confs in Indonesia, Poland, and Brazil
- Stack-agnostic conferences in UK, Canada, and Malaysia
and more. For details, see link in first comment (*&^%$#@ algorithm!).
- Ruby confs in USA
- Python confs in Indonesia, Poland, and Brazil
- Stack-agnostic conferences in UK, Canada, and Malaysia
and more. For details, see link in first comment (*&^%$#@ algorithm!).
Today’s #Mead Adventures: Racked the non-pyment grape mead to get it off more settled lees, and decided to cut the way-too-grapey pyment with the lemon-tangerine, 3:2 because that’s how many bottles I had left. :-) Good thing I still have some meadowfoam left, and a cyser in progress.
August 23, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Today’s #Mead Adventures: Racked the non-pyment grape mead to get it off more settled lees, and decided to cut the way-too-grapey pyment with the lemon-tangerine, 3:2 because that’s how many bottles I had left. :-) Good thing I still have some meadowfoam left, and a cyser in progress.
Reposted by Dave Aronson
The slides for my talk "Specific Gravity: Into the Black Hole of Brewing MEAD!" are now available at www.codosaur.us/reds/specifi...
If this doesn't take you there in three seconds, click/tap/whatever above.
www.codosaur.us
August 12, 2025 at 8:22 PM
The slides for my talk "Specific Gravity: Into the Black Hole of Brewing MEAD!" are now available at www.codosaur.us/reds/specifi...
This past weekend I gave a talk, mainly on the use of Specific Gravity in brewing #mead (with some side-trips into other topics), now at www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhcP...
(For context, you may hear reference to being geeky or scientific. This was at a "Gathering" put on by the local #Mensa group.)
(For context, you may hear reference to being geeky or scientific. This was at a "Gathering" put on by the local #Mensa group.)
Specific Gravity: Into the Black Hole of Brewing MEAD!
YouTube video by Dave Aronson
www.youtube.com
August 12, 2025 at 12:28 PM
This past weekend I gave a talk, mainly on the use of Specific Gravity in brewing #mead (with some side-trips into other topics), now at www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhcP...
(For context, you may hear reference to being geeky or scientific. This was at a "Gathering" put on by the local #Mensa group.)
(For context, you may hear reference to being geeky or scientific. This was at a "Gathering" put on by the local #Mensa group.)
Today’s #Mead Adventures: Bottled the pyment. Racked the wildflower onto stabilizers and 6oz of grape juice concentrate. Started a cyser with 1.5 lb of wildflower honey and apple juice to a gallon. (Planning to sweeten that and a wildflower trad, each with 6oz of apple juice concentrate.)
August 8, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Today’s #Mead Adventures: Bottled the pyment. Racked the wildflower onto stabilizers and 6oz of grape juice concentrate. Started a cyser with 1.5 lb of wildflower honey and apple juice to a gallon. (Planning to sweeten that and a wildflower trad, each with 6oz of apple juice concentrate.)
The Code BEAM Europe 2024 version of my talk "ACRUMEN: What IS Software Quality Anyway?!" has just been released to the public, at:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzP9...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzP9...
ACRUMEN: What IS Software Quality Anyway?! - Dave Aronson | Code BEAM Europe 2024
YouTube video by Code Sync
www.youtube.com
August 6, 2025 at 12:06 PM
The Code BEAM Europe 2024 version of my talk "ACRUMEN: What IS Software Quality Anyway?!" has just been released to the public, at:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzP9...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzP9...
Software conference CfPs closing in the next 30 days include:
- Python confs in Africa, Europe, and NZ
- JS confs in Europe, Japan, and USA
- Three Ruby confs in the USA
- A C++ conf in Israel
- Lots of stack-agnostic conferences
and many more. For link, see:
www.codosaur.us/speaking/cfp...
- Python confs in Africa, Europe, and NZ
- JS confs in Europe, Japan, and USA
- Three Ruby confs in the USA
- A C++ conf in Israel
- Lots of stack-agnostic conferences
and many more. For link, see:
www.codosaur.us/speaking/cfp...
August 5, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Software conference CfPs closing in the next 30 days include:
- Python confs in Africa, Europe, and NZ
- JS confs in Europe, Japan, and USA
- Three Ruby confs in the USA
- A C++ conf in Israel
- Lots of stack-agnostic conferences
and many more. For link, see:
www.codosaur.us/speaking/cfp...
- Python confs in Africa, Europe, and NZ
- JS confs in Europe, Japan, and USA
- Three Ruby confs in the USA
- A C++ conf in Israel
- Lots of stack-agnostic conferences
and many more. For link, see:
www.codosaur.us/speaking/cfp...
Reposted by Dave Aronson
With Tom Lehrer's passing, I suppose this is a moment to share the story of the prank he played on the National Security Agency, and how it went undiscovered for nearly 60 years.
July 27, 2025 at 9:01 PM
With Tom Lehrer's passing, I suppose this is a moment to share the story of the prank he played on the National Security Agency, and how it went undiscovered for nearly 60 years.
Tom Lehrer, Musical Satirist With a Dark Streak, Dies at 97
www.nytimes.com
July 27, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Today’s #Mead Adventures: Watered down the Meadowfoam to bring it up to a full gallon, now about 13% ABV and SG 1.013, bottled it, and re-racked the pyment for clarity. Will stabilize and sweeten tomorrow. In about two weeks I will bottle it, and cold-crash the current Wildflower batch.
July 26, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Today’s #Mead Adventures: Watered down the Meadowfoam to bring it up to a full gallon, now about 13% ABV and SG 1.013, bottled it, and re-racked the pyment for clarity. Will stabilize and sweeten tomorrow. In about two weeks I will bottle it, and cold-crash the current Wildflower batch.
Very senior software engineer, seeking part-time remote development #contracts, mainly in #Elixir, #Ruby, #Python, or #C, maybe with sprinkles of JS but not front-end-heavy.
Also will speak at tech conferences for expenses, and at corporate events for fees.
Details at www.Codosaur.us
Also will speak at tech conferences for expenses, and at corporate events for fees.
Details at www.Codosaur.us
July 23, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Very senior software engineer, seeking part-time remote development #contracts, mainly in #Elixir, #Ruby, #Python, or #C, maybe with sprinkles of JS but not front-end-heavy.
Also will speak at tech conferences for expenses, and at corporate events for fees.
Details at www.Codosaur.us
Also will speak at tech conferences for expenses, and at corporate events for fees.
Details at www.Codosaur.us
Happy Moon Landing Day!
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Apollo 11 - Wikipedia
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July 20, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Happy Moon Landing Day!
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_11
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_11
10 PRINT "HELLO, WORLD!"
Finally making an account here, moving off of Nazified Twitter. (Not gonna call it X except to note that that's the central part of a swastika.) I've skimmed my LinkedIn network, followed many of them here, and will be doing so with my Twitter peeps soon... ish.
Finally making an account here, moving off of Nazified Twitter. (Not gonna call it X except to note that that's the central part of a swastika.) I've skimmed my LinkedIn network, followed many of them here, and will be doing so with my Twitter peeps soon... ish.
July 17, 2025 at 8:15 PM
10 PRINT "HELLO, WORLD!"
Finally making an account here, moving off of Nazified Twitter. (Not gonna call it X except to note that that's the central part of a swastika.) I've skimmed my LinkedIn network, followed many of them here, and will be doing so with my Twitter peeps soon... ish.
Finally making an account here, moving off of Nazified Twitter. (Not gonna call it X except to note that that's the central part of a swastika.) I've skimmed my LinkedIn network, followed many of them here, and will be doing so with my Twitter peeps soon... ish.