Dean Berris
@deanberris.com
Software Engineer, writes at https://modernsoftware.info - ex-Microsoft, ex-Google.
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Dean Berris
@deanberris.com
· Nov 28
Dean Berris Consulting
www.deanberris.com
I’ve realised that I’ve been doing this software engineering thing for 20 years and that this might be valuable experience to others. This is why I’ve relaunched my website and am making myself available for 1:1 coaching.
Reach out if you think I can help!
www.deanberris.com
Reach out if you think I can help!
www.deanberris.com
Now that I’m working in this AI industry, I keep wondering what really affordable inference-geared hardware will do for the next generation of models.
If models didn’t have to run on GPUs, and matrix multiplication got really fast and really economical, how would it change things?
If models didn’t have to run on GPUs, and matrix multiplication got really fast and really economical, how would it change things?
November 26, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Now that I’m working in this AI industry, I keep wondering what really affordable inference-geared hardware will do for the next generation of models.
If models didn’t have to run on GPUs, and matrix multiplication got really fast and really economical, how would it change things?
If models didn’t have to run on GPUs, and matrix multiplication got really fast and really economical, how would it change things?
I need a Software Engineering Anonymous meeting nearby.
I’m an addict and it’s hard to keep all the nonsense I see from my day-to-day because if it. I need a safe space to let my feelings out without being judged.
I need to pray the AA prayer more often, I think.
I’m an addict and it’s hard to keep all the nonsense I see from my day-to-day because if it. I need a safe space to let my feelings out without being judged.
I need to pray the AA prayer more often, I think.
November 26, 2025 at 1:05 AM
I need a Software Engineering Anonymous meeting nearby.
I’m an addict and it’s hard to keep all the nonsense I see from my day-to-day because if it. I need a safe space to let my feelings out without being judged.
I need to pray the AA prayer more often, I think.
I’m an addict and it’s hard to keep all the nonsense I see from my day-to-day because if it. I need a safe space to let my feelings out without being judged.
I need to pray the AA prayer more often, I think.
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I don't know who needs to hear this, but you can schedule teams messages and outlook messages so that they arrive on Monday if someone is out for thanksgiving week and it's not urgent
November 25, 2025 at 6:07 PM
I don't know who needs to hear this, but you can schedule teams messages and outlook messages so that they arrive on Monday if someone is out for thanksgiving week and it's not urgent
I don’t usually do this, but watching #pluribus I can’t seem to connect with the main character.
I keep asking myself while watching it, “what’s wrong with this person?!”
Anyway, I can’t wait for the next one and maybe understand what’s going on more…
I keep asking myself while watching it, “what’s wrong with this person?!”
Anyway, I can’t wait for the next one and maybe understand what’s going on more…
November 16, 2025 at 9:56 AM
I don’t usually do this, but watching #pluribus I can’t seem to connect with the main character.
I keep asking myself while watching it, “what’s wrong with this person?!”
Anyway, I can’t wait for the next one and maybe understand what’s going on more…
I keep asking myself while watching it, “what’s wrong with this person?!”
Anyway, I can’t wait for the next one and maybe understand what’s going on more…
After a few years of not doing it, I can say that I am actually enjoying writing/reading C++ again.
Now if I can get the safety guardrails that Rust gives me by default, it would be more amazing.
Now if I can get the safety guardrails that Rust gives me by default, it would be more amazing.
November 15, 2025 at 11:53 PM
After a few years of not doing it, I can say that I am actually enjoying writing/reading C++ again.
Now if I can get the safety guardrails that Rust gives me by default, it would be more amazing.
Now if I can get the safety guardrails that Rust gives me by default, it would be more amazing.
Picked up new glasses and now I can see the world in 4K again. Highly recommend.
November 5, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Picked up new glasses and now I can see the world in 4K again. Highly recommend.
I just had the weirdest conversation with my son. He was asking how mortgages work. Ended up having to explain refinancing and equity too.
He’s turning 11 in a few days. 😬
He’s turning 11 in a few days. 😬
June 26, 2025 at 10:33 PM
I just had the weirdest conversation with my son. He was asking how mortgages work. Ended up having to explain refinancing and equity too.
He’s turning 11 in a few days. 😬
He’s turning 11 in a few days. 😬
My relationship with search has changed. I now default to using Perplexity for anything I’m looking up instead of Google.
I suspect I might not be alone in this one.
I suspect I might not be alone in this one.
June 11, 2025 at 12:52 AM
My relationship with search has changed. I now default to using Perplexity for anything I’m looking up instead of Google.
I suspect I might not be alone in this one.
I suspect I might not be alone in this one.
Just popping in to see that this tool seems promising and is very reminiscent of something I used at Google while I was there. Looking forward to the vs code integration in the future. 😁
github.com/jj-vcs/jj
github.com/jj-vcs/jj
GitHub - jj-vcs/jj: A Git-compatible VCS that is both simple and powerful
A Git-compatible VCS that is both simple and powerful - jj-vcs/jj
github.com
May 7, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Just popping in to see that this tool seems promising and is very reminiscent of something I used at Google while I was there. Looking forward to the vs code integration in the future. 😁
github.com/jj-vcs/jj
github.com/jj-vcs/jj
Another landscape shot, this time a lighthouse from a distance.
January 4, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Another landscape shot, this time a lighthouse from a distance.
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Firaxis—the studio behind the Civilization series—is hiring a historian. An *actual* historian.
And note, when they ask for "4+ years as a Writer, Narrative Designer, or other position with commensurate duties," that includes teaching, writing, and research—i.e. your Ph.D. in History.
And note, when they ask for "4+ years as a Writer, Narrative Designer, or other position with commensurate duties," that includes teaching, writing, and research—i.e. your Ph.D. in History.
Historian
Sparks Glencoe, Maryland, United States
boards.greenhouse.io
January 2, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Firaxis—the studio behind the Civilization series—is hiring a historian. An *actual* historian.
And note, when they ask for "4+ years as a Writer, Narrative Designer, or other position with commensurate duties," that includes teaching, writing, and research—i.e. your Ph.D. in History.
And note, when they ask for "4+ years as a Writer, Narrative Designer, or other position with commensurate duties," that includes teaching, writing, and research—i.e. your Ph.D. in History.
I like taking photos of weird things with beautiful landscape behind it. This is a wooden fence post with a view of the wonderful beach behind it.
January 2, 2025 at 6:55 AM
I like taking photos of weird things with beautiful landscape behind it. This is a wooden fence post with a view of the wonderful beach behind it.
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Signal is not for profit, which means we stay focused on building privacy-preserving tech, not appeasing advertisers or investors.
And as a nonprofit, we exist because of your support.
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And as a nonprofit, we exist because of your support.
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We accept DAF, stocks, and cryptocurrency.
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December 30, 2024 at 10:29 PM
Signal is not for profit, which means we stay focused on building privacy-preserving tech, not appeasing advertisers or investors.
And as a nonprofit, we exist because of your support.
Signal.org/donate
In-app: Settings > Donate
We accept DAF, stocks, and cryptocurrency.
And as a nonprofit, we exist because of your support.
Signal.org/donate
In-app: Settings > Donate
We accept DAF, stocks, and cryptocurrency.
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Merry Christmas to those who celebrate! 🎄🎁🙏
December 24, 2024 at 6:22 AM
Merry Christmas to those who celebrate! 🎄🎁🙏
I may have learned a lesson in marketing in a very inexpensive way. I tried running ads on Meta, Google, and LinkedIn.
So far, none seem to be better than personal outreach and referrals.
Best $300 I’ve spent so far.
So far, none seem to be better than personal outreach and referrals.
Best $300 I’ve spent so far.
December 18, 2024 at 1:19 PM
I may have learned a lesson in marketing in a very inexpensive way. I tried running ads on Meta, Google, and LinkedIn.
So far, none seem to be better than personal outreach and referrals.
Best $300 I’ve spent so far.
So far, none seem to be better than personal outreach and referrals.
Best $300 I’ve spent so far.
Woohoo! XRay support in RISC-V! 🎉🎉🎉
LLVM Weekly - #572, December 16th 2024. LLVM elections update, SPIR-V as an official target, guide on undefined behaviour in LLVM, Alive2 supports X86 vector intrinsics, LLDB's formatter bytecode interpreter, and more llvmweekly.org/issue/572
LLVM Weekly - #572, December 16th 2024
llvmweekly.org
December 16, 2024 at 10:21 PM
Woohoo! XRay support in RISC-V! 🎉🎉🎉
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Mega Christmas sale on all of my ebooks!
Only 12.99USD for all 10 books, including both of my C++ Best Practices books and all of my puzzle books
Valid through December 25th.
Only 12.99USD for all 10 books, including both of my C++ Best Practices books and all of my puzzle books
Valid through December 25th.
Mega Bundle 1
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leanpub.com
December 16, 2024 at 7:31 PM
Mega Christmas sale on all of my ebooks!
Only 12.99USD for all 10 books, including both of my C++ Best Practices books and all of my puzzle books
Valid through December 25th.
Only 12.99USD for all 10 books, including both of my C++ Best Practices books and all of my puzzle books
Valid through December 25th.
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Here we go! Speakers, get to work on your proposals. And, if you could, please also tell at least one attendee that we exist and are a nice conference! Attendees are what fund speakers!
Hesitant to submit? We have advice and mentoring, please start a submission so we can help you be there.
Hesitant to submit? We have advice and mentoring, please start a submission so we can help you be there.
CppNorth 2025 Call for Proposal is Open!
Submit your talk proposals between Dec 16, 2024, and Feb 23, 2025!
We welcome talks from all speakers—new or experienced—on C++ techniques, design, tools, and community topics.
Learn more and submit here: cppnorth.ca/cfp.html
Submit your talk proposals between Dec 16, 2024, and Feb 23, 2025!
We welcome talks from all speakers—new or experienced—on C++ techniques, design, tools, and community topics.
Learn more and submit here: cppnorth.ca/cfp.html
CppNorth Call for Proposals
cppnorth.ca
December 16, 2024 at 3:47 PM
Here we go! Speakers, get to work on your proposals. And, if you could, please also tell at least one attendee that we exist and are a nice conference! Attendees are what fund speakers!
Hesitant to submit? We have advice and mentoring, please start a submission so we can help you be there.
Hesitant to submit? We have advice and mentoring, please start a submission so we can help you be there.
Hi @signal.org — any reason why I’m unable to create a new group at the moment?
December 16, 2024 at 12:26 AM
Hi @signal.org — any reason why I’m unable to create a new group at the moment?
Here's my latest drop on Career Crafting, talking about how to create a learning plan to specialise in Software Engineering: modernsoftware.info/modern-swe-p...
Modern SWE: Part 2.2 — Planning to Specialise
Specialists are people who always repeat the same mistakes. — Walter Gropius
modernsoftware.info
December 11, 2024 at 1:11 PM
Here's my latest drop on Career Crafting, talking about how to create a learning plan to specialise in Software Engineering: modernsoftware.info/modern-swe-p...
I've summarised some of the efforts I've been going into this past couple of weeks towards the end of 2024: medium.com/@deanberris/...
Trying something new
Towards the end of 2024, I’ve started thinking about how I can scale my impact to the world outside of my day job.
medium.com
December 10, 2024 at 12:35 PM
I've summarised some of the efforts I've been going into this past couple of weeks towards the end of 2024: medium.com/@deanberris/...
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If I haven’t had time to text you or let you know that I appreciate you, I do. I appreciate that you are out here trying to stay positive in the face of negativity, and that you were trying to move the ball forward to the best of your ability. Hang in there!
December 10, 2024 at 3:15 AM
If I haven’t had time to text you or let you know that I appreciate you, I do. I appreciate that you are out here trying to stay positive in the face of negativity, and that you were trying to move the ball forward to the best of your ability. Hang in there!
So excited to read through this in the… *checks notes* … coming months! 😂📖
December 8, 2024 at 6:39 AM
So excited to read through this in the… *checks notes* … coming months! 😂📖